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Misinterpreting Mali: The Uses and Abuses of R2P (Post)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

As argued in this space recently, there are sound legal and political justifications for the intervention of French and West African troops in northern Mali. Further, the apparent achievements of the operation so far lend support to those who argue it is feasible to defeat the Islamist insurgency. But lasting success will depend on the extent to which the r… Read More

Tags: David Petrasek, France, humanitarian intervention, Islamism, Mali, Responsibility to Protect, Syria, UN Security Council

Mulling Over Mali (Post)

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

To those of us deeply skeptical of the deployment of Western military force in the developing world, the French intervention in Mali in recent days poses something of a dilemma. It appears to be legally and militarily justified, and enjoys strong local and regional support. Yet at the same time, it appears to be based on the same assumptions about Western ai… Read More

Tags: Afghanistan, Al-Quaeda, David Petrasek, France, intervention, Islamism, Mali, UN Security Council

Surprise en Inde : le Rafale remporte la compétition (Post)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Le mardi, 31 janvier 2012, le titre de Dassault Aviation s’est envolé rapidement à la bourse de Paris. Avant 17 heures, le constructeur aéronautique français gagnait près de 22% en valeur boursière. Cette hausse tient pour l’essentiel à une nouvelle importante en provenance de New Delhi. Après six ans de réflexions, l’Inde a finalement décidé d’acquéri… Read More

Tags: F-35, France, India, Justin Massie, national defence, Rafale, Srdjan Vucetic

Let’s Look in the Right Place for Proof of Citizen Allegiance (Post)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Sometimes magical thinking pops up in the most unexpected places—like the recently-revived complaints about dual citizenship that have arisen around the candidacy of Thomas Mulcair (a dual citizen of Canada and France) for the NDP leadership. On Mulcair’s account, he chose to acquire French citizenship by marriage in order to go through airport custom… Read More

Tags: Andrew Coyne, Canada, Chris Selley, citizenship, dual citizenship, France, Natalie Brender, Thomas Mulcair

Elle court, elle court, la rumeur à propos de la dévaluation du franc CFA (Post)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Depuis quelques jours, alors que la crise de la dette publique fait rage en Europe, une rumeur persistante à propos d’une très prochaine dévaluation du franc CFA est dans toutes les conversations. Rappelons que dans le cadre de l’accord monétaire assez spécial de la Zone franc, l’euro est rattaché à parité fixe au franc CFA (Communauté Financière d’Afriqu… Read More

Tags: Africa, France, international political economy, Nasser Ary Tanimoune