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Thinking Again About the Crisis of EU Climate Policy 0
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- April 29, 2013
The demise of carbon markets has been predicted a number of times. The latest episode to provoke this claim was the failure of the European Parliament to strengthen the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in a recent vote on …
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Themed Journal Issue on “The International Politics of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter”0
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- April 29, 2013
By Kim Richard Nossal (Queen’s University) and Srdjan Vucetic

In the Maclean’s annual list of “99 stupid things the government did with your money”, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter appears as exhibit 46:

Jet lagged: After dissing reports from
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What the Saccomani Appointment Means 0
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- April 29, 2013
The appointment of Bruno Saccomani, head of the Prime Minister’s security detail, to be the next Canadian Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq struck even the most cynical observers of the Harper government as a curious move. The two countries are …
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The Politics of Anti-Terrorism 0
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- April 24, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, April 24, 2013

Terrorism is back on the front page of Canada’s newspapers. And all over the back pages, and in the commentary and editorial pages. Sadly, some of that attention must now …
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Canadians Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Alleged Terror Plot 0
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- April 23, 2013
Published on CNN.com, April 23, 2013

When it comes to terrorism, North America is a shared space. That has always been the conviction of Canadian officials and is written into our official counter-terrorism strategy. It is also a belief …
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Does the World Exist (in Canada’s Foreign Policy)?0
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- April 23, 2013
Published in the Toronto Star, April 22, 2013

Rarely do questions of metaphysics, epistemology and foreign policy intersect. The past seven years of foreign policy under Prime Minister Harper and his various foreign ministers, however, suggest that the government …
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Syria: The Tragedy Continues 0
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- April 23, 2013
It is unfortunate—though not surprising—that a meeting in Istanbul this weekend revealed persisting divisions among governments who oppose the regime of President Assad. The U.S., European and Arab states that constitute the group called the Friends of Syria do agree …
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Where’s the Public Outrage Over Harper’s Foreign Policy?0
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- April 21, 2013
Public policy discussion these days suffers from a curious anomaly. Vast numbers of experts disagree with the government’s performance on many issues. But there’s little reflection of this mood in the popular media or on the street. Announcements which might …
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Canada’s Diplomatic Tantrum in the Desert 0
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- April 18, 2013
Published in iPolitics, April 9, 2013

A little more than two weeks ago, Canada became the only nation on the planet to walk away from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

The decision to withdraw — making Canada the …
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A High-Water Mark in Canadian Diplomacy 0
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- April 17, 2013
Guest post by John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In this post, Mr. Baird responds to Bob Rae’s commentary on Canadian foreign policy. CIPS is pleased to provide a venue for this debate. To receive notification of future blogposts, …
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What’s New in the EU: the Euro Crisis and the 28th Member State 0
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- April 16, 2013
The European Union has never not been in crisis. Whether “this time is different”—and “this time” refers to ongoing iterations of the eurozone crisis—is a question that lends itself to all sorts of speculation along the lines of an …
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The Honesty Gap in Canada’s Mideast Policy 0
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- April 16, 2013
Published in the Globe and Mail, April 16, 2013.

Why is Foreign Minister John Baird misrepresenting Canada’s policies on the Mideast?

Last week, Mr. Baird met with Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni in East Jerusalem. The meeting was controversial …
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