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Going Along to Get Along? Canada Soft-Pedals Russia’s Role in Syria 0
- Analysis
- June 16, 2012
Why is Canada giving Russia an easy ride on Syria? Moscow has been running diplomatic interference for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and providing his regime with weapons. Meanwhile, Assad’s loyalists have escalated their attacks on Syrian civilians, including women and …
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John Mundy, CIPS Visiting Associate in 2012-13 0
- Analysis
- June 16, 2012
CIPS is pleased to announce the appointment of John Mundy as Visiting Associate for the 2012-13 academic year.

Mr. Mundy is a former Canadian diplomat. Before retiring in 2008, he held senior diplomatic appointments in Trinidad and Tobago, Iran and …
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John Baird: The Next Minister of National Defence?0
- Analysis
- June 12, 2012
I don’t normally follow Canadian politics closely enough to play the parlour game of predicting the winners and losers of the next cabinet shuffle, but sometimes you get a hunch worth wagering on, and this is one of those …
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Multiple Crises and Global Health: The Maps and the Rules are Changing 0
- Analysis
- June 11, 2012
by Ted Schrecker

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Laurie Garrett argues that the current economic crisis represents “a watershed moment for global public health” because of the probable stagnation of development assistance for health. In fact, the situation …
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Whither the Long Road to Nuclear Zero?0
- Analysis
- June 4, 2012
Published in Global Brief Magazine.

The phrase “Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study” hardly trips off the tongue. But this obscure internal study underway within the US government could end up being one of the more significant watersheds of the nuclear …
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Canada’s Military: A Solution in Search of a Problem 0
- Analysis
- May 29, 2012
If we found a cure for cancer, would we then ask our scientists to invent a new disease so that oncologists had something to do? Something rather similar is being proposed for the Canadian Forces. A consensus has formed that …
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Stronger Diplomatic Action?0
- Analysis
- May 29, 2012
In the aftermath of the terrible murder of over 100 people in Houla, Syria, including dozens of children, Canada’s foreign minister John Baird joined a chorus of international protests against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But Baird’s comments yesterday…
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Talking Sense With Tehran 0
- Analysis
- May 27, 2012
Published in the Globe and Mail, May 25, 2012.

Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have wrapped up in Baghdad. There was no agreement, but one wasn’t expected and both sides agreed that talks will continue. The broad outlines of …
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Another Great Season at CIPS 0
- Analysis
- May 24, 2012
After several years of strategic hiring, the University of Ottawa now houses a very strong group of international affairs experts across its many departments and schools. Institutional reputations take time to build, but the university is already gaining global recognition …
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Oversold and Underwhelming: John Baird’s First Year on the Job 0
- Analysis
- May 22, 2012
Almost one year to the day after his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird was asked in an interview on CBC Radio’s The House on Saturday to define his foreign policy. “More smart power, less soft power,” he …
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A Good Day for International Criminal Justice?0
- Analysis
- May 17, 2012
by Rachel Kerr

May 16, 2012 was an auspicious day for international criminal justice for two reasons. First, the Special Court for Sierra Leone heard statements from the Prosecutor and from former Liberian President Charles Taylor at his sentencing hearing. …
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Transitional Justice As Subterfuge 0
- Analysis
- May 10, 2012
Transitional justice is trendy. After a civil war or political transition, the new government will often announce one or more of a variety of mechanisms for dealing with the past, such as a special tribunal or a truth commission.

What …
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