Christian Sarrazin (1949–2017)
In Zurich, on September 18, 2017, surrounded by his family, Christian Sarrazin passed away peacefully of a rare neurological disease.
The Medium and the Messages
SUCCESSFUL CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERS DEVELOP the habit early of consulting those with expertise or experience across a wide spectrum before making any critical decisions. Nobody who has occupied that office proved this rule better than William Lyon Mackenzie King, whose tenure as…
The Hungry Diplomat: Bannock
BANNOCK. When I was hired as a Foreign Service Officer in 2006, the Department was still a year away from cutting the Cross Canada Tour – a powerful tool to ensure a broad perspective of the Canada we were to represent abroad.…
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
MOST READERS OF FORMER FBI DIRECTOR James Comey’s memoir will likely flip directly to the end of the book for his explanations of the FBI’s decisions in the face of Hillary Clinton using a private e-mail server while Secretary of State, or…
The Making of the October Crisis: Canada’s Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ
JENISH HAS WRITTEN A VERY READABLE popular history of the October Crisis. He approaches the story from a human interest angle, with stories of many of the protagonists, great and small, detailing what happened to them and how events impacted on them.
L’Océanie convoitée : Histoire, géopolitique et sociétés
ISSU DE DEUX COLLOQUES SUR le thème de l’Océanie convoitée tenus à Paris en 2015 et à Tahiti en 2016, cet ouvrage réunit une quarantaine de spécialistes et propose une analyse des enjeux actuels de la région, sous l’angle historique, politique, économique…
Trudeau’s World: Insiders Reflect on Foreign Policy, Trade, and Defence, 1968–84
WHAT DO HISTORIANS DO WITH the interviews they conduct with insiders about the conduct of government business?
Les Prix de l’APASE 2018
LE JEUDI 14 JUIN 2018, collègues et invités se sont réunis pour célébrer l’excellence au sein du Service extérieur canadien lors du diner de remise des Prix de l’APASE 2018. C’est au son de la cornemuse-major des Sons of Scotland, Bethany Bisaillion,…
Behind the Pod
In late July 2018, bout de papier had the chance to sit down with David Morrison to talk about The GAC Files, a podcast inspired by the people, events and ideas that shape Global Affairs Canada. The GAC Files is one of…
Three Days in November
The 26 November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, often referred to as 26/11, had an effect on India similar to the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York seven years earlier. On the 10th anniversary of the attack, it seems…
