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Volume 23, Number 1
Table of
CONTENTS
DIPLOMATICA|
Political dissent: Cartoons from around the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Debate: Switzerland’s innovative withholding tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fen Hampson: Tough times for democracies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Questions Asked: Philippe Kirsch’s post-ICC life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Notes from the field: WaterCan at work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Good deeds: Why diplomats play hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Diplomatic Agenda: Norway goes North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Trade Winds: Romania, Sri Lanka and Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DISPATCHES|
Charles F. Doran: America is down but far from out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Principled and pragmatic John Baird on Canada's foreign policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Shipbuilding: A primer on the new Canadian fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Small but beautiful A Top 10 of small, well-run countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Dabaab: Kenya’s overcrowded Somali refugee camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
DELIGHTS|
Books: Tales of war and diplomacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Canadiana: The dispute over San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Entertaining: Who doesn’t like pancakes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Wine: Pinot Noirs from unexpected origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Residences: The home of India’s high commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Envoy’s Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 National Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DIGNITARIES|
New arrivals in the diplomatic corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
DIPLOMATIC LISTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 destinations|
Australia’s awesome East Coast attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written permissionfrom the publisher. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors. © 2007 ISSN 1190-8343 Publication Mail # 40957514. Return undeliverable Canadian copies to: Diplomat Magazine, P.O. Box 1173, Station B, Ottawa, ON K1P 5R2
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