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Tag Archives: Syria

Canada Slammed Over ISIS Detainees: Christian Leuprecht on CTV News

Human Rights Watch is pressuring Ottawa to bring back Canadian detainees from Syria. However, concerns still linger that there may be ties to...

 

July 6, 2020 at 12:21 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

What is Russia’s end game in Syria? Kolga weighs in on Global News

MLI Senior Fellow Marcus Kolga tells Global News the road to peace in Syria start with Moscow.

 

April 16, 2018 at 5:42 pm read more

Syrian airstrikes a “game-changer”, Shuvaloy Majumdar tells CBC

The United States’ launch of airstrikes against Syria is a long-overdue first step to standing up to the crimes of Syrian President Bashar...

 

April 11, 2017 at 10:14 am read more

Trump Channels Obama on Deterrence in Syria: John Mitton for Inside Policy

The recent US airstrikes in Syria were meant to re-establish deterrence against chemical weapon use, writes John Mitton. However, contrary to popular wisdom,...

 

April 10, 2017 at 11:54 am read more

US Allies Should Be Wary of Unilateral Airstrikes: Robert Murray for Inside Policy

Recent US airstrikes in Syria are unlikely to do anything other than incite a response by Russia, Iran, and Syria, writes Robert Murray....

 

April 7, 2017 at 2:14 pm read more
Shuvaloy Majumdar, China-Canada free trade deal

Shuvaloy Majumdar sets the record straight on Iranian Foreign Minister’s misleading Syria speech

Early on the morning of Saturday, December 3, 2016, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar decided to respond to the full address by...

 

December 8, 2016 at 12:07 pm read more
Shuvaloy Majumdar, China-Canada free trade deal

Canada’s silence on the disaster in Syria is stunning: Shuvaloy Majumdar for Huffington Post

The brutal war in Aleppo progresses unabated but Canada continues to abdicate its leadership responsibility as carnage overtakes Syria, writes Shuvaloy Majumdar. By Shuvaloy Majumdar,...

 

December 6, 2016 at 2:57 pm read more

How to build a long-term refugee policy: Speer and Leuprecht in the Post

The newly-elected Liberals have their work cut out for them in bringing 25,000 refugees to Canada over the next few months. But what...

 

December 14, 2015 at 2:52 pm read more
Christian Leuprecht

Canada needs a principled response to refugee crisis: Christian Leuprecht in the Toronto Sun

It may be time to take in more refugees, writes Macdonald-Laurier Institute Christian Leuprecht in the Toronto Sun, but that does not mean Canada...

 

September 11, 2015 at 10:05 am read more

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