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Que faire des amis autoritaires du Canada ?0
- Analysis, Repost
- July 14, 2020
Peu avant l’élection des nouveaux membres non-permanents du Conseil de sécurité le mois dernier, le Premier ministre Justin Trudeau s’est entretenu avec le Président rwandais Paul Kagame. Le communiqué canadien produit à la suite de cette rencontre décrivait la relation …
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Se tenir ferme face au chantage 0
- Analysis
- July 9, 2020
Dix-neufs personnalités éminentes du monde politique et juridique, dont Louise Arbour, Lloyd Axworthy, et Ed Broadbent, pour lesquels j’éprouve le plus grand respect, ont adressé au premier ministre une lettre lui priant de permettre à Meng Wanzhou de retourner en …
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Claims for Reparations, Politics and COVID-19 0
- Analysis
- July 1, 2020
Recent weeks have witnessed growing international concerns over China’s role in the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic. While Australia and Germany ask for an international investigation of what went wrong, the United States has accused China of its failure to …
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Global Partnerships in a Troubled World Facing an Economic Storm 0
- Analysis
- June 30, 2020
Canadians live in increasingly uncertain times. The global economic picture is very unpredictable. The IMF’s latest global update forecasts a 4.9% contraction for the world economy, suggesting its impact could be comparable to the Great Depression.

There are signs …
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Human Rights Are Universal – Except If They Might Offend Someone?0
- Analysis, Repost
- June 24, 2020
It is shameful enough for a Canadian museum to deliberately hide its LGBTQ2+ content from certain visitors. However, when the museum in question is dedicated to human rights, such a decision is ten times more offensive and actually betrays the …
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The Real Lessons of the Security Council Election Campaign 0
- Analysis
- June 22, 2020
The usual suspects have commented on Canada’s defeat on June 17 in its bid to gain election to the UN Security Council. The external factors in this race have been analyzed adequately, even by those with minimal knowledge of the …
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Canada Lost Its Bid for a UN Security Council Seat. That’s a Blessing in Disguise 0
- Analysis
- June 20, 2020
A cold shower is a good thing. It has the immediate benefit of bringing one to one’s senses.In that way, Canada benefited this week in full view of the United Nations General Assembly as we lost a long-anticipated vote for …
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Le crime va-t-il s’accomplir face à une communauté internationale silencieuse?0
- Analysis
- June 18, 2020
Il semble que le Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu, dont le procès pour corruption vient de s’entamer, ait décidé d’entamer l’expansion illégale de la souveraineté israélienne en Cisjordanie dès le mois de juillet, profitant aussi bien de l’indifférence de la communauté …
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COVID-19 Lays Bare the Pseudo-Science of the Index Industry 0
- Analysis
- June 18, 2020
Which country was best prepared in 2019 to handle a pandemic? According to the Johns Hopkins Global Health Security Index, the United States showed the highest level of “preparedness for epidemics and pandemics” out of 195 countries and territories. …
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Can Canada Win a UN Security Council Seat?0
- Analysis
- June 15, 2020
On June 17, 2020, Canada will seek election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as one of the ten non-permanent members. If successful, Canada will serve as one of five countries elected this year for a two-year term ending …
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Canada Will Pay the Price for Neglecting Foreign Policy 0
- Analysis, Repost
- June 10, 2020
Canada has benefitted from an incredible luxury for the past three decades: We have been able to make mistakes in major foreign and national security policy decisions, or neglect these matters, and suffer little to no cost. Most other countries …
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Disunited Democracies Cannot Face the Challenge of China 0
- Analysis, Repost
- June 7, 2020
The United States and its allies must agree on an approach to China with a clarity of purpose, resolve, and restraint. Because the China challenge will only grow over time.

After China violated Hong Kong’s legislative autonomy by imposing a …
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