Escaping Inertia
In this critical historic moment, global challenges call for innovative solutions that Canada can and should provide, but our outdated bureaucracy and directionless foreign policy hamper the pursuit of our international interests.
What Every Aspiring Canadian Diplomat Should Know About Wine
Note de la rédaction : Dans l’ensemble, les viticulteurs du Canada étaient plus ou moins une source nationale d’embarras (nous produisions effectivement une boisson à base de vin appelée « Lonesome Charlie » — offerte en cinq saveurs de fruits)… jusqu’à ce…
Jillian Stirk: Why Diplomacy Matters
Jillian Stirk: Why Diplomacy Matters
Thirty Years On: Reflections on DFAIT and the Diplomatic Prospect
Editor’s Note: As an independent voice of the Foreign Service, bout has a special responsibility to cover issues that concern the Foreign Service professionally, including those raised in Daryl Copeland’s thought provoking “30 years”. Daryl invites a response in his piece. Although…
DFAIT’s Global Security Reporting Program
Mot de la rédaction : Selon une blague usée, « renseignement militaire » serait la définition parfaite d’un oxymoron. Certains pourraient croire qu il en est de même de diplomatie et renseignement, mais, comme dans le cas de l’armée, c’est le contraire…
Mettons la diplomatie en valeur
In assuming the presidency of PAFSO I wish to thank my predecessor Pam Isfeld for her leadership and commitment to the interests of Canada’s foreign service. I know that I arrive at a critical juncture. The results of the government’s Strategic and…
Diplomacy: It’s Not Rocket Science
Or so we are often told. And those who so tell us have a point, but not the one they believe they are making.
Why Diplomacy is Changing: Susan Johnson Examines our Tradecraft
bout de papier took the opportunity to chat with the American Foreign Service Association’s President, Susan R. Johnson, on a recent visit to Ottawa. She spoke to audiences ranging from the Canadian International Council to PAFSO members, interspersed with liaison at Ottawa’s…
The President’s Message // Mot de la Présidente
bout de papier est la publication de prestige de l’APASE et l’une des activités les plus visibles de l’Association. C’est donc avec plaisir que j’ai accepté l’invitation, à titre de président de l’’APASE, de renouer avec la tradition de rédiger une rubrique…
Guerrilla Diplomacy
Editor’s Note: Daryl Copeland, a colleague and committed critic of Canadian diplomacy currently with the Munk Centre at the University of Toronto, paid the Pearson Building a visit on September 20, 2009. At the invitation of PAFSO’s Professional Committee, he addressed a…
