July 16, 2012
Science assessments indicate that human activities are moving several of Earth’s sub-systems outside the range of natural variability typical for the previous 500,000 years. Human societies must now change course and steer away from critical tipping points in the Earth system that might lead to rapid and irreversible change.
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July 11, 2012
The Syrian conflict has triggered something more fundamental than a difference of opinion over intervention, something more than an argument about whether the Security Council should authorize the use of force.
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July 6, 2012
Although ambivalence characterizes the stance of scholars toward the desirability of close opinion-policy linkages in general, it is especially evident with regard to immigration. The controversy and disagreement about whether public opinion should drive immigration policy are among the factors making immigration one of the most difficult political debates across the West.
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June 28, 2012
For 48 years, the United States and Canada have cooperatively shared the management of the Columbia River under the Columbia River Treaty (CRT). The Treaty has provided both parties with significant direct benefits from flood control and power generation and indirect benefits of economic growth in the Pacific Northwest. While not without flaws, the CRT has been hailed as “one of the most successful trans-boundary water treaties based on equitable sharing of downstream benefits”.
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June 5, 2012
In 2011, the City of Toronto initiated a service review and multi-year budgeting process to achieve long term fiscal sustainability. Toronto City Manager, Joe Pennachetti came to the Munk School to discuss the various transformational changes taken over the last year to stabilize the City’s fiscal position, and future strategic directions the City can take to build an economically vibrant and inclusive Toronto.
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May 30, 2012
Simurgh is an Iranian stand-alone proxy software for Microsoft Windows. It has been used mainly by Iranian users to bypass censorship since 2009. The downloadable file is less than 1 MB and can be downloaded within a reasonable amount of time even with a slow internet connection, which makes it convenient for many users in Iran.
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May 10, 2012
As the world prepared for the G-8, G-20, and NATO Summits in May and June of 2012, this event gave expert presenters an opportunity to preview the summits’ issues, significance, and likely outcomes.
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April 16, 2012
Drawing on his substantial knowledge of metropolitan Los Angeles’ transit infrastructure and financing, Richard Katz came to the Munk School to examine the advantages and disadvantages of different revenue tools for financing transit. He spoke of generating popular support for, and implementing, new forms of financing.
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April 14, 2012
Though drone strikes in Pakistan have declined sharply this year, the recent attacks on al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen have brought attention to the United States’ expanding and secretive campaign. Incidents like these have inspired the fear that drones make it easier to not only conduct but perhaps even go to war.
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April 1, 2012
Canada’s experience with immigration has been comparatively positive, and mass immigration has considerable popular support within the country. The distinctive Canadian policy model – including large numbers with skill-based selection, multiculturalism and other policies aimed at promoting integration, and provincial autonomy – deserves international attention. However, Canada’s success with immigration is only partly related to its policies, and these may not be easily transferable to other contexts.
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