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Tag Archives: Middle East

Canada's potential role in the new Middle East peace: Michal Cotler-Wunsh in the Toronto Sun

Israel and the Arab world are ready for Canada to take responsibility and play a leading role in this potential new Middle East....

 

September 6, 2020 at 5:19 pm read more

What Canada has at Stake with Turkey and the Middle East: Straight Talk with Balkan Devlen

OTTAWA, ON (November 29, 2019): Turkish and Turkish-backed militias have crossed the border into northern Syria following the drawdown of US troops –...

 

November 29, 2019 at 5:49 pm read more

Ep. 37 - Turkey, the Kurds, and the ‘Syria Problem’ with Shuvaloy Majumdar and Balkan Devlen

In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar was rejoined by Balkan Devlen, a frequent MLI author...

 

November 4, 2019 at 10:40 pm read more

How President Trump Enabled Iran to Further its Dominance in the Middle East: Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei for Inside Policy

President's Trump decision to abandon the Kurds has significantly advanced Iran's decades-long quest to achieve dominance in the Middle East, write Ofira Seliktar...

 

October 18, 2019 at 10:12 pm read more

Why Canada Should Pay Attention to the Middle East: Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy

Canada can and should be a major alternative source of energy to its allies in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, writes Balkan Devlen. By...

 

October 16, 2019 at 7:25 pm read more

Middle East tensions reveal value of Canadian energy in Indo-Pacific: Jeff Kucharski for Inside Policy

Canada has an opportunity to help meet the growing energy demand in the Indo-Pacific and reap economic benefits at home, writes Jeff Kucharski. By Jeff...

 

October 2, 2019 at 5:37 pm read more

Whither the United States, Europe, and Iran: David Kilgour in the Epoch Times

With the drums of war sounding again, the most valuable thing the world’s democracies can do is to support Iranians in their non-violent...

 

July 5, 2019 at 7:54 pm read more

Making Sense of Israel's Second 2019 Election: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

Despite having cast their votes in April of this year, Israelis will be returning to the ballot box yet again in September after...

 

June 1, 2019 at 7:04 pm read more

Are the US and Iran headed for war? Shuvaloy Majumdar on Power & Politics

With rising tensions between the US and Iran, some are beginning to wonder: are the two countries spiraling towards war? MLI Munk Senior...

 

May 22, 2019 at 7:37 pm read more

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...

 

February 5, 2019 at 8:15 pm read more
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     MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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  • Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

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  • The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Health, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

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  • New legislative proposal to combat global hostage-taking

    Foreign Affairs, Justice, Justice - papers, Latest News, Papers, Press Releases, Recent News, Sarah Teich, Security and defence - papers

    OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

 MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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