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April 18, 2013April 18, 2013 by daryl.copeland

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Rediscovering Canada's undervalued statecraft tools
Sharpening the effectiveness of Canada’s diplomatic corps(e)
The internationalizationalization of Canadian science: Getting back in the game?
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The Nexus of Diplomacy, Sport, Politics and the Media
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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
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