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How Dangerous is C-51? You Might Be Surprised 0
- Analysis
- March 22, 2015
by Michael Geist

Published in the Toronto Star, March 13, 2015

As witnesses line up to warn about the dangers associated with Bill C-51, Canada’s anti-terrorism bill, it’s increasingly clear that the proposed legislation is an unprecedented undermining of …
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Intellectual Property, Industrial Espionage and the Future of Military Diffusion 0
- Analysis
- March 19, 2015
By Robert Farley, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky

What do intellectual property law, industrial espionage, and cyber-warfare have to do with one another?

Industrial espionage is, by definition, a violation of most existing schemes …
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Security Review or Oversight? The Critical Difference 0
- Analysis
- March 11, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 11, 2015

The government’s legislation to increase the powers of Canada’s security services has stimulated a necessary and welcome debate. One aspect of this debate concerns the question of what is the …
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International Aid Transparency: Cui Bono?0
- Analysis
- March 10, 2015
By Catherine Weaver (University of Texas at Austin and Innovations for Peace and Development) and Josh Powell (Development Gateway and AidData, Washington, DC)

Over the past decade, the international aid transparency movement has made considerable progress in opening the information …
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What Counts as Policy Failure — And Why it Matters 0
- Analysis
- March 6, 2015
When things go wrong in politics, the word ‘failure’ gets bandied around a lot. In recent weeks, we’ve heard about the failure of Canadian drug policy (as admitted by Stephen Harper), the failure of Canadian diplomatic efforts to get Barack …
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To Understand International Security, Consider Social Relations 0
- Analysis
- March 5, 2015
By Jarrod Hayes, School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

The world is a complex place. Social tides ebb and flow, diverse social systems interacting with agency to produce an ever-shifting mix of international challenges. This is all the more …
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A Foreign Policy for the Future 0
- Analysis
- March 5, 2015
In the March issue of the Literary Review of Canada, I write about the future of Canada’s foreign policy in an open letter to the party leader who wins the 2015 federal election.

Here’s an excerpt:

Rather than maintaining
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La relation israélo-américaine : le danger Netanyahou 0
- Analysis
- March 1, 2015
Quand Susan Rice a dit à Charlie Rose que l’insistance de Netanyahou à vouloir parler au congrès américain du danger que représentent les négociations avec l’Iran et ainsi à vouloir saboter les efforts du président Obama, « avait un effet …
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Should Parliament ‘Oversee’ National Security Affairs?0
- Analysis
- February 26, 2015
by Philippe Lagassé

Published on the Policy Options Blog, February 25, 2015

Bill C-51, the Conservative government’s anti-terrorism legislation, has sparked renewed debate about Parliament’s role in overseeing Canada’s intelligence services. Opposition parties and former prime ministers have …
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Is the Global Partnership Ready for Action?0
- Analysis
- February 25, 2015
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation was born at a global conference held in Busan, Korea in 2011 to confront concerns that old-fashioned aid (ODA) was not working. Billions were being spent and the Global South’s poor and vulnerable …
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An International Election That Canada Can Help to Fix 0
- Analysis
- February 25, 2015
By David Petrasek and Allan Rock

Published in the Toronto Star, February 24, 2015

The emergence of potential candidates reminds us that the 2016 race for the White House has already begun. Canadians will watch the American contest in …
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Debacle at Debaltsevo Calls For a New Approach to Ukraine 0
- Analysis
- February 18, 2015
Before coming up with solutions it is first advisable to determine the nature of the problem. Right now the United States is considering sending arms to Ukraine, while here in Canada the Defence Minister, Jason Kenney, has been mulling the …
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