DIVISION OF LABOUR
Another assignment for A Aalto
A Rich Broth: Memoirs of a Canadian Diplomat
This book can be read with interest and amusement both by those who are familiar with the Foreign Service and those who are not. Those familiar with diplomatic life will enjoy the opportunity to compare notes; those not familiar with it can…
The French Quarter
Ron Graham is one of Canada’s most literate political journalists and The French Quarter is a political book with, literally, blood on the table.
L’Empire et les nouveaux barbares
Depuis Rome, le monde a toujours eu besoin de barbares. Depuis la chute du mur de Berlin, il nous faut en trouver de nouveaux. C’est ainsi que dans nos grands pays, certains considèrent qu’à la menace idéologique soviétique s’est substituée celle que…
Making a Difference? Canada’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order
In December, 1991, an all-star line-up of academics, NGO leaders, government specialists and political leaders met in Toronto at a conference marking the sixtieth anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. This book, edited by two widely respected historians of Canada’s external relations,…
The D-Day Dodgers: The Canadians in Italy 1943-45
In the Persian Gulf in 1991, Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew went to war for the first time in almost forty years. Now there are 1,200 Canadian battle-ready soldiers in Somalia engaged not in peacekeeping but peacemaking. There are two infantry battalions…
Update on FS Restructuring and Foreign Service Directives
by Peter Cenne
Une promenade au marché de Pultusk
par Anne Leahy
Borders of the Mind in Africa
Story by Fred E. Haack Photos by David Edwards
Derrick Haro
A friend of mine once told me that he measured a person’s worth by the shoes they wore: I started to keep my eye on people’s feet. In mid-1982, when Derrick Haro first reported for duty at Trade Commissioner Service headquarters, I…
