Op-Eds Archive
Lula for World Bank
In a piece for The Financial Times, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin argues that "there are other clear alternatives" to automatically selecting an American as the next head of the World Bank.
How Will N'Dour Use His Celebrity Now?
In a piece for Huffington Post Canada, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Cooper looks at why Youssou N'Dour would have been a suitable candidate for Senegal's presidency.
Canada back on the Chinese radar
In a piece picked up by The Globe and Mail's Global Exchange blog, CIGI Senior Fellow Gregory Chin argues that an agreement between China and Canada "will help to create the 'stable' investment climate that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was calling for, at the start of Mr. Harper’s visit."
Iran as sequel? Another bomb
In an op-ed to The Globe and Mail, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker looks at the situation between the West and Iran, and argues that "we should not allow ourselves to be stampeded into supporting a war on arbitrary timelines and hyped intelligence."
Jean-Claude Duvalier should be tried for more than corruption
In an op-ed to The Toronto Star, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Jorge Heine argues that "the last thing (Haiti) needs right now is a resurfacing of Duvalierism."
Our peak oil premium
CIGI Chair of Global System Thomas Homer-Dixon writes on "Our peak oil premium." He argues that we're much closer to an oil peak than most people acknowledge.
Russia and China provide cover for Assad’s Syria
In an op-ed to The Toronto Star, CIGI Senior Fellow Bessma Momani argues that "as the death toll continues to rise above 5,000 Syrian lives, it is time to come to terms with the likelihood of a protracted stalemate."
South Africa a top destination for medical tourists
In an op-ed to The New Age, CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development Jonathan Crush looks at the rise of South Africa as a private health care destination.
Dear Mr Wolf… Reflections for the Magic Mountain
CIGI Senior Visiting Fellow Simon Zadek asks: Can Davos 2012 offer real alternatives or will it serve up a smiling, gritted-teeth espousal that "business as usual" can and should be sustained?
Art frames terror and security
In an op-ed to The Waterloo Region Record, CIGI Research Officer Michael Lawrence looks at how artists, like Daisy Rockwell, are contributing to discussions on global security.
A World View of the Economy in 2012
In his latest to Huffington Post Canada, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Cooper looks at what some of the possible developments will be in the global economy for 2012.
Conservatives - Is it 1930 Already?
In light of David Cameron’s veto on a Euro-surveillance treaty, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Andrew Cooper looks at how echoes of the past are shaping British policy during hard economic times. Are contemporary Conservatives in the UK a far departure from those of the 1930s?