The presence of Canadian soldiers going through the streets of an African country can be weighty in terms of optics.
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Tag: Norway
Right-Wing Extremism Not a Serious Threat, for Now
I have just returned from Oslo where I was thrilled to catch up with one of my favourite terrorist experts, Thomas Hegghammer. Hegghammer and his colleagues at the FFI – Norway’s Defence Research Establishment –…
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Duterte a Grossly Misunderstood Leader
On October 7, Digong — as he is known in shantytowns and barrios in Mindanao Island — marks his first 100 days in office. He is a grossly misunderstood Philippine leader. His critics label his…
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Solheim Calls on Diaspora to Work on Peace
The Sri Lankan civil war holds many a lesson for the island-nation’s diaspora community in Canada and the world in general, according to Erik Solheim, former Norwegian Minister for International Development and for the Environment. Solheim’s…
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Canada Inspires Scandinavian Policy Rethink
Dr. Trygve Ugland, professor at Bishop’s University in Quebec, recently published a paper titled “Canada as an Inspirational Model: Reforming Scandinavian Immigration and Integration Policies,” in the Nordic Journal of Migration Research. New Canadian Media interviewed him…
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