For many Canadians, the European Union and its member-states represent a distant world wherein political and economic happenings have little significance. Still, the European model of soft power and multilateralism, exhibited strongly in Germany, may indeed line up closer to Canadian ideals than most imagine.
Germany’s foreign policy today, strongly influenced by international institutions and the [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Canada and Germany: More Similar than Meets the Eye
Posted in Canada, DSJ work, Germany, tagged Canada, Foreign Policy, Germany, Multilateralism on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Trilogy in the Making
Posted in Denmark, Middle East, tagged Brabrand Nord, Cartoon Crisis, Denmark on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The number 15 bus winds through downtown Aarhus, Denmark twice every hour. Looking out the window, one can see the Radhuset, or city hall, numerous banks and even a few 7-Elevens – all the signs of a modern metropolis. Aarhus is, after all, the second largest city in Denmark with almost 300,000 inhabitants.
But if [...]
