iPolitics
Has Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland’s interpretation of PM Trudeau’s “Sunny Ways” been enough to restore Canada’s place on the world stage? The record is at best mixed…
In The News
The Nexus of Diplomacy, Sport, Politics and the Media
CGAI Policy Update
It is not all sweetness and light where these professions intersect – think parallels, paradoxes and pitfalls.
It won’t come easy: Seven obstacles to a science diplomacy renaissance
CGAI
In our troubled world, why does the demand for science diplomacy so drastically exceed the supply?
Reflections on Afghanistan
Journal of Wild Culture
Chris Lowry’s richly textured photographic retrospective, Afghanistan Before the Rain of Fire, is dazzling, evocative… and disturbing.
Saving scientists amid crisis
The World Academy of Sciences
Can we tap the skills of refugee scientists to benefit their new countries – and, someday, increase lost capacity in their homelands? It’s an appealing idea, but it will take intensive science diplomacy.
We can cope with Trump. But it’s going to cost us.
iPolitics
Canada is adrift in a turbulent world and its international policy machinery has rusted out. Here is some advice for the new Foreign Minister.
The “Malignificent Seven”: Obstacles to a Science Diplomacy Renaissance
Canadian Science Policy Conference 2016 – Video Interview
Why does the global demand for science diplomacy so far outstrip the supply?
Seven foreign policy wishes for the Trump administration
OpenCanada.org
What could one hope might constitute a best case – if slightly out of body – US diplomatic and international policy scenario?
No military solutions
Canadian Science Policy Centre
Do terrorism, religious violence and political extremism really imperil life on the planet?
Gathering clouds threaten Trudeau’s “sunny ways”
iPolitics
After a year in office, will the government’s international policy decisions undermine PM Trudeau’s progressive global image? Quite possibly.
Five ways to get Canada back into the diplomacy game
The Hill Times
After a decade of darkness, a policy review, the rebuilding of ties with the Asia Pacific region, and a focus on science diplomacy will be key.
Charting power shifts in a new world for diplomats
The Hill Times
Since the Cold War ended, world order has given way to a whirled order, with many of the old distinctions and assumptions blurred or erased.
Cold War comfort: the way we were
The Hill Times
The Cold War afforded ample opportunity for Canadian diplomatic initiative. And today?