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Yukon bound

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Hi friends, just a brief note to say that I’m Yukon bound in about 2 hours…

Apparently it is -23C in Whitehorse today, but that’s okay cause it feels like -34C with the wind chill. I guess we’ll be testing the limits of my parka.

I’ll be back on Tuesday the 27th but am hoping to post, contingent, of course on having internet access.

Hope to have lots to share – including possibly some insights on my collaborator’s philosophy
of negotiation. Barry’s a great guy and I’m lucky to know him, obviously he’s been doing this a while longer than me, so I’m hoping to learn a ton.

Last exciting piece about this trip. Once concluded I’ll have visited every province and terrirtory excecpt NWT, PEI and Newfoundland. Can’t wait to get to them…

Understanding Ignatieff – The Intellectual Foundations of a Liberal Interventionist

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For those interested in Liberal Interventionists and foreign policy I just finished reading a piece by one of the sharpest minds I know, my friend Mike Morgan. Entitled, Michael Ignatieff: Idealism and the Challenge of the “Lesser Evil” and published in the Canadian Institute of International Affairs‘ “International Journal” it is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the intellectual origins of Ignatieff’s liberal interventionist thinking. Indeed, this paper is so good it was awarded the Gelber Prize, given to the best article by a junior scholar in the International Journal.

For another interesting piece, Mike also had published this op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. It explains the importance and power of human rights by looking at the role played by the Helsinki Final Act in ending the cold war. It is another great read and is even more closely tied to his academic research…

A quick thank you to the CIIA (which was also very engaged and supportive when Canada25 released From Middle to Model Power) for letting me post Michael’s article on my webpage.

[tags]Ignatieff, Helsinki Final Act, CIIA, Gelber Prize, International Journal, International Relations[/tags]