Milosz Zak explores the issues faced by the national shipbuilding strategy in a time of fiscal uncertainty.
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Canada in Africa: Prime Minister Harper in Senegal to Bolster Regional Democracy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper wrapped up a two-day visit to Senegal on October 12, his first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa since attending the 2007 Commonwealth Summit in Uganda.
Shifting to the Anglosphere: ideology, experience, or both?
Canada and the UK recently signed a memorandum detailing their intention to find ways to cooperate in providing consular services in countries where one or the other does not have representation. The announcement prompted a great deal of commentary, on many different aspects of the move.
ACRE: “A” Stands for America
In his article “Canada’s Four Point Game,” Irvin Studin, Program Director for the University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy and Governance, argues that Canada should position itself to be one of this century’s major powers. In making this argument, Studin outlines decisive factors that make Canada ready for major power stardom such as its Read More…
New Opportunities for Canada in the Commonwealth
Nowadays it seems that most Commonwealth countries stand out as islands of good sense, financial prudence, and economic growth amidst a sea of international financial ruin and mismanagement. But will the idea of a Commonwealth revival catch on?
CIDA Funding Cuts Imperil Crucial Zimbabwe Elections
Recent cuts of $377million to the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) budget and the decision by the Harper government to suspend aid to Zimbabwe may endanger the transparency of election results.
The Evolution of Diplomacy
Canada’s cutting of diplomatic ties with Iran, together with the storming of embassies across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, sparked a discussion concerning the value of maintaining formal diplomatic relations
Myth-Buster: Slacker of Transatlantica
Some members of the transatlantic community have unfairly labelled Canada as the “slacker of transatlantica.” Does this myth hold-up?
Dominate the World like we do Hockey: A Reverie Series: Part 1
Foreign policy is the face that Canada presents to the world, so if our foreign policy was more reflective of how we play hockey, would the world view us in a much different light?
Appointing the new CDS: Signalling Intentions in Canadian Defence Policy
Lieutenant-General Thomas Lawson’s recent appointment as Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has generated a flurry of commentary on what the selection heralds regarding the government’s intentions on a range of issues.