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Ukraine update, COP15 and the China reset, and gun control in Canada
December 11, 2022
Today we consider a new briefing on keeping the door open to diplomacy in Ukraine, the implications of Canada’s China policy for the pivotal Montreal Summit on Biodiversity and the definitional challenge for assault-style rifles in Bill C-21.
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Canada and China, how the US benefits from the Ukraine war and more
December 4, 2022
An introduction to Canada’s new Indo-Pacific policy, some chillingly frank discussions by American officials on how the US is benefitting from the Ukraine war, and a look at Qatari efforts to promote women’s football at the World Cup are some of today’s blog highlights.
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Qatar and the World Cup in perspective and more
November 27, 2022
QATAR AND THE WORLD CUP IN PERSPECTIVE With the 2022 FIFA World Cup underway, there has been no letup in the critical articles regarding Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers, including frequent reference to the 2021 story in the Guardian that reported 6,500 migrant workers had been killed since 2010 and which suggested those deaths were […]
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Missile madness, Israel’s extremist turn and more
November 20, 2022
Today we consider why ending the war in Ukraine is becoming more urgent and more difficult to achieve. We examine steps Canada must now take following Israel’s far-right election result and we highlight some good news on international efforts to curtail the harm to civilians from explosive weapons.
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