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All items tagged CanadaOpen Think Tank ArticlesNovember 13, 2008 | Canadian Elections: Example of Democracy at its WorstEimear O'Casey: Three general elections have been held in Canada over the last four years. Although Canadian elections don’t get much media coverage, this election deserves our attention as an example of an ailing electoral system and the failures of vote-swapping. We need to draw some lessons from this display of first-past-the-post politics at its worst. ... MoreOctober 13, 2008 | Redefine American Foreign PolicyJoel Kotkin: Presidential candidates concentrate on relations with Pakistan, Russia, China or other troublesome and distant places. Instead, they should first consider building stronger relations with countries who share America’s values as well as demographic vitality, e.g. Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ... MoreJune 25, 2008 | Global Warming Heats Up the Issue of Arctic SovereigntyMarkus Kaim: Climate change is causing a growth of possibilities for the use of the Arctic. Canada’s Arctic policy, dominated by claims to sovereignty and territory, conflicts with that of its direct competitors in the region (Denmark, Canada, USA, Russia, and Norway) and is at odds with German and European efforts to support multilateralism and uphold international legislation. ... MoreJune 10, 2008 | Canada and the EU: From Transatlantic Economic Dialogue to MonologueC. Deblock & M. Rioux: Canadians want to develop closer economic ties with Europe in order to reduce their dependence on the United States. However this new “European” policy is motivated by the wrong reasons and political and structural differences could prove insurmountable. ... MoreAugust 30, 2007 | Afghanistan Is Testing German-Canadian TiesDavid G. Haglund: I blame disagreement over Afghanistan for the disappearance of the golden relationship between Berlin and Ottawa. Canada’s “perfect peacekeepers” want Germans to shoulder their fair share of the NATO burden. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 6, 2008 | The US Cannot Manage the Hemisphere AnymoreThere are signs that, due to lack of resources and interest, the US is not able to “micromanage the hemisphere” anymore and regional powers such as for instance Brazil are emerging and filling the power vacuum. ++ Interestingly, Canada has more in common with Brazil and the other countries of Latin America than with the US, even if it is aware of the dangers which the rise of the ... MoreApril 7, 2008 | Empty Rhetoric Hides Cracks in the AllianceFew members at the Bucharest Summit acted to present the strongest military alliance in the world as “purposeful, tough and cohesive.” ++ “The Atlantic Caucus” is left to shoulder the biggest burden in Afghanistan and fill the “Eurogap” left by partners who fail to take the Taliban insurgency seriously. ++ Now NATO also suffers from a credibility gap due to members’ lack of resolve regarding ... MoreJune 25, 2007 | Canada Assesses Pitfalls and Progress in AfghanistanNorine MacDonald of the Senlis Council — a security, development and counternarcotics group – briefs the Canadian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Canada’s faltering contributions to Afghan development. Based on studies conducted in Kandahar, MacDonald outlines the “chilling” conditions of everyday life within the southern Afgan province. Lack of ... MoreCommentsJuly 23, 2008 | @ Donald What has Canada done to stabilize...July 21, 2008 | Anna, I agree with you both on the...August 22, 2007 | Dear David, you make some good points here...April 28, 2007 | The same question has been raised in Canada:... |
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