bout de papier, Volume 11, Issue No. 1, 1994
Are Crisis Operations the New Normal?
DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS ALONE, destabilizing events have come at us fast and furious: a global pandemic, the triumphant re-emergence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Each, on their own, could be described as…
A Foreign Service for the 21st Century
FIRST OF ALL, my deepest appreciation and warm thanks for the many kind and encouraging words sent my way after the publication of the last issue of bout de papier. They gave me a sense of what readers would like to see…
Emil Ihor Baran
Emil Baran was born in Bibrika, Western Ukraine. His family moved from refugee camp to refugee camp in Allied occupied Europe until they obtained their papers for migration to Canada settling in Saskatoon in 1949.
Georgia and Putin’s Russia
Editor’s Note: Western media is saturated with news and analysis of events in Ukraine following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the downing of MH-17 over Eastern Ukraine. However, little attention has been paid to Russia’s war with Georgia in 2008 that foreshadowed…
Roman Lishchynski
All of us were shocked to hear of the tragic accident which took a colleague and friend from us. For my spouse Lena and I, the news was particularly sad. We had worked with Roman in Kyiv and became very good friends.…
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…
