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Ayatollah Khamenei’s Slow-Motion Power Grab 0
- Analysis
- May 29, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 28, 2013

The field has been set for the June 14 presidential election in Iran. The list of approved candidates to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells us a lot about where the country …
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The Afghanistan Mission: What Went Wrong?0
- Analysis
- May 28, 2013
The US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, which deposed the Taliban regime, was followed by a major international effort to stabilize that country. More than a decade later, this effort has yielded neither security nor political stability in Afghanistan.…
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Prescription for Azevedo and an Ailing WTO 0
- Analysis
- May 23, 2013
Published in the Ottawa Citizen’s “Aid and Development” blog, May 23, 2013

The selection of Roberto Azevedo, Brazil’s Ambassador to the WTO and chief negotiator in the Doha Round, as the new WTO director-general is being hailed …
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Duffy, China, Syria: Weighing the Scales of Scandal 0
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, May 21, 2013

Mike Duffy, China, Syria: one of these things is not like the others. For starters, only the first (along with the inimitable mayor of Toronto) has riveted the attention of most …
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A Chink in the Harper Narrative?0
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
For many years Stephen Harper has carefully honed a narrative. It runs like this: “You may not like me personally, but you know in your heart that I am a good steward of the public purse, and that I am …
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Making Disability Visible: Inclusive Reconstruction in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States 0
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
Guest blog post by Deborah Stienstra, Professor in Disability Studies, University of Manitoba

Policy makers, researchers and activists may be skeptical about including disability in discussions about fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS). There are so many urgent and competing …
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The Human Security Network, Fifteen Years On 0
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
Fifteen years ago this month, Lloyd Axworthy, then Canada’s Foreign Minister, visited Norway. He and his Norwegian counterpart, Knut Vollebaek, had become friends, having discovered during their frequent meetings that they shared a similar world view. Their collaboration had already …
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In Confronting Iran, John Baird Stands in the Way of Real Solutions 0
- Analysis
- May 21, 2013
by John Mundy

Published in the Globe and Mail, May 21, 2013

Imagine if U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had delivered the speech that Foreign Minister John Baird gave to the Global Dialogue on Iran’s Future last week …
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Harper Government ‘Pandering to Diasporas’? Not So Fast, Pundits 0
- Analysis
- May 8, 2013
It’s looking likely that Prime Minister Harper will boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Sri Lanka this November, due to that country’s deteriorating human rights and governance record. If so, Canada may be alone among …
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Jason Kenney: Canada’s Other (and Soon to be Only?) Foreign Minister 0
- Analysis
- May 6, 2013
The overseas trips of Foreign Minister Baird generate some attention and controversy. But Baird’s foreign travel is closely rivaled by—though less reported on than—that of his Cabinet colleague Jason Kenney, the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration. In only the first …
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Call for Papers — International Conference on Promoting Democracy: What Role for the Emerging Powers?0
- Analysis
- May 3, 2013
Conference to be held on 15-16 October 2013 in Ottawa, Canada

Co-sponsored by:
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and
Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), University of Ottawa

Deadline for submission
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Intervening in Syria Would be Illegal. It Would Also be Right.0
- Analysis
- May 2, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 1, 2013

If the United States becomes convinced that Bashar al-Assad’s regime has started using chemical weapons against its own citizens, the “red line” set down by President Barack Obama will have …
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