Paris: Will the current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations progress in the coming months?
I doubt whether negotiations will resume in the short term. […]
Erna Paris
Award-winning author, journalist, and historian
ERNA PARIS is the author of seven acclaimed works of literary non-fiction and the winner of ten national and international writing awards for her books, feature writing, and radio documentaries. Her works have been published in fourteen countries and translated into eight languages. Long Shadows: Truth, Lies, and History was chosen as one of “The Hundred Most Important Books Ever Written in Canada” by the Literary Review of Canada Her most recent work, The Sun Climbs Slow: The International Criminal Court and the Struggle for Justice was first on The Globe and Mail's “best book of the year” list and shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Erna is a member of the Honorary Council of the Canadian Centre for International Justice and a past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.
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Paris: What was the most significant development in international affairs this year?
The breakthrough with Iran, which enabled international diplomacy over sabre […]
Paris: What impact has Nelson Mandela had on your life?
I was privileged to be researching a book in South […]
Paris: Are global talks on climate change useful?
Talk is always useful. Someone just might be listening. Building […]
Paris: Should Canada be calling for the overthrow of the Iranian regime?
No. Canada’s international voice is increasingly inconsequential, so calling for […]
Paris: Would establishing that Syria has used chemical weapons be enough trigger international intervention?
Yes, if the Responsibility to Protect still means anything at […]
Paris: Did Margaret Thatcher do more harm than good?
Her legacy is mixed, but more negative than positive, in […]
Paris: Is the folding of CIDA into DFAIT the end or a fresh start for Canadian international development?
Some commentators are examining the folding of CIDA into DEFAIT […]
Paris: Should the U.S. president have the right to kill American citizens when conducting counterterrorism operations?
The question is revealing because it appears to assume that […]
Paris: Is Islamist extremism a bigger problem now than it was before 9/11?
Yes. The pro-Palestinian terrorism that rocked Western Europe in the […]
Paris: Should Canada’s military support the intervention in Mali?
A tough question, given the failure of interventions elsewhere. Skeptics […]
Paris: Who faces greater challenges to reform, the Xi-Li or the Obama administration?
Having just returned (to France) from two weeks in Beijing, […]
Paris: What question would you ask Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird?
Would the minister please tell Canadians why his party has […]
Paris: Was the first decade of the ICC a more just one?
Because the ICC is the world’s first permanent international criminal […]
Paris: What will be the impact of the $1.1 billion cut to National Defence?
The impact of defence cuts, foreign aid cuts, embassy cuts […]
Paris: Will Obama be successful in convincing Netanyahu not to strike Iran?
The relationship between the two is not warm. Right-wing nationalist […]
Paris: How should Canada respond to the rising violence in Syria?
Canada has joined the call for humanitarian breaks to enable […]
Paris: Should religion be a tool of Canadian foreign policy?
Religion is already a tool of Stephen Harper’s foreign and […]
Paris: Is North America dead?
Dead? Newt Gingrich thinks America has been hijacked by “socialists.” […]