Who Squelched Wackford Syzygy?
Most cases begin in my office. Many end in a back-alley gunfight. This one began and ended on a dance floor. Where are the mean streets when you really need them?
Icebergs of Greenland
Except for the USA, and the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the southern coast of Newfoundland, the closest foreign land to Canada is the Danish possession of Greenland. It is the world’s largest island (not counting Australia), yet has…
Arthur Blanchette 1921–2003
My wite, Ardath, and I met Arthur and Marcelle Blanchette when we were posted to South Africa immediately after our marriage. Arthur was Acting High Commissioner, and he taught me how to be a Third Secretary — not a skill I had…
The Weekenders — Travels in the Heart of Africa
The Weekenders — Travels in the Heart of Africa is a book of short stories – with a difference.
Intelligence and the War in Bosnia, 1992–1995
and Boston. He is in the process of completing a PhD at Carleton University.
The Transition from Liberal Leader to Prime Minister: 15 November (1948)
In mid-November, the Prime Minister of Canada — a former Secretary of State for External Affairs, who had first been elected to the House of Commons nearly forty years earlier, who had led the Liberal Party of Canada to three consecutive electoral…
Canada and the World
Canada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lloyd Axworthy, who is now Director and CEO of the Liu Institute of Global Issues at the University of British Columbia, has drawn upon his considerable experience of international relations and Canadian politics to write a…
Diplomacy and Globalization — In Antiquity and the Dark Ages
•diplomacy. Assuming the system does not crash, we can communicate instantly by phone or e-mail, anywhere on the planet. Modern airliners can physically deliver you (if not your luggage) to virtually any destination within 24 hours, barring wars, French air-traffic controllers or…
