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Japan 2013 – 2014
See also APEC 2014 and China Seas Exit polls show big win for Japan’s Abe Ruling coalition keeps two-thirds majority in vote dubbed referendum on prime minister’s strategy for reviving economy. The...
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Year-end musings and predictions for 2015
2014 Photos of the Year Slate: Some of the most striking images and memorable events of the year. It is that time when every media outlet and pundit takes stock of the past year’s events and/or makes...
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NAFTA
NAFTA BURNEY AND HAMPSON: Six reasons the ‘Three Amigos’ summit died Two recent studies have urged a “rejuvenation of the spirit of NAFTA” and enhanced continental co-operation across the board. The...
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Airline industry 2012 – 2015
See also Airline industry — Flight MH370 What The Hell Do Those Three-Letter Airport Abbreviations Mean? A simple, effectively designed new site helps you find out. Thanks to a new site from simple and...
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U.S.: Environment & energy
Climate change on Wednesday-Night.com Andrew Revkin Dot Earth blog Natural Gas Forum Pros and Cons of Marcellus Shale Gas Development “Gasland” on PBS NOW talks with filmmaker Josh Fox about “Gasland”,...
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Canada International Relations – Trade
Government of Canada: Canada’s Free Trade Agreements Shhh! Let’s have an international trade meeting and not tell anyone Canada among the most secretive of Trans-Pacific Partnership countries (CBC) The...
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Aid, Development and Progress 2014
Foreign Aid for Development Assistance The European year for development: everyone’s year 2015 is both a new beginning and a deadline 2015 is a special year for development. It is the first ever...
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Corruption
Transparency International Corruption in all its facets thrives on secrecy and on the perception by the corrupt that they are somehow above the law. We must ensure that there are real consequences to...
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Unhealthy Fixation (Slate) The war against genetically modified organisms is full of fearmongering, errors, and fraud. Labeling them will not make you safer. Is genetically engineered food dangerous?...
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Russia and the Arctic
“Matching Ambitions and Realities: What Future for Russia?” (Conference of 6-7 May 2010 organized by CSIS in partnership with Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, and the Privy Council...
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Gerald Ratzer and Tom Haslam-Jones remind us of the importance of 1745 to the Scots because of the Jacobite uprising’s (failed) attempt, led by Charles Edward Stuart aka “Bonnie Prince Charlie” or “the...
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E is for Espionage
How China and Russia are mining major U.S. data hacks (PBS Newshour) Intelligence services in Russia and China are cross-referencing hacked U.S. databases to reveal the identities of U.S. intelligence...
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UN Reform
UN was headed to Philadelphia, but a Rockefeller stepped in The book “Capital of the World” chronicles the search for a home for the United Nations headquarters after World War II and the nearly 250...
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
Quebec dairy farmers panicked over Trans-Pacific deal Conservative candidates say they would protect Canada’s best interests in any trade deal Trans Pacific Partnership trade negotiations resume in...
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Canada International Relations – Trade
Government of Canada: Canada’s Free Trade Agreements Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Shhh! Let’s have an international trade meeting and not tell anyone Canada among the most secretive of Trans-Pacific...
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Aid, Development and Progress 2014 – 2015
Foreign Aid for Development Assistance The European year for development: everyone’s year 2015 is both a new beginning and a deadline 2015 is a special year for development. It is the first ever...
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Mexico
Mexico Under Siege — The drug war at our doorstep (LA Times extensive coverage since 2008) (Reuters) Chronology: Checkered history of the PRI’s rule in Mexico Beauty and the Beast (The Atlantic,...
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Wednesday Night #1768
The rich, powerful, famous, and even infamous, are congregating in the temporarily gated community of Davos for the 46th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum to discuss “Mastering the Fourth...
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Delighted to have Peter Berezin with us this week to share his views on the world economy, along with any insights he may have regarding Putin’s Russia. WELL, The Iowa caucuses certainly introduced...
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NAFTA – Three Amigos
NAFTA Trudeau says Canada-U.S. climate strategy should include Mexico Prime Minister Justin Trudeau capped off a high-profile official visit to the United States by pledging to forge a unified North...
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