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‘One is Entitled to One’s Opinion’: Prince Charles’s Letters 0
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- November 1, 2012
The fracas over opinionated letters sent by Prince Charles to various British politicians and senior officials has broken out of the courts and into politics. The letters, which are understood to be frank in their advice on various subjects dear …
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Troops to Turkey? The ‘Chanak Affair’ of 1922 and Its Relevance Today 0
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- October 30, 2012
Should Canada send its armed forces to war in Turkey? The increasingly violent civil war in Syria means this could become a real question, for two reasons. First, the fighting is leading to confrontations between Turkish and Syrian troops along …
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An Intervention Ahead in Mali?0
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- October 30, 2012
These days, when Western politicians or analysts discuss the possibility and likely consequences of an international intervention, they tend to refer to Syria. This is understandable, given the gravity and complexity of the crisis unfolding there. But the focus on …
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A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?0
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- October 26, 2012
By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock

Published in Diplomat Magazine, October 4, 2012

The world has watched in frustration as the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad of Syria has turned its weapons against its own citizens to suppress an …
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Turning Scientists into Sybils 0
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- October 26, 2012
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 25, 2012

Danger is ubiquitous but accurate and timely warnings of it are relatively rare; proper risk assessment is one of the great policy challenges of our time. A …
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The Iranians We Left Behind 0
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- October 26, 2012
by John Mundy

Published in the Globe and Mail, October 25, 2012

When Canada closed its embassy in Tehran last month, it wasn’t just Canadian diplomats who were affected. We left behind a small number of local staff, and …
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Beyond 2015: MDGs, SDGs and Busan’s Global Partnership 0
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- October 25, 2012
Despite a still-struggling global economy, one in which contagion from the developed world is now enveloping emerging economies, there is a boom in international donor-recipient diplomacy. Globalization is forcing us to recognize that there is no longer easily divisible rich …
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Romney’s Minority Report 0
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- October 22, 2012
Weekly tracking polls by ImpreMedia & Latino Decisions are showing U.S. President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney, his GOP challenger, by about 45 points among Hispanic voters. The result is in line with dozens of similar polls taken during the …
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Only Two Cheers for Religious Freedom 0
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- October 15, 2012
The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 15, 2012

Discussing democracy in his 1938 essay “What I Believe” E. M. Forster provocatively writes that “(t)wo cheers are quite enough: there is no occasion to give three.” …
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A Peace Prize for the EU 0
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- October 15, 2012
The award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is curious. The stated reasons are fair enough on the face of it: the EU has helped to create a stable and peaceful Europe, to extend democracy and …
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The Central Conundrum of Baird’s UN Speech 0
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- October 8, 2012
It’s too easy to dismiss John Baird’s October 1 speech to the UN General Assembly as simply another exercise in appealing to the party’s base. True, it did precisely that, capturing headlines back home as a “scathing rebuke” to the …
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Une diplomatie verbeuse 0
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- October 7, 2012
par Justin Massie

Published in La Presse, October 5, 2012

Lors de son dernier discours aux Nations unies, le ministre John Baird a exposé les fondements de la politique internationale de son gouvernement. Elle repose sur deux piliers: une …
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