This past week a fortuitous stopover landed me in London on May 1st, historically “May Day,” the day commemorating international working class solidarity since Chicago’s Haymarket Massacre in 1886…
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Iran and Al-Qaeda: The Enemy of my Enemy is not always my Friend
By James Devine,
Assistant professor, Mount Allison University; research fellow, Interuniversity Consortium for Arab and Middle East Studies.
The Iranian angle to Monday’s foiled terror plot will be interpreted by many through the prism of recent tensions between Tehran and Ottawa…
Mixed Electoral Outcomes and the Triumph of Ideological Politics
By Fazley Siddiq,
Professor of economics, Dalhousie University; fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; 2012-13 Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
That 1992 campaign slogan “It’s the economy, stupid” not only energized the Democratic base, it helped to unseat President George Herbert Walker Bush, the father of the 43rd president of the United States, bringing Bill Clinton to the White House, the first Democratic president in 12 years. The 90 percent approval rating for President Bush [...]
Canada: An Emerging Energy Superpower?
While Canada has significant energy capacity, its inability to diversify and lack of commitment to innovation mean that it falls far short of energy “superpower” status.
Washington: A Silent Capital
With only one week to go before the U.S. presidential election, the nation’s capital is eerily void of campaign noise – and not just because of superstorm Sandy.
The Illusion of Power
The U.S. presidential debates certainly stirred things up. What they didn’t do is present us with an accurate picture of the presidential role, or of the United States’ position in the world.
The Rise of the Collaborative Economy
Robin Chase, founder and CEO of Buzzcar, says the new economy puts individuals, rather than corporations, at the center.
The Learning Revolution
By Anka Mulder,
President, OpenCourseWare Consortium; secretary general and director of education, Delft University of Technology.
Anka Mulder, president of the OpenCourseWare Consortium, says traditional universities should embrace, rather than fear, the move towards online learning.
Diplomacy Under Fire
Former Canadian Ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor says that making diplomats accessible is a risk, but it’s a risk that you have to take.
