Protecting Civilians in South Sudan
I’d woken at about three in the morning, to thunder and lightning. Odd, I’d thought, as the storm passed, and the rhythmic whirr of the ceiling fan took over again. The rainy season had ended a few weeks back. I drifted back…
Andrew Cohen: Two Days in June
In Two Days in June, renowned Canadian journalist and professor Andrew Cohen provides fresh insight into the political life, times and achievements of President John F. Kennedy and his talented circle of advisors. Although spending 373 pages on just two days may…
Paris Then and Now
NOTE DE LA RÉDACTION : Paris, à chaque visite, nous semble immuable: ses immeubles de pierre haussmaniens, ses grands boulevards, sa tour Eiffel trônant fièrement depuis plus de 100 ans en son centre… Cependant, c’est à la lecture de textes comme celui…
Firdevs Robinson on Turkey’s Uncertain Future
Despite its global stature, Turkey’s current leadership and politics are poorly understood beyond its borders. bout de papier interviewed Ms Robinson for the latest on how President Tayyip Erdogan is breaking with the secularist and pro-Western paradigm of the modern country’s founder,…
Le grand saut!
J’ai toujours apprécié la diversité des affectations au MAECD. La possibilité de changer de responsabilités, de dossiers et parfois de pays de résidence régulièrement me plait et me motive. Mais mon plus récent changement de poste est probablement le plus important et…
The Road Ahead
Writing editorials for bout can be a challenge. As I was to learn, balancing critical honesty and constructive optimism in dealing with Foreign Service issues isn’t always easy. Things can change quickly and what was on target one day is off-base the…
