Will Canada be the country that dumbed itself to death?
iPolitics The Conservative Government’s relentless “War on Science” has diminished Canada – and our place in the world Link
View ArticleCanada falls flat on the world stage
The Toronto Star Over the past decade a host of misguided international policies have degraded and downsized Canada’s place in the world. Link
View ArticleRebuilding Canada – and its place in the world – after the “war on science”
Canadian Science Policy Centre After a decade of darkness, there is much to be done Link
View ArticleScience and diplomacy after Canada’s lost decade: Counting the costs, looking...
CGAI Policy Paper Rebuilding Canadian capacity in the field of international S&T will be difficult and time-consuming – there is a great deal to be done, and reinvestment is only the beginning. Link
View ArticleRebuild science after ‘lost decade’
Radio Canada International Interview and short take on a science diplomacy agenda for Canada’s new government Link
View ArticleCan Trudeau coax a shell-shocked public service out of its bunker?
iPolitics After a decade of kiss-up, kick-down, and keep quiet, is Canada’s machinery of government in need of a tune-up? Link
View ArticleDiaspora Scientific Communities at Home and Abroad: An Untapped Resource for...
Canadian Science Policy Centre Can the burgeoning numbers of foreign-born scientists now working abroad be tapped for the purposes of science diplomacy? Maybe. Link
View ArticleIs Canada “Back”?
iPolitics It will take more than smiles and sincere assurances to reconnect with the tradition of Canadian internationalism. Link
View ArticleIn the Works
USC Center on Public Diplomacy What is in the works for Daryl Copeland? Link
View ArticleSeven steps to a higher functioning foreign ministry
Embassy Is Global Affairs Canada equipped to deliver on the Trudeau government’s activist international policy agenda? Not. Link
View ArticleDiaspora science communities: An untapped resource for diplomacy?
Canadian Science Policy Centre Video interview , 2015 Canadian Science Policy Conference Link
View ArticleCan Canadian diplomatic leadership be restored?
Embassy Five suggestions to begin regaining some of the capacity lost over the past decade. Link
View ArticleThe New Threat Set: Science Diplomacy in the Age of Globalization
American Foreign Service Association What sorts of threats and challenges most imperil the human prospect, and how might they best be addressed? Link to video presentation
View ArticleScience Diplomacy for the Age of globalization
Options Is the combination of science and diplomacy a promising remedy for the new threat set? You bet. Link
View ArticleDiplomacy, international policy and science after Canada’s “decade of darkness”
CBC Radio The Sunday Edition How much have Canada’s global image and reputation, soft power and influence suffered as a result of Conservative government policies 2006 – 15? You decide. Link to podcast
View ArticleCold War comfort: the way we were
The Hill Times The Cold War afforded ample opportunity for Canadian diplomatic initiative. And today? Link
View ArticleCharting power shifts in a new world for diplomats
The Hill Times Since the Cold War ended, world order has given way to a whirled order, with many of the old distinctions and assumptions blurred or erased. Link
View ArticleFive ways to get Canada back into the diplomacy game
The Hill Times After a decade of darkness, a policy review, the rebuilding of ties with the Asia Pacific region, and a focus on science diplomacy will be key. Link
View ArticleGathering clouds threaten Trudeau’s “sunny ways”
iPolitics After a year in office, will the government’s international policy decisions undermine PM Trudeau’s progressive global image? Quite possibly. Link
View ArticleNo military solutions
Canadian Science Policy Centre Do terrorism, religious violence and political extremism really imperil life on the planet? Link
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