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Partnership with Columbia University’s International Affairs Online

Partnership with Columbia University’s International Affairs Online

The Council on International Policy (CIP) is pleased to announce its partnership with Columbia University’s International Affairs Online (CIAO).

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The CIP at the Global Think Tank Summit

The CIP at the Global Think Tank Summit

The Council’s Navid Hassibi and Wisam Salih were pleased to attend the Global Think Tank Summit in Montréal, Canada where the role of think tanks in society was discussed. Honoured to have heard keynote remarks by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Stéphane Dion.

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If TPP fails, China takes advantage

If TPP fails, China takes advantage

The slow-drag on the TPP is turning the attention of some in the region back to trade possibilities with China, writes J. Berkshire Miller for Al Jazeera English.

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Canada And Iran Are Taking Steps In The Right Direction

Canada And Iran Are Taking Steps In The Right Direction

Navid Hassibi argues in the Huffington Post that Canada and Iran are taking steps in the right direction.

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CIP Happy to Announce its Participation at the Global Think Tank Summit

| September 26, 2016
CIP Happy to Announce its Participation at the Global Think Tank Summit

The Council’s Navid Hassibi and Wisam Salih are honoured to be attending the Global Think Tank Summit in Montréal, Canada. This Summit is being hosted and organized by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). The Summit’s theme is Globalization and Its Discontents: The Role of Think Tanks.

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Keep John Kerry—As President Hillary’s Iran Envoy

| September 16, 2016
Keep John Kerry—As President Hillary’s Iran Envoy

In his piece for the National Interest, the Council’s Navid Hassibi argues why keeping John Kerry as Presidential Envoy for Iran would make sense in a Hillary Clinton administration.

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Why the Next President Must Focus on Asia

Why the Next President Must Focus on Asia

In his piece for TIME, the Council’s J. Berkshire Miller argues why one of the critical issues that needs to be addressed after the election in a bipartisan manner is maintaining—and indeed strengthening—the trajectory of US efforts to “rebalance” its resources and attention to the Asia-Pacific.

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Welcome to a hipper, younger, capable Canadian public service

Welcome to a hipper, younger, capable Canadian public service

In his latest for OpenCanada, the Council’s Wisam Salih highlights the challenges and opportunities for young Canadians to become international affairs practitioners in the Public Service.

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With Sanctions Lifted, South Korea Eyes Investment Links to Iran

With Sanctions Lifted, South Korea Eyes Investment Links to Iran

In his latest for the World Politics Review, the Council’s J. Berkshire Miller discusses the post-sanctions increase in economic ties between Korea and Iran.

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Russia vs. Japan: Asia’s Forgotten Island Fight

Russia vs. Japan: Asia’s Forgotten Island Fight

Mina Pollmann and J. Berkshire Miller discuss the island dispute between Russia and Japan in their latest for The National Interest.

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