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Iran sanctions relaxed: Opportunities and risks

Iran sanctions relaxed: Opportunities and risks

In early February, Global Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion announced that Canada had amended its economic sanctions against Iran. This implements the Liberal government’s response to the January determination by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran has met the requirements for sanctions relief to begin under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). A number […]

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Iran’s other side: the South Caucasus

| April 20, 2014 | 0 Comments
Iran’s other side: the South Caucasus

The recent loosening of anti-nuclear economic sanctions against Iran will change its role along its northern frontier, which faces the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan. Iran will be able to sell more oil, and the ensuing revenues, linked with new means of transportation, will allow it to throw its weight around, to bring […]

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Canada’s principled move in Iran

| October 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Canada’s principled move in Iran

John Baird’s surprise decision to pull the plug on diplomatic relations with Iran is one that was long overdue. But it is a principled decision against a pariah regime that sends the simple message: Enough is enough. The fact that Baird made the announcement on his way to Vladivostok just before the APEC summit struck […]

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