Archive for December, 2012

Canada & the Arctic 2008-2012
December 27, 2012, 2 Comments

…the first principle of Arctic sovereignty is: Use it or lose it – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Resolute Bay, ...

Wednesday Night #1608
December 26, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1608

Having issued a double-header invitation for #1607 and #1608, we were surprised by the large turnout for #1607 – n ...

Education: demographics and trends 2011-2012
December 26, 2012, 6 Comments

About Coursera We are a social entrepreneurship company that partners with the top universities in the world to offer co ...

Christmas Reflections 2012
December 25, 2012, Comments Off on Christmas Reflections 2012

  CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS 2012 In this period of celebration for so many cultures, we offer some random thoughts on c ...

Egypt in 2011-2012
December 22, 2012, 5 Comments

  He’s presiding over a country that lacks a constitution, a dissolved parliament, an economic — a huge ...

Syria 2011-2012
December 20, 2012, 2 Comments

Syria on Wednesday-Night.com Stratfor: Syria – small but strategic The U.S. has left Iraq, and Iran is ready to fi ...

Middle East/Arab world in 2012
December 20, 2012, Comments Off on Middle East/Arab world in 2012

The fallacy of the phrase, ‘the Muslim world’ Western media reinforces stereotypes by reducing a complex set ...

Israel – Palestine/Gaza 2012
December 20, 2012, 9 Comments

20 December Marching Toward a Third Uprising? (IPS) – While the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip hasn’t been so quiet for ...

Wednesday Night #1607
December 19, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1607

The evening was enhanced by seasonal treats supplied by Catherine (the famous mince pies), Katherine Waters (Scottish sh ...

Canada in 2012 International Relations and Foreign Policy
December 19, 2012, 1 Comment

Canadian International Council (CIC) and OpenCanada.org Ottawa University Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) ...

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