Canada should not forget Afghanistan: Irfan Yar for Inside Policy
Growing expectations of a possible peace deal for Afghanistan should not overshadow the country's problems and challenges, writes Irfan Yar. Canada in particular...
Ep. 22 - The Shifting Sands of Middle East Diplomacy with Shuvaloy Majumdar and Ambassador Barkan
In this episode, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar is joined by Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, Nimrod Barkan, to discuss recent developments in...
The Future of the Middle East and Israel's Role in it: Straight Talk with General Amos Yadlin
OTTAWA, ON (January 31, 2019): Israel exists in a dangerous region of the world, navigating some of the most challenging conflicts and sources of...
Canadian man among suspects in Nairobi terror attack: Christian Leuprecht on Global News
Canadian Guleid Abdihakim appeared in court in Nairobi, Kenya under suspicion of helping gunmen who took part in the recent Al-Shabab attack on...
It's time to ramp up the pressure on Iran. Here's how: Kaveh Shahrooz in the National Post
The Magnitsky sanctions proposed in Canada’s Senate provide an opportunity to push for an end to Tehran's human rights violations, writes Kaveh Shahrooz....
Policy-Maker of the Year: Chrystia Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mandate letter to Minister Freeland in early 2017 asked her to “restore constructive Canadian leadership in the world” and...
Chrystia Freeland and the return of a principled Canadian foreign policy: Marcus Kolga for Inside Policy
Freeland’s leadership on human rights and security has made it easy to select her as MLI’s Policy-Maker of the Year, writes Marcus Kolga...
The ‘Father of the Taliban’ Is Dead. What Does That Mean for the Afghan Peace Process?
The 'Father of the Taliban' is dead. Irfan Yar examines how Maulana Sami-ul-Haq’s murder could impact the Afghan peace process and cause to an...
By failing to apply Magnitsky sanctions, Canada fails the memory of Jamal Khashoggi: Marcus Kolga in Maclean's
If Canada does not do so—and it does not use every tool it has—it fails human-rights activists, political dissidents and journalists like Jamal...
Leveraging Canada's Energy Advantage on the World Stage: Shuvaloy Majumdar
Pipeline projects and energy developments will allow Canada to flex more influence on the world stage—and weaken the grip of bad international actors....
