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Ali Khamenei and the 47 Senators: A Letter and its Legal Consequences 0
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- April 1, 2015
“Writing letters, however, means to denude oneself before the ghosts,” wrote Franz Kafka in his “Letters to Milena”. The open letter from 47 U.S. senators to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stripped them bare, not in front of ghosts, but in …
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There’s Weirder Stuff Than Niqabs at Stake in the Citizenship Oath 0
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- March 30, 2015
It was reported with mild fanfare this week that new rules of royal succession have come into effect, with all Commonwealth countries now assenting to give girls equal standing in the British monarchy’s line of succession. However, a group of …
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L’émergence du smart power transatlantique 0
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- March 30, 2015
Par Michael E. Lambert, chercheur invité au Centre d’études en politiques internationales

L’année 2015 s’impose comme celle des négociations sur la mise en place du TTIP et du rapprochement entre les États-Unis et l’Union européenne. Dans les faits, le Traité …
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Getting the Balance Right on C-51 0
- Analysis
- March 30, 2015
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2015

The Liberal party announced its desired amendments to Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism legislation, last Thursday morning. The Liberals seized at least a temporary, first out of the gate, advantage in what …
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C-51 Has Sparked A Much-Needed Conversation About Security and Rights 0
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- March 27, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 25, 2015

The best thing that might come out of Bill C-51, the government’s proposed new anti-terrorism legislation, will not be the bill itself, certainly not if it passes through the House …
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The Conservatives’ Controversial Case for War 0
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- March 26, 2015
The motion tabled in Parliament this week to extend Canada’s military engagement against the Islamic State (IS) sets a worrying precedent. The decision to expand the air war to Syria is grounded in a confused legality that blurs legitimate concerns …
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Yes, With Conditions, To War in Iraq 0
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- March 26, 2015
Published in the National Post, March 23, 2015

The Harper government is expected to announce this week that it will renew — and possibly expand to Syria — its commitment to the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of …
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Military Deployments and a ‘Political Convention’ of Commons Support 0
- Analysis
- March 24, 2015
by Philippe Lagassé

Published on Policy Options, March 24, 2015

Prime Minister Harper has presented a motion to the House of Commons announcing an extension and expansion of Canada’s mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant …
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China’s Domino Tactics Boost Infrastructure Bank 0
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- March 22, 2015
China is looking ever the experienced super-power. In a week it has scooped up all the important European dominos, humiliating a U.S. government which has lobbied hard to block the launch of China’s new $50b Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank …
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How Dangerous is C-51? You Might Be Surprised 0
- Analysis
- March 22, 2015
by Michael Geist

Published in the Toronto Star, March 13, 2015

As witnesses line up to warn about the dangers associated with Bill C-51, Canada’s anti-terrorism bill, it’s increasingly clear that the proposed legislation is an unprecedented undermining of …
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Intellectual Property, Industrial Espionage and the Future of Military Diffusion 0
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- March 19, 2015
By Robert Farley, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky

What do intellectual property law, industrial espionage, and cyber-warfare have to do with one another?

Industrial espionage is, by definition, a violation of most existing schemes …
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Security Review or Oversight? The Critical Difference 0
- Analysis
- March 11, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 11, 2015

The government’s legislation to increase the powers of Canada’s security services has stimulated a necessary and welcome debate. One aspect of this debate concerns the question of what is the …
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