The Truth About Afghanistan
Policy Options (March-April 2014), pp. 26-33
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There Is More to Foreign Policy than Trade
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The Digital Diplomacy Revolution: Why is Canada Lagging Behind?
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CIDA Merger is Fine, But Fundamental Questions of Policy Remain Unresolved
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Staying out of Iraq was said to hurt Canada’s standing. It didn’t
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I don’t normally follow Canadian politics closely enough to play the parlour game of predicting the winners and losers of the next...
Afghanistan: War Without Victory | Interview on TVO
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Going Along to Get Along? Canada Soft-Pedals Russia’s Role in Syria
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Stronger Diplomatic Action?
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Foreign Policy Is Not Just Defence
I welcome the opportunity to kick off this series on the future of the Canadian Forces (CF), not least because the series invites a...