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Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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/2013/03/22/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/2013/03/13/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/2013/03/05/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/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/2013/02/12/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/2013/02/06/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/2013/01/23/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/2013/01/15/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/2013/01/08/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/2012/12/13/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/2012/11/29/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/2012/11/19/what-to-watch-for-in-gaza/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-to-watch-for-in-gaza/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:03:24 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=316188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/19/what-to-watch-for-in-gaza/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on unanswered questions in the conflict http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/israel-and-hamas-on-the-brink-of-something-much-worse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/israel-and-hamas-on-the-brink-of-something-much-worse/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:11:48 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=315893 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/16/israel-and-hamas-on-the-brink-of-something-much-worse/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou explains the stakes http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/irwin-cotler-on-imprisoned-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/irwin-cotler-on-imprisoned-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:38:38 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313436 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/irwin-cotler-on-imprisoned-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-nasrin-sotoudeh/feed/ 0 Cotler, in the House, continues his good and mostly ignored fight on Iran here.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/iranian-blogger-murdered-in-custody/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/iranian-blogger-murdered-in-custody/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:02:58 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313180 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/08/iranian-blogger-murdered-in-custody/feed/ 0 Sattar Beheshti is dead. Most of his family are forbidden from visiting his grave.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/ontario-court-rules-cultural-centres-exposed-by-macleans-are-iranian-fronts/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/ontario-court-rules-cultural-centres-exposed-by-macleans-are-iranian-fronts/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:29:33 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310166 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/ontario-court-rules-cultural-centres-exposed-by-macleans-are-iranian-fronts/feed/ 0 The Ontario Superior Court has issued a restraining order against Iran’s property in Canada,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/irans-1980s-massacre-of-political-prisoners-exposed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/irans-1980s-massacre-of-political-prisoners-exposed/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:32:51 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=309474 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/irans-1980s-massacre-of-political-prisoners-exposed/feed/ 0 The Iran Tribunal — a sort of people’s truth commission that doesn’t have any... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/why-does-canada-insist-on-honouring-a-xenophobic-fascist/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/why-does-canada-insist-on-honouring-a-xenophobic-fascist/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:54:31 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308233 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/why-does-canada-insist-on-honouring-a-xenophobic-fascist/feed/ 0 No, I’m not talking about Quebecois nationalist Abbé Lionel Groulx — though that would... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:12:54 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=305905 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/22/benghazi-and-tonights-presidential-debate/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on the issues Obama will and should face in tonight's debate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/flag-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-flies-again-in-ottawa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/flag-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-flies-again-in-ottawa/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:12:57 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301536 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/flag-of-islamic-republic-of-iran-flies-again-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 The flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran today flies on the grounds of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/whats-changed-in-egypt-since-the-revolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/whats-changed-in-egypt-since-the-revolution/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:16:58 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/05/whats-changed-in-egypt-since-the-revolution/feed/ 0 It depends, of course, on whom you ask. Members and supporters of the Muslim... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/macleans-big-in-tehran/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/macleans-big-in-tehran/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:37:33 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/macleans-big-in-tehran/feed/ 0 Mehdi Hashemi, son of former Iranian president Ali Akbar Rasfanjani, last month returned to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/our-revolution-is-not-the-guidebook-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/our-revolution-is-not-the-guidebook-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-2/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:37:46 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299372 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/our-revolution-is-not-the-guidebook-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-2/feed/ 0 In Cairo tonight, several hundred protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Shura Council,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:24:34 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou live tweets from Egypt http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/expelled-iranian-diplomats-arrive-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/expelled-iranian-diplomats-arrive-home/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:47:09 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293536 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/expelled-iranian-diplomats-arrive-home/feed/ 0 Iran’s English language propaganda arm Press TV has a report on the expelled Iranian... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/heroes-welcome-planned-for-expelled-iranian-diplomats/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/heroes-welcome-planned-for-expelled-iranian-diplomats/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:30:05 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292777 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/heroes-welcome-planned-for-expelled-iranian-diplomats/feed/ 0 Iran’s embassy staff departed Ottawa at 10 o’clock this morning on a charter flight... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/closing-irans-embassy-will-shrink-but-not-end-its-influence-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/closing-irans-embassy-will-shrink-but-not-end-its-influence-in-canada/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:19:06 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=291872 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/10/closing-irans-embassy-will-shrink-but-not-end-its-influence-in-canada/feed/ 0 Many of the regime's elite have made Canada their home http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/we-have-some-concerns-with-the-way-youve-spun-the-facts-senator-don-merediths-office-responds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/we-have-some-concerns-with-the-way-youve-spun-the-facts-senator-don-merediths-office-responds/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:00:24 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/05/we-have-some-concerns-with-the-way-youve-spun-the-facts-senator-don-merediths-office-responds/feed/ 0 Yesterday I received the following email from Kevin Bourne, “communications and policy adviser” for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/tory-senator-joins-iranian-embassy-shindig/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/tory-senator-joins-iranian-embassy-shindig/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:00:53 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288731 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/04/tory-senator-joins-iranian-embassy-shindig/feed/ 0 Don Meredith, apparently, didn't see any contradictions with his party's hard line on Iran http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/fund-syrias-rebels-but-be-honest-about-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/fund-syrias-rebels-but-be-honest-about-it/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:01:02 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/17/fund-syrias-rebels-but-be-honest-about-it/feed/ 0 Canada probably wants to help the insurgency but is afraid to say so openly http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/iran-seeks-to-open-religious-school-in-montreal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/iran-seeks-to-open-religious-school-in-montreal/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:41:50 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=284159 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/16/iran-seeks-to-open-religious-school-in-montreal/feed/ 0 An Iranian religious education organization under the ultimate supervision of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:00:03 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=283406 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/12/canada-gives-2-million-to-the-charitable-alma-mater-of-omar-khadrs-dad/feed/ 0 Human Concern International says it's doing everything right now http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:56:37 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275204 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/the-scarborough-shootings-shyanne-charles-gun-control-and-the-toronto-star/feed/ 0 Where to begin? Let’s start with a plea for facts. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:01:16 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/feed/ 0 I don’t know about you, but for me nothing makes waiting in the sweltering... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/the-national-post-and-ottawa-citizen-on-irans-outreach-efforts-in-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/the-national-post-and-ottawa-citizen-on-irans-outreach-efforts-in-canada/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:25:29 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273490 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/11/the-national-post-and-ottawa-citizen-on-irans-outreach-efforts-in-canada/feed/ 0 Last month I wrote about Iranian efforts to reach out to ex-pat Iranians and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/better-late-than-never-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/better-late-than-never-2/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:31:45 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273118 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/10/better-late-than-never-2/feed/ 0 Maclean’s, June 20, 2012. Ottawa Citizen, July 10, 2012. Hello there, Fox News, July...