bout de papier, Volume 13, Issue No. 3, 1996
Travels to the End of History
FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II, the occupying forces — Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union (“The Four Powers”) — divided a defeated Germany into two states. The western zones became the Federal German Republic, or West Germany, and the Eastern…
Klaus Goldschlag
Editor’s Note: Klaus Goldschlag died on January 30th. Born in Berlin, he came to Canada in 1937 at the age of fifteen, adopted by Alan Coatsworth. He graduated from the University of Toronto and Princeton, studying oriental languages. He joined the Canadian…
The Last Kaiser: William the Impetuous
A biography is often read with the hope of discovering some untold truth or a dirty little secret. A new biography can often help change our view of an historical figure and shed light on an entrenched reputation leading us to a…
Lessons of the 20th Century for Canadian Foreign Policy
It may be quite audacious for a non-Canadian to try to come up with something worthwhile reading after having spent just a few months as a guest in this country. The one real advantage a foreigner has, though, is a chance to…
John Halstead C.M. 1923-1998
John Halstead was one of the ‘Greats’ of our Foreign Service. The service of Thanksgiving for his life was held on a bright, sunny day in mid-February. It was a celebration of one who followed until death his credo of giving the…
A European Afternoon / Un après-midi européen
The hum of CNN news flicks on the screen in the corner of his office. The television is always on. The Financial Times and the Herald Tribune lay neatly folded on the desk top. The desk is empty except for single sheet…
