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Human rights “inflation”—what’s the problem?
- February 23, 2020
Instead of talking about “rights inflation”, we should understand what we are witnessing are new interpretations that respond to new struggles for human dignity.
It is increasingly common to hear the complaint that there are too many international human rights. …
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Iran-U.S. Crisis Reminds Us How Culture Matters in Wartime
- January 15, 2020
As tensions have ratcheted up between the United States and Iran, a series of tweets by President Donald Trump threatening the deliberate targeting of Iranian cultural sites triggered a strong negative reaction around the world.
In fact, following Trump’s …
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A beginner’s guide to economic ignorance
- November 5, 2019
Ignorance is not the antithesis to knowledge, but it is part of it. Wishful thinking, muddling through and other forms of ignorance play a crucial role in shaping economic policy and its effects on society.
We hear a lot about …
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The Remarkable Consistency of Canada’s Foreign Policy
- September 25, 2019
…READ MORECanada’s foreign policy is driven primarily by geopolitics, and its overriding concern is to remain close – but not too close – to its southern neighbour.
At the victory rally on election night 2015 the leader of Canada’s federal Liberal
F-35 Sales Are America’s Belt and Road
- September 22, 2019
By Jonathan D. Caverley, Ethan B. Kapstein and Srdjan Vucetic
While China’s Belt and Road Initiative has captured the headlines, the network of alliances based around Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II offers advanced technology and close ties to the United
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Sending More Canadians Abroad: Innovative or Old-Fashioned Development Assistance?
- September 12, 2019
Why is the Canadian government trotting out such an old-fashioned approach to aid?
Does the world need more Canadians? Global Affairs Canada recently announced a new initiative to send more Canadians abroad to help developing countries fight poverty. The new …
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