In our last blog of 2021 we call on our Ceasefire.ca community to let the government know that supporting a vaccine patent waiver is both the only ethical choice AND the only way of ending this pandemic.
Global solidarity begins with vaccine equity
Reducing nuclear risks, increasing legal accountability and more
Today’s blog includes some visionary women seeking to reduce nuclear risks, examines progress and backsliding on the long road to legal accountability for international crimes and looks at some important aspects of the Ministerial mandates just released.
UPDATED: Canadian spies and cybercrime, UN peacekeeping, a summit on democracy and more
Today we examine: why Canadian spies attacking cyber criminals is a bad idea, how our latest UN peacekeeping pledges fall short, whether the U.S. led Democracy Summit is an empty talk-fest and more, including some surprising Arms Control Award nominees.
We need diplomatic leadership from Canada at NATO and in Ukraine
NATO’s Strategic Concept review and the first Nuclear Prohibition Treaty meeting are golden opportunities for Canada to regain some diplomatic leadership. As for Ukraine, just getting on the right side of diplomacy will be a big step forward.
New RI report on Economic Sanctions under International Law and more
Today’s blog heralds the launch of a timely new Rideau Institute Report on Economic Sanctions and International Law, by inaugural Senior Fellow, Professor Craig Martin. Updates focus on Huawei and 5G, Ukraine and Israel/Palestine.
Major global challenges call for a Canadian foreign policy up to the task – help us get there
In response to our first fundraiser since the onset of the March 2019 lockdown, can you help us continue our strong, independent and fearless advocacy for a Canadian foreign policy “purpose fit” for the huge global challenges on climate, nature and nuclear weapons, we now face? (And note our blog is posted mid-afternoon on Friday now.)