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A diminished Canada at home and abroad

April 3, 2012April 3, 2012 by daryl.copeland

Ottawa Citizen

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Why does the global demand for science diplomacy so far outstrip the supply?

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No military solutions October 24, 2016
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Gathering clouds threaten Trudeau’s “sunny ways” September 19, 2016
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After a year in office, will the government’s international policy decisions undermine PM Trudeau’s progressive global image? Quite possibly.

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Five ways to get Canada back into the diplomacy game August 17, 2016
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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.

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Cold War comfort: the way we were August 3, 2016
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Canadian foreign policy at mid-term: Reset, or recycled?
The Nexus of Diplomacy, Sport, Politics and the Media
It won't come easy: Seven obstacles to a science diplomacy renaissance
We can cope with Trump. But it's going to cost us.
Crunch the numbers
No military solutions
Gathering clouds threaten Turdeau's "sunny ways"
Five ways for Canada to get back into the diplomacy game
Charting power shifts in a new world for diplomats
Cold War comfort: the way we were
Science Diplomacy for the Age of Globalization
Can Canadian diplomatic leadership be restored?
Seven steps to a higher functioning foreign ministry
It will take more than smiles to reverse Canada's dire diplomatic record
Diaspora Scientific Communities at Home and Abroad: An Untapped Resource for Diplomacy?
Can Trudeau coax a shell-shocked public service out of its bunker?
Science and diplomacy after Canada's lost decade: Counting the costs, looking beyond
Rebuilding Canada – and its place in the world
Canada falls flat on the world stage
Canada and the Asia-Pacific: Unsteady interest and opportunities lost
Will Canada be the country that dumbed itself to death?
Bridging the Chasm
Rebuilding Canada's international capacity: Diplomatic reform in the age of globalization
Five reasons Ottawa shouldn't extend the Iraq mission
High hopes for the Independent Commission on Multilateralism
How we can do diplomacy better
Canada faltered on the world stage in 2014
Cuba libre: What the Havana deal means for diplomacy
A time of remembrance, and forgetting
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