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A majority of Canadians don't want Chinese state-owned companies investing in Canada. A new CIC report suggests this might be short-sighted.
Four reasons to believe the US Secretary of Defence when he announced that Isreal will attack Iran in 2012.
Can Prime Minister Harper say "invest in Canada" in Mandarin? A strategy for strengthening the Canada brand in China.
How about "Buy North America" rather than "Buy America"? Pastor on how to awaken American, Canadians and Mexicans to the continent's promise.
What's on Stephen Harper's China agenda? Roundtable blogger Gregory Chin striking a balance between economic and human rights concerns.
As Prime Minister Harper tours China, The Economist considers whether Beijing is changing the capitalist model.
Another reason for a foreign policy review? According to The Atlantic, failure to act on Syria because Russia and China see Libya as a disaster.
Caterpillar closed a Canadian plant this month. "What does the "London massacre" tell us about Canadian vulnerability?" Regg Cohn asks.
Promoting human rights in China does not mean preaching "western values," but rather encouraging compliance with China's own laws, writes Potter.
John Baird needs a new speech-writer. Or so David Petrasek argues in his review of the minister's not-so-big ideas.
America's energy future is inextricably linked to its northern neighbour," says Foreign Policy in its assessment of Keystone XL.
Drones for good? Canadian Andrew Sniderman's innovative approach to stopping human rights abuses in Syria.
Is Canada leading the push to recognize an alternative government? John Baird's latest speech on further sanctions on Syria.
At Davos, the region is king. Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer explains why the new economic order is a regional one - and why it won't solve climate change.
Somalia is known for piracy and civil war. Are things about to change? It’s been 17 years, but the UN is back in Mogadishu.
Anti-Canadianism is becoming the new anti-Americanism: Slate's assessment of Canada's moves on tar sands and Kyoto.
The Global Journal rates the top 100 best NGOs. The winner? The Wikimedia Foundation.
Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is about to establish an Office of Religious Freedom. The minister explains why.
A Pacific nation? Not so, argue Derek Burney and Fen Hampson in their denunciation of yet another foreign policy review.
Some of the best debates on the F-35 have been happening in Quebec. Thanks to Maclean's, we now have access to this analysis.
Land grabs in Ethiopia further exasperate the food crisis. The effects of the government's decision to lease over 3.6 million hectares of land.
$5 billon later and 500,000 Haitians still live in tents. A human tale of what happened in preparation for next week's Future of Aid series.
Stuck in the middle with whom? Mohammed Ayoob explains Turkey's precarious balancing act between East and West in Syria.
As Pakistan's civilian government finds itself under siege (again), the International Crisis Group looks at the role of Islamist parties.
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