The Case of the Marco Polo Passport
The short, slight man in the white suit gave a small smile and pulled a flat gold bar, maybe eight inches long, from its velvet bag. Raoul had introduced him as Jo, a friend from the Philippines. The bar wasn’t his, he…
An End to Diplomacy
While their colleagues in northwestern Europe had fled their missions ahead of the advancing forces of Nazi Germany, often in harrowing and difficult circumstances and with little opportunity to prepare for their departure, the experience of the Canadian Legation and other Allied…
Not Your Ordinary Tomato!
One of the great things about Canada is its bilingual character. That’s not only because having a second language is another window on the world, but it also allows for fairly odd and funny moments — almost always inadvertent — that we…
How We Lead – Canada in a Century of Change
For many of us, there is not much to cheer about these days in Canadian foreign policy, but we can’t say it’s boring. Blogs, newspaper editorials and op-eds clang with the vigorously opposing views of those denigrating or praising the Harper world…
Geoffrey Bruce
Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from the tribute by Paul Heinbecker at the Memorial Service held to celebrate Geoffrey Bruce’s life (St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church on September 23, 2014).
Concours de photo de l’APASE 2014 // 2014 PAFSO Photo Contest
Cette année, l’APASE a innové en créant deux catégories distinctes dans lesquelles ses membres ainsi que leurs conjoints et personnes à charge, pouvaient participer. En plus de sa catégorie traditionnelle intitulée « Un regard canadien sur le monde », laquelle met en…
Surfing and Diplomacy
Looking for a complete change of pace and a way to decompress, I decided to learn how to surf. It seemed unlike anything I had done before, particularly my previous day job. Turns out I was wrong but I only discovered that…
Cold Warrior
“ Note de la redaction : « Tian Bei » ou « trésor Celeste », tel était le nom honorifique chinois Donne a Arthur Menzies, enfant
The Dos and Don’ts of Democracy Support
Democracy has been a priority of Canadian foreign policy for longer than I can remember. Albeit with varying institutional arrangements and funding levels, both DFAIT and CIDA (and the IDRC, and Elections Canada) have been implementing policy advocacy and programming initiatives related…
Oser! Histoires d’entrepreneurs au sein du service extérieur
Etre diplomate et entrepreneur a la fois, est-ce possible? Le service extérieur est-il une bonne école pour developper son leadership et son esprit d’entreprenariat? bout est allé a la rencontre de trois jeunes entrepreneurs issus du MAECD qui ont récemment osé se…
