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  • Unmasking Ignorance Reveals the Exercise of Political Power

    Unmasking Ignorance Reveals the Exercise of Political Power

    • November 18, 2020

    It’s not the kind of statement that comforts the faithful. Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, told a press conference last month that we are “steering in uncertain waters. No one knows exactly what is going …

    By Jacqueline Best and Michael Orsini
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  • Where Do the Conservative Leadership Candidates Stand on International Issues?

    Where Do the Conservative Leadership Candidates Stand on International Issues?

    • August 6, 2020

    The voting for the next head of the Conservative Party of Canada has begun. The winner, to be announced on August 21, will become the Leader of the Official Opposition. In the midst of the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic …

    By Stephen Brown
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  • Que faire des amis autoritaires du Canada ?

    Que faire des amis autoritaires du Canada ?

    • July 14, 2020

    Peu avant l’élection des nouveaux membres non-permanents du Conseil de sécurité le mois dernier, le Premier ministre Justin Trudeau s’est entretenu avec le Président rwandais Paul Kagame. Le communiqué canadien produit à la suite de cette rencontre décrivait la relation …

    By Marie-Eve Desrosiers
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  • Global Partnerships in a Troubled World Facing an Economic Storm

    Global Partnerships in a Troubled World Facing an Economic Storm

    • June 30, 2020

    Canadians live in increasingly uncertain times. The global economic picture is very unpredictable. The IMF’s latest global update forecasts a 4.9% contraction for the world economy, suggesting its impact could be comparable to the Great Depression. 


    There are signs …

    By John Sinclair
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  • Human Rights Are Universal – Except If They Might Offend Someone?

    Human Rights Are Universal – Except If They Might Offend Someone?

    • June 24, 2020


    It is shameful enough for a Canadian museum to deliberately hide its LGBTQ2+ content from certain visitors. However, when the museum in question is dedicated to human rights, such a decision is ten times more offensive and actually betrays the …

    By Stéphanie Bacher and Stephen Brown
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  • The Real Lessons of the Security Council Election Campaign

    The Real Lessons of the Security Council Election Campaign

    • June 22, 2020

    The usual suspects have commented on Canada’s defeat on June 17 in its bid to gain election to the UN Security Council.  The external factors in this race have been analyzed adequately, even by those with minimal knowledge of the …

    By Daniel Livermore
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  • Canada lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat. That’s a blessing in disguise

    Canada lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat. That’s a blessing in disguise

    • June 20, 2020

    A cold shower is a good thing. It has the immediate benefit of bringing one to one’s senses.In that way, Canada benefited this week in full view of the United Nations General Assembly as we lost a long-anticipated vote for …

    By John Packer
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  • COVID-19 Lays Bare the Pseudo-Science of the Index Industry

    COVID-19 Lays Bare the Pseudo-Science of the Index Industry

    • June 18, 2020

    Which country was best prepared in 2019 to handle a pandemic? According to the Johns Hopkins Global Health Security Index, the United States showed the highest level of “preparedness for epidemics and pandemics” out of 195 countries and territories. …

    By Lauchlan T. Munro and Begench Yazlyyev
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  • Can Canada Win a UN Security Council Seat?

    Can Canada Win a UN Security Council Seat?

    • June 15, 2020

    On June 17, 2020, Canada will seek election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as one of the ten non-permanent members. If successful, Canada will serve as one of five countries elected this year for a two-year term ending …

    By Caroline Dunton
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  • Protecting Canada: A Dangerous Justification for Foreign Aid

    Protecting Canada: A Dangerous Justification for Foreign Aid

    • May 25, 2020

    Two prominent umbrella groups of Canadian development organizations – CCIC and CanWaCH – recently launched a COVID-themed campaign to drum up support for Canadian foreign aid. In doing so, they have embraced a nationalistic, threat-based case for aid that verges …

    By Stephen Brown
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  • Did University of Ottawa Grad Students Just Raise US $37 Million in Aid for Afghanistan?

    Did University of Ottawa Grad Students Just Raise US $37 Million in Aid for Afghanistan?

    • May 4, 2020

    Ok, that was a clickbait title. But what really happened is not so far off.


    In my recent course on “Evaluation” my grad students and I worked on a systematic review of development aid to Afghanistan. Every year …

    By Christoph Zuercher
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  • The Pandemic, the Economy, and Climate Change: Three Takeaways So Far

    The Pandemic, the Economy, and Climate Change: Three Takeaways So Far

    • April 8, 2020

    The global economy has slowed significantly after numerous countries have enacted measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The social and human impacts have been nothing short of devastating, and the economic pain is unlikely to let up anytime soon.


    There …

    By Ryan Katz-Rosene
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Latest Posts

  • Unmasking Ignorance Reveals the Exercise of Political Power
    Unmasking Ignorance Reveals the Exercise of Political Power
    • Analysis
    • November 18, 2020
  • Where Do the Conservative Leadership Candidates Stand on International Issues?
    Where Do the Conservative Leadership Candidates Stand on International Issues?
    • Analysis, CIPS, Repost
    • August 6, 2020
  • Que faire des amis autoritaires du Canada ?
    Que faire des amis autoritaires du Canada ?
    • Analysis, Repost
    • July 14, 2020
  • Global Partnerships in a Troubled World Facing an Economic Storm
    Global Partnerships in a Troubled World Facing an Economic Storm
    • Analysis
    • June 30, 2020
  • Human Rights Are Universal – Except If They Might Offend Someone?
    Human Rights Are Universal – Except If They Might Offend Someone?
    • Analysis, Repost
    • June 24, 2020
  • The Real Lessons of the Security Council Election Campaign
    The Real Lessons of the Security Council Election Campaign
    • Analysis
    • June 22, 2020

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