Agenda Canada-Asie
Une analyse mensuelle approfondie des enjeux régionaux pertinents pour les pratiques du gouvernement en matière de relations politiques, économiques et de sécurité entre le Canada et l’Asie.
High-level representatives from 53 states, including Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, will be in Seoul to attend the second Nuclear Security Summit on March 26 and 27. For Seoul, the summit presents several challenges which will have to be handled well if the meeting is to be considered a success. Author Paul Meyer argues that despite the challenge of a restrictive definition of nuclear...
23 Mars 2012
Au lendemain du décès soudain de l’ancien dirigeant Kim Jong-il le 17 décembre 2011 et de la désignation subséquente de Kim Jong-un à la tête de l’État et au poste de commandant en chef de l’armée du pays, la Corée du Nord se trouve dans une phase de transition critique. Le Canada, comme de nombreux pays, surveille attentivement chaque mouvement du régime militaire alors que la Corée du Nord se...
15 Février 2012
China and India are among several countries in Asia making significant progress in life science innovation. Countries from the Asia Pacific region have signaled a strong commitment to science and technology with their current R&D expenditures growing faster than in the US or Europe. However, Asia remains in need for much of what Canada possesses - knowledge, know-how, leading-edge technology...
30 Janvier 2012
Since March 2011, Burma’s new government has initiated the most significant economic and political reforms for the country in over half a century. In light of these developments, Canada needs to rethink its Burma policy – not just in response to these very recent developments, but also to re-examine Canada’s hard-line policy of isolation that has been relatively futile.
21 Novembre 2011
As China’s involvement in British Columbia’s natural resource sector increases, First Nations are taking proactive measures to ensure that their economic, cultural and political interests are not sidelined. While it is unclear what impact these measures will have on the way Canada and British Columbia conduct trade promotion in China, two outcomes seem certain: BC First Nations will expand their...
19 Octobre 2011
Asia contains some of the most diverse and dynamic cyberspace governance and security policies. It is also the fastest growing region on the planet for connectivity to cyberspace. As ICT innovation and creativity flourishes in the region, it faces the broadening cyberspace controls of some of the world’s most restrictive regimes. This piece highlights how countries are responding to the...
12 septembre 2011
Le rejet de l’offre d’achat de BHP Billiton (BHPB) sur la société Potash Corp. en novembre 2010 a choqué les investisseurs à l’échelle internationale. La saga s’est jouée autant sur la scène politique qu’économique, et la controverse a été accentuée par la possible participation d’une société administrée par le gouvernement central chinois. De nombreuses questions ont ainsi été soulevées au sujet...
12 Août 2011
Canadians engaged in Asia are convinced that Canada’s position and relevance in Asia in the coming decades will help shape and define a new role for Canada in global affairs. The time is ripe for Canada to build a comprehensive strategy for Asia. In the latest Points of View Asia-Pacific opinion panel, Canadian Asia practitioners share their initial thoughts on how they envision an international...
12 Août 2011
The demand for Canadian education is rising, most visibly in Asia. An important and growing, yet relatively unexplored, dimension of Canada’s overseas education engagement is its offshore and international schools. Canada’s provincial accreditation of overseas schools is one of the most innovative international initiatives in education. However, a lack of sufficient oversight and support for the...
24 Mai 2011
The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 was the greatest natural disaster in Japan’s recorded history. This review covers the estimates of damage and destruction of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, and focuses on the immediate emergency and rescue response compared to other recent earthquake in Japan, and then points to what can be learned from these events for the...
22 Mars 2011
