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Two Priorities for the Canadian Forces 0
- Analysis
- May 3, 2012
How should we define the priorities of the Canadian Forces? Steve Saideman raises this question in his latest post. In my view, the CF should have two overriding missions: first, the protection of Canada’s coastlines and airspace (along with …
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Foreign Policy Is Not Just Defence 0
- Analysis
- April 30, 2012
I welcome the opportunity to kick off this series on the future of the Canadian Forces (CF), not least because the series invites a broader discussion of the role of the military and the Department of National Defence (DND) …
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Boosting Canada’s Latin American Strategy 0
- Analysis
- April 30, 2012
The recent Latin American Summit in Cartagena didn’t generate much media coverage in Canada. It eventually broke down with controversies over drug policy and Cuba, and was even hijacked by a minor scandal involving the U.S. Secret Service. But it …
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai Endorses Ottawa Dialogue 0
- Analysis
- April 27, 2012
The Ottawa Dialogue is a Track Two process involving a distinguished group of retired senior officials and military officers from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is led by Peter Jones, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School …
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What to Do With Khadr 0
- Analysis
- April 20, 2012
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2012. Reprinted in full with permission.

The Conservative government has now run out of wiggle room in the case of Omar Khadr, the son of the notorious Canadian al-Qaeda loyalist, Ahmed Said …
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“One China” as Floating Signifier: the Benefits of Diplomatic Ambiguity 0
- Analysis
- April 17, 2012
When Canada recognized the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1970, the Joint Communiqué stated, “The Chinese Government reaffirms that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. The Canadian Government takes note of …
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Canada and the Landmine Issue, Twenty Years On 0
- Analysis
- April 14, 2012
April 4 came and went this year with virtually no national mention of the international ban on antipersonnel landmines, which was one of Canada’s most significant triumphs in the area of ‘niche diplomacy’. International Mine Awareness Day, marked annually on …
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Robert Cox on ‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Event Report 0
- Analysis
- April 3, 2012
On March 28, eminent York University professor Robert Cox delivered a CIPS talk on “‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Future World Order and a Dialogue of Civilizations”. He began by noting that the current economic crisis in Europe and …
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Crash or Burn? The Conservatives’ F-35 Dilemma 0
- Analysis
- April 3, 2012
by Philippe Lagassé

Published in the Globe and Mail, April 3, 2012.

In the wake of Tuesday’s expected report by the Auditor-General, the Conservative government’s hedging about the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is likely to accelerate. After nearly two …
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Quels chasseurs pour le Canada?0
- Analysis
- March 29, 2012
par Justin Massie

A shortened version of this article appeared in La Presse on March 27, 2012.

Le recul du gouvernement Harper à l’égard de l’acquisition de 65 F-35 témoigne des malheurs entourant le développement du programme multinational d’avions de …
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Bringing Russian ‘Liberal-Conservatism’ to the Fore 0
- Analysis
- March 29, 2012
Russia is back in the news again this week, due to the overheard conversation between Presidents Medvedev and Obama about missile defence, and Mitt Romney’s subsequent denunciation of Russia as America’s “number one enemy”. Former presidential candidate Senator John McCain, …
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Exploring the Potentials of NGO-Corporate Partnerships for Development 0
- Analysis
- March 28, 2012
A recent article by Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter about new diplomatic initiatives at the U.S. State Department may induce an acute case of policy envy in many Canadian readers. Under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as Slaughter describes, U.S. diplomacy …
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