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Canada and Australia: natural trade partners

By Louise Hand Australian High Commissioner The Australia-Canada relationship is very close and works exceptionally well across a wide range of issues. We co-operate closely

Tunisia’s bold gamble on democracy: ‘One day or another, we will win’

In December 2010, the Arab Spring erupted through the impervious soil of authoritarian rule in the Middle East. The Arab awakening drove dictatorial and nepotistic

Abenomics: Revitalizating Japan’s economy

Following last December’s general election in Japan, a coalition government was formed by the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party. LDP leader Shinzo

Helping Afghan women find their place in civil society

She was a small woman in an exquisitely embroidered Afghan jacket — but her message was powerful. When physician and activist Sima Samar came to

Celebrating an epic journey, 400 years later

If you know more about Samuel de Champlain come September, you can thank the French Embassy. The embassy has been a key player in developing

Kyoto: ‘The silliest of high-minded gestures’

December 15, 2012 marked the end of what has been a less-than-stellar chapter in Canadian diplomatic history. No, I am not referring to the fact

China, the awakened giant

“China? There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes he will move the world.” Although Napoleon Bonaparte made his prophecy about

It’s fear that causes war. Ask Thucydides

By Fen Osler Hampson and Len Edwards It is now a matter of official government policy that Canada sees itself as a nation of the

A world awash in crime

At a time when the global economy is foundering, there is one sector that isn’t. It’s called transnational organized crime and it’s become a highly