Andrew F. Cooper

Global Buzz – Diplomatic Bite.
Professor: Balsillie School of International Affairs & Dept of Political Science, & Director of CSRGC, University of Waterloo.

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Death - Obituary - Cause of Death : Saddened to hear of the passing of Ian Taylor, professor of IR and African Political Economy at St Andrew’s University. A great ... https://t.co/HSdkEpD6js

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After Saudi Arabia's summit, I argue in a German Development Institute/DIE blog that the G20 needs recalibration <https://t.co/B0dSJiu6xS

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A major conference with the Danish Foreign Ministry https://t.co/K3aFE3UrcY focusing on how diplomacy can be better connected to citizens

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The Hamburg G20 summit is a key test of German leadership. At odds with populist currents considerable potential exists for creative power.

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Unique twist in application of celebrity power by Sean Penn. Looking forward to discussing this type of role at Atlanta ISA in mid March.

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A new middle is appearing with mtg of MIKTA foreign ministers on sidelines of UN. The G20 is proving a catalyst for variety of informal gps.

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Waves of scandal. I'm in Korea amid allegations of interference by National Intelligence Service during election campaign of Pres Park G-h.

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Successful TO event around OHMD with former PM The Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Lloyd Axworthy, and Bill Graham, Chancellor Trinity College.

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Trying to heal the violence at the Toronto G20, a hockey game planned Sat night between activists and police. Canadian learning experience!

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Lots of credit to go around on the Canada-EU FT deal: Jean Charest, Quebec-France ties, Roy MacLaren and the Canada-Europe RT among others.

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If Obama was the winner domestically on debt ceiling there were diplomatic costs. Not attending EAS has given boost to China's RCEP over TPP

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ED of Greenpeace shows he is not risk adverse with offer to Russians. Putin had NYT on Syria Kumi Naidoo has Guardian on Arctic protestors.

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Tony Abbott is realist on Sri Lanka - Commonwealth: “You don’t make new friends by rubbishing old friends.” Canada taking lonely moral road

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Malcolm Gladwell's new book David and Goliath has interesting lessons for small states - aim to be unorthodox, tough and single-minded.

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What does the Messi tax case mean for GG? Are the norms about fairness being usefully stretched? Or is Messi a soft non-corporate target?

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Back from PUC-RIo event on Rising Powers. Excellent discussion but split still wide between realists and those focusing on norms, identities

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Not the last word on the how, when and why of 'accidental diplomacy' on Syria but a sign of the appetite for debate http://t.co/PNTRq5Ko0a

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A spectrum of public diplomacy, Putin interpreting international law in the NYT, Rodman struggling with bb as new pingpong diplomacy in NK

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If messy with Syria the St P G20 had 2 positives: signs of a shift from crisis cttee to a global focus gp and closer engagement of the BRICS

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At valuable HS of Economics Moscow pre-summit mtg but G20 needs to fight for attention with Syria, cyber issues and Olympic planning @g20rg