Retired Royal Navy Commander Robert Green explains his views on nuclear deterrence in an article in the February 23rd, 2011 issue of Embassy Magazine (reprinted in full at Defence Watch): Nuclear deterrence has not prevented non-nuclear states from attacking allies of nuclear weapon states. Examples include China entering the Korean War when the US had […]
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Update: Due to the earthquake in New Zealand, Robert Green has had to return to his home in Christchurch. His presentation will be in video format. Alyn Ware, a colleague of Mr. Green, will be accompanying the Hon. Douglas Roche, a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, at the event. For Alyn’s biography: http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/aboutus/PeaceConference/Keynote_speakers/Alyn_Ware.aspx Retired Royal Navy Commander Robert Green is […]
Webcast & Conference Call: How can we make the F-35 stealth fighters, and peace, election issues?
Join us in a live discussion with special guest Murray Dobbin, one of Canada’s most popular progressive political commentators and analysts. Nov 16, 2010 3 PM ET, 12 PT
New strategy ideas in U.S. peace movement
Peace activists from around the United States gathered in Albany, NY in July to discuss a new comprehensive strategy for peace activism in the U.S. “The plan includes a new focus and some promising proposals for building a coalition that includes the labor movement, civil rights groups, students, and other sectors of the activist world […]
Ottawa Outfront Speaker Series: Dr. Walter Dorn on Canada and peacekeeping
On 11 February 2010, the Ottawa Outfront Speaker Series hosted Dr. Walter Dorn in conversation with Gloria Galloway of the Globe and Mail on the topic of Canada’s future as a UN peacekeeper. Dr. Dorn, a professor at the Canadian Forces College, strongly advocated a return to Canada’s proud tradition as a strong supporter of […]
Call for ICC investigation of Canadian military and diplomats
UBC Professor Michael Byers and human rights expert Professor William A. Schabas of the National University of Ireland have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expand its preliminary examination of alleged war crimes by Canadian officials in and related to Afghanistan. In a letter written to ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on 3 December, […]