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The Curious Case of Scott Reid
It's hard to get a handle on MP Scott Reid. Mercurial? Thinking man? Old school Parliamentarian? Perhaps he…
Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis: Lessons in Canadian…
Only twenty years into its foreign policy independence, Canada’s top diplomat had ended what could have been an…
Procedure as Handcuffs, Procedure as Wings
This week, MIR and Loon Calls introduces a new columnist. Nadir Khan is a Canadian politics junkie and former…
Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis: Lessons in Canadian…
To date, only one Canadian has ever received the Nobel Peace Prize. Lester B. Pearson, Secretary of State for…
Canada 2014-2015: Election Fever
So here we are, upon a new year, 2014, with the arrival of a revived game politic in Canada. In Toronto, Mayor Ford…
Neo-Nationalism in the Far East: A Cause for Concern?
Neo-nationalism seeks to define new ways to advocate and preserve a national ethos. Unfortunately, in some…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy:…
While perceptions of Russia as a 'great power' deteriorates, and the diplomatic position of the United States…
“From Tatarszentgyorgy to Tatarszentgyorgy,”…
This is a great documentary about the Magyar Guard in Hungary. The Guard is a paramilitary organization linked to…
China and Japan in Anarchy: A Neorealist and…
On September 11th, 2012, China issued a statement explaining its claim to sovereignty over a group of islands…
Between the Bear and a New Rome: Ukraine’s…
On November 21st, the Ukrainian government announced it was halting negotiations over a free trade and economic…
Toward an Understanding of True Equality
Despite Nietzsche’s famous declaration that “God is dead,” religion is occupying a large place in today’s…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy:…
The Obama administration's drastic shift in US foreign policy in a post-Iraq War world order has already been…