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Great Nations Don't Share Embassies, Harper

Andrew Cooper | Posted 12.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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Andrew Cooper

Canada has long been a country with a high degree of sensitively -- and astuteness -- about status in the world. The sharing of some embassy services between Canada and the U.K. has already received a lot of attention. In geo-political hierarchical terms, the main risk of Canada cutting rather than building diplomatic infrastructure is that it plays to an image of decline that is contrary to the desire of the Harper government. An agreement with the U.K. then risks displaying not strength but a double image of weakness.

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Obama's G20 Troubles

Andrew Cooper | Posted 01.03.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Brics, g20 Obama, Eurozone, European Debt Crisis, Sarkozy, Barack Obama, Cannes, g20, Canada, Euro, Canada Business News
Andrew Cooper

The first day of the French G20 is a good indication the U.S. is losing its dominant role -- and even strong interest -- in the G20. By way of contras...

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Stephen Harper and Brazil: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

Andrew Cooper | Posted 10.17.2011 | Canada
Read More: Brics, India, Stephen Harper Brazil Visit, Stephen Harper Brazil, Brazil, Bilateral, g20, Multilateral, G7, Recession, China, Canada News
Andrew Cooper

Emerging economies have numerous leaders visiting them in efforts to hitch onto success and it is a very good sign that Canada is in the mix. Yet when the troubles hit, Canada will likely to return to established friends -- even when those friends have precipitated risky economic activity.

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Yao Ming: Breaking the Celebrity Activist Mould

Andrew Cooper | Posted 09.21.2011 | Canada
Read More: Brics, Yao Ming Retiring, Yao Ming, Basketball, Diplomacy, China, Nba, Celebrities, Unaids, Jackie Chan, Celebrity Endorsements, Canada News
Andrew Cooper

Yao Ming's legacy will be a double barrier breaker: as a catalyst for basketball's global appeal and as a non-Western star who is willing to commit himself to not only the pursuit of private gain but issues aimed at the enhancement of the public good.

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