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OTTAWA ROUNDTABLE Date: October 16th, 2012 – 17:00-19:00 Place: Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall, Ottawa To Register Please contact the NCC by October 15th, 2012 by calling (416) 979-1875 or e-mailing irina.hvaschevska@atlantic-council.ca On October 16, 2012, the NATO Council of Canada will be hosting a panel to discuss whether Read More…
[captionpix align=”left” theme=”elegant” width=”320″ imgsrc=”http://www.semissourian.com/photos/17/39/07/1739075-H.jpg ” captiontext=”Libyans protesting against militias in Benghazi.”] Protests continue to hit the streets of Libya, though with anger now directed towards members of its own population rather than the incendiary, anti-Islamic YouTube film that captured the world’s attention earlier this month. On September 21st, tens of thousands of protesters stormed Read More…
In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird criticized the organization’s obsession with internal matters as hindering its ability to tackle dire international issues. Does this represent a shift in Canadian foreign policy?
Canada can always benefit from new friends and new trading partners, and it is to the Commonwealth that we should look first: much of the groundwork is already in place.
A crisis emerging in Israel centers on a decades-old question: who has the right to be exempt from service in the Israeli military?
The NATO Council of Canada hosted a talk by the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on 20 September 2012.
With many calling on Canada to play a bigger role in stabilizing post-Arab Spring countries, what political options are available for a country not explicitly tied to the region?
September witnessed crucial parliamentary elections in Hong Kong. With a Chief Executive dealing with two scandals and the future of the island’s relationship with China hanging in the balance, the results were not what many observers expected.
While international media has highlighted maritime disputes involving China on the South China Sea, Beijing’s relations with Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have also been tarnished by similar disagreements in the East China Sea.
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has now maintained a counter-piracy presence in the Indian Ocean for four years. This begs the question: why is China becoming increasingly cooperative in counter-piracy operations?