Michael Petrou
Nieman Fellow @Harvard Chevening Scholar @UniofOxford Lecturer @Carleton_U. Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellow. @MIGSinstitute Fellow. Journalist. Historian.
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First aid and second guesses in Libya - Macleans.ca
Why Canada decided to ditch Israeli trauma kits during Baird’s 2011 visit
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Michael Petrou
Eight years ago, I got a tip that Canada privately sourced medial kits to give to Libyan rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi (remember them?) because the kits DND already had on hand had material made in Israel or marked with first aid-type crosses
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Home - The Logic
In-depth reporting on the innovation economy.
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Michael Petrou
Today, my friend and @niemanfdn colleague @dskok, along with his skilled team, launch @the_logic, an online publication reporting in depth on the digital economy. It's as thoughtful, probing and pleasurable to read as you'd expect
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The Greatest Exodus of Our Time
The emptying of Syria is the greatest forced migration of humanity in modern times.
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Michael Petrou
Syria's emptying is the greatest Exodus of our time. My Travers Fellowship project on Syrian refugees in Middle East
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What does Canada get out of restoring diplomatic ties with Iran?: Opinion
We will see more convenient travel for Iranian Canadians and their relatives, certainly, and the possibility of modest trade and business deals down the road. That might be enough for Trudeau's government, and if it is, he should say so.
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Michael Petrou
There may be benefits to Canada restoring ties with Iran; "holding Iran to account" on human rights not one of them
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