International Relations & Development

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Stephane Dion Takes Over

Stephane Dion Takes Over

From: Canada is Not Back

A brief account of Stephane Dion’s career leading up to and including his role as foreign affairs minister in Justin Trudeau’s first cabinet. Discusses Dion’s approach to … 17 $1.70 Add
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Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands
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Sustainability in the Arctic Borderlands

From: North America's Arctic Borders

This chapter focuses on environmental change, which has quickly become the most important project of border security in the North. Water governance is a key. The focus remains on how cross-border … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Syria: A Tale of Two Pipelines

Syria: A Tale of Two Pipelines

From: Oil and World Politics

Analyzes the Syrian conflict, in which Big Powers (US, Russia) and regional powers (Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey) clash over Sunni-Shia divisions, terrorism, and petroleum. Initial … 31 $3.10 Add
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Table of Cases
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Table of Cases

From: International And Transnational Criminal Law, 3/e.

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The Birth of a Politician

The Birth of a Politician

From: Canada is Not Back

A brief biography of Justin Trudeau, examining how the influence of his father and travelling in his 20’s affected his career. outlook and approach to foreign affairs. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Canada-Libya thaw
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The Canada-Libya thaw

From: Targeting Libya

In this chapter Canadian prime minister Paul Martin’s 2004 tent meeting with Qadhafi symbolized how Canadian diplomacy, corporate interests (especially SNC-Lavalin and oil firms), and … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Concept of International Law in Context
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The Concept of International Law in Context

PART I: THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL “SYSTEM”

From: International Law, 3/e

Chapter 1 examines the concept of International Law by defining international law, providing a critical history of international law, the challenge of applying International Relations Theory to … ; ; ; 35 $3.50 Add
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The Development Agenda Expands

The Development Agenda Expands

From: Peacemakers

Looks at the development of human security, looks at fragile states, and presents the post-2015 agenda 17 $1.70 Add
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The Difficult Return of Canada's Blue Helmets

The Difficult Return of Canada’s Blue Helmets

From: Canada is Not Back

Deals with the Trudeau approach to peacekeeping. Discusses Canada’s previous role in international Peacekeeper and how this evolved through the Chretien, Martin, Harper and Trudeau … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Education of a Leader

The Education of a Leader

From: Canada is Not Back

Describes the early days of Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party focusing on his knowledge of and education in foreign affairs issues. Touches on the roles his key aids played in developing his … 15 $1.50 Add
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The explosion of foreign investor lawsuits

The explosion of foreign investor lawsuits

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

overview of the history of foreign investor lawsuits and how FIPA has accelerated them 9 $0.90 Add
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The FIPA and the courts

The FIPA and the courts

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

This example shows how investor-state arbitrators can review a country’s highest courts, and order its people to pay for whatever the arbitrators order as a protection for foreign … 14 $1.40 Add
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The FIPA media blitz

The FIPA media blitz

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

Analyzes the media’s poorly informed spin on the FIPA and how this fueled government led propaganda 11 $1.10 Add
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The First Steps

The First Steps

From: Canada is Not Back

The 2015 federal election and the immediate effect of Trudeau’s victory Canada’s international reputation and standing. 8 $0.80 Add
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The government’s spin, part one

The government’s spin, part one

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

How did the Harper Government spin the FIPA? It would take another book to count all the ways. I discuss four examples in the next few chapters. The first example is the prime minister’s … 11 $1.10 Add
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The government’s spin, part three

The government’s spin, part three

From: Sold Down the Yangtze

My last example of the government’s misleading responses to concerns about the FIPA comes from the legal challenge brought by the Hupacasath First Nation. 11 $1.10 Add