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The Final Push: Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal 0
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- July 15, 2015
By Arne Ruckert, Ronald Labonté and Ashley Schram

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is nearing the end game of negotiations, creating a market of 800 million people with a combined economic clout of US$28-trillion annually. After the U.S. Congress granted fast-track authority …
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Iran is Cutting its Losses with a Nuclear Deal 0
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- July 8, 2015
By Thomas Juneau

Published on War on the Rocks, July 7, 2015

This week will likely — and finally — witness the dénouement of the longstanding nuclear dispute between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the …
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The Summer of Cyber Attacks 0
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- July 6, 2015
Published in the Ottawa Sun, July 3, 2015

Two things can be said about Ottawa’s summer, so far. One is that it has been wet; the other is that it’s been raining cyber attacks on federal government websites.

The …
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For Greece, Voting No to Euro Would Mean Five Years of Austerity Wasted 0
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- July 6, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, July 3, 2015

On Sunday, Greeks will vote in a referendum on whether they want their country to stay inside the euro area and possibly the European Union. To avoid economic calamity and …
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Reaching New Levels of Human Insecurity 0
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- July 2, 2015
Published by the CDA Institute, June 30, 2015

According to the Global Trends Report released by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 18 June 2015, the forcible displacement of people is at the highest level ever recorded. …
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Who Speaks for Canada, Spies or Diplomats?0
- Analysis
- July 1, 2015
By Daniel Livermore and Paul Heinbecker

Published in the Globe and Mail, June 29, 2015

Bills C-51 and C-44 are now law. They are also trouble waiting to happen, because Canada’s political leadership has loosened the reins on CSIS …
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The EU Parliament’s Decision to Postpone its Vote on TTIP Will Not Affect CETA 0
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- June 16, 2015
Published on EUCAnet, June 12, 2015

On June 9, the European Parliament (EP) decided to postpone a vote in support of the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union (EU) and the United …
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SIRC: Good People Can’t Save a Bad Institution 0
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- June 15, 2015
It would be nice to believe that two solid appointments by the Prime Minister would alleviate the ills that bedevil the Security and Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), the much-maligned body charged with looking into complaints against the Canadian Security Intelligence …
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D-Day for Greece is Coming Fast 0
- Analysis
- June 12, 2015
For months, the Greek government (run by the neophyte left-wing Syriza party), its euro-area partners, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been engaged in negotiations about payment of the last tranche of an existing bail-out program. In exchange for …
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Why Can’t Canada Get National Security Law Right?0
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- June 11, 2015
By Craig Forcese and Kent Roach

Published in The Walrus, June 9, 2015

Bill C-51—also known as the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015—has now passed Parliament, and its effect on the Canadian legal landscape will be radical. To update those who …
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Information Gap About Zehaf-Bibeau Threatens Security 0
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- June 5, 2015
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, June 4, 2015

The release of several reports into the attack by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau on Parliament Hill last October reveal some missed opportunities to apprehend the shooter before he entered Parliament. The major lessons …
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Canada Needs to Do a Better Job of Managing Financial Uncertainty 0
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- June 5, 2015
Published in the Hill Times, May 25, 2015

As Canadians, we pride ourselves on how well our financial regulations coped with the 2008 financial crisis. Given this attitude, it’s not surprising that Canadian policymakers have avoided a major overhaul …
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