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There is No ‘Sacred Duty’ to Canada’s Veterans 0
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- August 6, 2013
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 5, 2013

Seriously wounded soldiers should enjoy no special status or privilege with regard to medical care,” writes Michael Gross of Haifa University, who is probably the world’s leading authority on military medical …
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‘Shocked and Appalled’: Responses to an Op-Ed 0
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- August 2, 2013
As a writer of opinion pieces, I am used to receiving messages about them. Most are negative; people who agree with you are less likely to take the time to write something than those who don’t. But that’s OK. The …
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Oversell but Underperform? The Increasingly Troubled Legacy of the ICTY 0
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- July 17, 2013
Once again, transitional justice-watchers are enthralled with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). After dishing out one controversial acquittal after another for months, the tribunal is now embroiled in a bona fide scandal. It involves a major …
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A Response to Deepak Ohbrai on Digital Diplomacy 0
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- July 14, 2013
I am pleased that Deepak Ohbrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has responded to my recent writing on Canada’s lackluster approach to digital diplomacy. He highlights Ottawa’s support for the Global Dialogue on the Future of Iran…
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Corruption in Africa, Corruption in Canada: Different Scale, Same Problem 0
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- July 2, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, July 1, 2013

The trip to East Africa with an attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro was a check off my bucket list. But the professional lessons I learned from that trip were also …
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Peace Talks in Doha: A Reality Check 0
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- July 2, 2013
Last week, White House officials announced that the U.S. and the Taliban would start peace talks in the reopened Doha office of the Taliban. The announcement made headlines around the world, nurturing hopes that the protracted conflict in Afghanistan may …
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The G8 Summit: Another Flawed Show?0
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- June 27, 2013
The G8 Summit took place quietly in Northern Ireland on June 17-18. UK Prime Minister Cameron was in the chair, with his bold TTT (Taxes, Trade and Transparency) theme.

None of the actors around the conference table brought rosy economic …
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New Powers Won’t Play by Old Rules on Human Rights 0
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- June 26, 2013
Published in the e-zine openGlobalRights, June 25, 2013

The following piece is a contribution to the Global Rights forum on Open Democracy. Over the next year, this forum will provide a venue for discussion and debate on a number …
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The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why Is Canada Lagging Behind?0
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- June 20, 2013
From the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute:

A new report by Roland Paris, CDFAI Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa, examines the burgeoning world of digital diplomacy and concludes …
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Canada’s Brave New World of Digital Diplomacy 0
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- June 18, 2013
Is it diplomacy, propaganda or subversion? There’s a question of naming going on these days in Canadian diplomacy, amid our government’s high-profile feud with Iran. It starts from a seemingly minor venture that opens up into something quite major: the …
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What’s Next After Iran’s Surprise Election Result?0
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- June 17, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 16, 2013

The Iranian electorate has surprised us. Most Iran experts (mea culpa – me too) had confidently expected that Hassan Rouhani had little chance of victory. But then he won. …
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Does Canadian Diplomacy Need an Office of Religious Engagement?0
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- June 12, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, June 10, 2013

Depending on your view of Canada’s recently opened Office of Religious Freedom, you may or may not welcome the likelihood that a related idea from the U.S. State Department will be …
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