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Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=381653 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/16/mad-as-hell-in-moscow/feed/ 0 After seven months in jail, one member of Pussy Riot is still eager to court controversy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/dfaits-iranian-outreach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/dfaits-iranian-outreach/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=384302 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/dfaits-iranian-outreach/feed/ 0 The Global Dialogue on the Future of Iran, an effort by the University of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/dfait-skirts-iranian-government-tries-to-reach-iranian-people/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/dfait-skirts-iranian-government-tries-to-reach-iranian-people/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 01:16:04 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382596 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/10/dfait-skirts-iranian-government-tries-to-reach-iranian-people/feed/ 0 Canada severed diplomatic relations with Iran last September, cutting off contact between the Iranian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/homage-to-latakia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/homage-to-latakia/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 16:50:16 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=382150 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/09/homage-to-latakia/feed/ 0 Why non-intervention isn’t an option http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376495 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/the-chechen-connection/feed/ 0 The horror of Boston is familiar to many in Chechnya—but that doesn’t mean the region was involved http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/she-led-she-didnt-follow/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/she-led-she-didnt-follow/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/she-led-she-didnt-follow/feed/ 0 No British politician today can escape the shadow Margaret Thatcher cast over the nation http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-girls-of-atomic-city-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-helped-win-world-war-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-girls-of-atomic-city-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-helped-win-world-war-ii/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370551 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/12/the-girls-of-atomic-city-the-untold-story-of-the-women-who-helped-win-world-war-ii/feed/ 0 Our book review of Denise Kiernan's 'The Girls of Atomic City' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/second-guessing-first-aid-to-arab-nations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/second-guessing-first-aid-to-arab-nations/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:04:41 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370452 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/11/second-guessing-first-aid-to-arab-nations/feed/ 0 Why Canada decided to ditch Israeli trauma kits during Baird’s 2011 visit http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/drawing-the-line/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/drawing-the-line/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365561 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/08/drawing-the-line/feed/ 0 Why cartoonists are proving to be a powerful force in one of the world’s most repressive regimes http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/01/no-strings-attached/feed/ 0 Karzai’s new anti-U.S. stance is driven by a desire to leave office as a peacemaker, not a puppet http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/transparency-at-dfait-and-the-privy-council-office/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/transparency-at-dfait-and-the-privy-council-office/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:41:53 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=363705 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/22/transparency-at-dfait-and-the-privy-council-office/feed/ 0 This morning I sent Suzanne Legault, Canada’s information commissioner, the following letter. Updates will... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/feed/ 0 The comandante’s chosen successor launches his campaign for the presidency http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/iranian-interior-minister-barred-from-eu-comes-anyway/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/iranian-interior-minister-barred-from-eu-comes-anyway/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:32:29 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360067 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/iranian-interior-minister-barred-from-eu-comes-anyway/feed/ 0 Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar is in Vienna this week to attend a session... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-revolution-stops-here/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-revolution-stops-here/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357575 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/12/the-revolution-stops-here/feed/ 0 A political assassination. A prime minister’s resignation. The country that was the cradle of the Arab Spring is shaking http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:11:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/feed/ 0 That Venezuela is split at the moment of his death is the result of his own polarizing politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:16:14 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354385 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/death-of-adopted-russian-child-ignites-firestorm-of-nationalism/feed/ 0 Foreign ministry vows 'murderers' of three-year-old Max Shatto will be punished http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/accessing-information-at-dfait/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/accessing-information-at-dfait/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:58:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/26/accessing-information-at-dfait/feed/ 0 Canada’s Access to Information Act stipulates that a government institution should disclose information 30... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/tzipi-livni-and-the-return-of-a-two-state-solution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/tzipi-livni-and-the-return-of-a-two-state-solution/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:22:53 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353126 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/21/tzipi-livni-and-the-return-of-a-two-state-solution/feed/ 0 Barely a month ago, the arc of Israeli politics seemed pretty clear, if not... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/time-to-bomb-syria-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/time-to-bomb-syria-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350220 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/time-to-bomb-syria-2/feed/ 0 With 60,000 dead and 250 more dying each day, has the time come for foreign action? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/the-big-truck-that-went-by-how-the-world-came-to-save-haiti-and-left-behind-a-disaster-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/the-big-truck-that-went-by-how-the-world-came-to-save-haiti-and-left-behind-a-disaster-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/15/the-big-truck-that-went-by-how-the-world-came-to-save-haiti-and-left-behind-a-disaster-2/feed/ 0 By Jonathan M. Katz http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:36:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=349589 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/12/john-baird-looks-at-mali-and-sees-afghanistan/feed/ 0 If the Foreign Minister doesn't want to get involved in another Afghanistan, what are we still doing in the original one? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/loud-and-clear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/loud-and-clear/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347366 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/08/loud-and-clear/feed/ 0 The government is already rounding up 'dissidents'—an early warning sign to the opposition http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/mps-debate-mali-bob-rae-shows-talons/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/mps-debate-mali-bob-rae-shows-talons/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:52:26 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347555 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/mps-debate-mali-bob-rae-shows-talons/feed/ 0 Missed the debate on Mali? So did most MPs http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:42:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/01/a-convenient-war/feed/ 0 The French president launched a war in Mali just as his popularity hit an all-time low http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-story-told-through-70000-artifacts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-story-told-through-70000-artifacts/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341313 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/a-story-told-through-70000-artifacts/feed/ 0 Rescuing Germany's history, one toothbrush at a time http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/macleans-video-key-questions-about-mali/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/macleans-video-key-questions-about-mali/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:52:49 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=342787 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/macleans-video-key-questions-about-mali/feed/ 0 In this narrated photo gallery, Michael Petrou explains why taking on al-Qaeda in north Africa is unavoidable http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:46:44 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=343073 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/27/john-bairds-five-most-pressing-international-files/feed/ 0 Trade may be the Foreign Affairs Minister's priority, but other issues could force their way to the top of the list http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on why this war may be unavoidable http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/what-the-israeli-election-means-for-the-peace-process/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/what-the-israeli-election-means-for-the-peace-process/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:53:53 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341032 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/23/what-the-israeli-election-means-for-the-peace-process/feed/ 0 The peace process was only a minor factor in the campaign. But the centre and left proved robust in the election. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/the-great-right-hope/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/the-great-right-hope/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/the-great-right-hope/feed/ 0 How a hawkish politician is shaking up Israeli politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:42 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/feed/ 0 ... and why the rest of the world is keeping its distance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/bringing-torture-to-light/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/bringing-torture-to-light/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:54:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335061 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/bringing-torture-to-light/feed/ 0 But the quasi-judicial process has no legal standing http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:56:15 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/08/criticism-of-chuck-hagel-on-israel-is-empty-and-misguided/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on Obama's nominee for secretary of defence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/refuge-for-cindor-reeves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/refuge-for-cindor-reeves/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 02:25:42 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/03/refuge-for-cindor-reeves/feed/ 0 Why the brother-in-law of a former Liberian president was granted immigration status in the Netherlands http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-dangers-of-atheism-in-the-new-egypt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-dangers-of-atheism-in-the-new-egypt/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:02:25 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=330743 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/20/the-dangers-of-atheism-in-the-new-egypt/feed/ 0 Egyptian atheist Alber Saber is today out of jail, free on bail pending the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:00:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327377 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/16/al-qaeda-rising/feed/ 0 A Michael Petrou report: Islamist terrorists spread chaos and fear in Africa while the West dithers http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:36:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327980 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/13/hitting-russias-crooks-and-abusers-where-it-hurts-in-canada/feed/ 0 Russian politician urges House to pass private member's bill http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-shifting-alliances-of-egypts-revolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-shifting-alliances-of-egypts-revolution/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:19:29 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326812 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/the-shifting-alliances-of-egypts-revolution/feed/ 0 Mubarak supporters, opponents march together in Tahrir Square http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mohamed-morsi-and-egypts-struggle-for-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mohamed-morsi-and-egypts-struggle-for-democracy/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:28:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324751 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/mohamed-morsi-and-egypts-struggle-for-democracy/feed/ 0 It's becoming clear Morsi has no interest in governing as a democrat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/an-unlikely-peacemaker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/an-unlikely-peacemaker/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:20:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320671 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/an-unlikely-peacemaker/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on the Muslim Brotherhood in post-revolution Egypt http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/maajid-nawaz-talks-of-turning-the-tide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/maajid-nawaz-talks-of-turning-the-tide/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:00:26 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321426 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/04/maajid-nawaz-talks-of-turning-the-tide/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou talks to Maajid Nawaz, author of Radical: My Journey from Islamist Extremism to a Democratic Awakening http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/egypts-struggle-for-democracy-continues/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/egypts-struggle-for-democracy-continues/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:14:39 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320737 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/egypts-struggle-for-democracy-continues/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on the storm now brewing http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-canada-should-support-the-palestinian-membership-bid-at-the-united-nations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-canada-should-support-the-palestinian-membership-bid-at-the-united-nations/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:40:08 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320593 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/28/why-canada-should-support-the-palestinian-membership-bid-at-the-united-nations/feed/ 0 And why Israel should too http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/egypt-in-pictures-a-narrated-slideshow-by-michael-petrou/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/egypt-in-pictures-a-narrated-slideshow-by-michael-petrou/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:18:52 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/21/egypt-in-pictures-a-narrated-slideshow-by-michael-petrou/feed/ 0 In this video gallery, Michael Petrou describes hopes and fears in the wake of revolution http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-michael-petrou-on-egypt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-michael-petrou-on-egypt/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:39:14 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316850 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/video-michael-petrou-on-egypt/feed/ 0 ...