Taiwan’s Presidential Candidates and their Indigenous Platforms0

• Analysis
• November 7, 2011

This essay first appeared on the Taiwan 2012 blog.

Indigenous people, accounting for about 2% of Taiwan’s population, are unlikely to influence the 2012 presidential election outcomes. Nonetheless, the relative success of the candidates in indigenous communities may influence …

What Should the G20 Accomplish in Cannes?0

• Analysis
• November 4, 2011

On Thursday and Friday of this week, the leaders of the G20 will meet in Cannes to discuss the numerous problems that the world economy is currently experiencing. The big question on everyone’s mind is whether they will be able …

Le règne du On the Cheap pour les F-350

• Analysis
• November 4, 2011

par David Grondin

Cela fait plusieurs années que les Forces canadiennes sont passées maîtres du faire beaucoup avec peu; le Canada fait peu d’envieux, mais son personnel est qualifié et réputé pour savoir tirer le maximum d’un matériel qui n’est …

Canada and UNDRIP: Moving Forward on Indigenous Diplomacy0

• Analysis
• November 3, 2011

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, with 144 states in favour, 11 abstentions, and 4 votes against. Canada, like Australia, New Zealand, and the United …

The World Economy in Turmoil0

• Analysis
• November 3, 2011

Recession is again at the world economy’s door, with confidence plummeting and investors, businesses and consumers lacking the trust in the future that is necessary to create economic growth. In Europe, the euro crisis seemed to have reached some kind …

Protection Racket0

• Analysis
• November 1, 2011

The Responsibility to Protect may indeed protect some civilians, but unfortunately it also facilitates atrocities against others. Writing last week about the end of NATO’s mission in Libya, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock proclaimed it as ‘A victory for the …

NATO: Power and Principles in the Contemporary Era0

• Analysis
• November 1, 2011

On Oct. 27, the United Nations Security Council voted to end international military operations in Libya as of November 1. For NATO, the completion of its mission in Libya represents a rare clear-cut victory. As Michael Clarke, director of the …

NATO’s Success in Libya0

• Analysis
• October 31, 2011

This post first appeared on the CIC’s Roundtable blog at opencanada.org.

NATO’s operation in Libya formally ends at midnight today. All told, its aircraft conducted almost 10,000 strike missions over 7 months. When the mission began, many commentators warned …

Did Canada Play a “Critical” Role in Libya?0

• Analysis
• October 28, 2011

Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to take bows for Canada’s involvement in the Libya mission. “Canada has played a critical role both politically and militarily to protect innocent civilians against a cruel and oppressive regime,” he said in a statement…

Mission incomplète0

• Analysis
• October 28, 2011

par Justin Massie

Published in La Presse.ca, October 27, 2011

La guerre en Libye est maintenant terminée, du moins celle dans laquelle sont engagés les Occidentaux, avec la mort du dictateur Mouammar Kadhafi. Selon le ministre des Affaires étrangères, …