bout de papier, Volume 5, Issue No. 2, 1987
bout de papier, Volume 6, Issue No. 2, 1988
bout de papier, Volume 7, Issue No. 1, 1989
The Two Michaels
WHAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF CAMERAS, in courtrooms, behind closed doors and behind bars during the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver, British Columbia, is part of a vast story of geopolitical proportions. Most history books might not put…
Rock Takes a Turn
ALLAN ROCK IS MANY THINGS: a former Canadian justice minister, a former Canadian health minister, a university president, a law professor, and a former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations mission in New York City. Rock’s United Nations job meant that he…
The Decline of Democracy in the World
FREEDOM IN THE WORLD, THE 2021 ANNUAL REPORT of Freedom House, a US institution, carried the title, Democracy Under Siege. It noted with sadness that 2021 marked the 15th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. In 2020, its evaluation was that…
A Saner, Less Fragmented World in 2021
Only 20 years ago, Canadian diplomacy was at the front end of the post-Cold War effort to design and anchor new inclusive norms for international governance. Do we still have the stuff, the will and ability, to be a key player again?
COVID-19 and the Story of Zachy
After 48 hours of stress and limited sleep, the take-off from Beijing–Hong Kong–Toronto–Ottawa was a mix of emotions. In January 2020, little was known about COVID-19 other than it was serious enough to lockdown Wuhan.
Christian Sarrazin (1949–2017)
In Zurich, on September 18, 2017, surrounded by his family, Christian Sarrazin passed away peacefully of a rare neurological disease.
Makers of Modern Asia
ASIA’S SEEMINGLY INEXORABLE rise has, to a considerable extent, been the story of its economic transformation. In Makers of Modern Asia, editor Ramachandra Guha argues that political factors were the necessary conditions for this emergence. He gathers leading historians and political analysts…
