Nipa Banerjee urges Canada not to repeat the mistakes of Afghanistan in our new mission against ISIL.
Are we heeding Afghanistan lessons?


Nipa Banerjee urges Canada not to repeat the mistakes of Afghanistan in our new mission against ISIL.

Please sign the E-70 Petition on the Torture of Afghan Detainees before April 15.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason on Countering ISIS

Peggy Mason on the new Liberal plan for the mission against ISIL

Are we following the discredited Viet Nam war strategy of destroying cities to “save” them?

For the first time ever, Canada has a generation of soldiers with no experience in peacekeeping, according to a new report on Canadian peacekeeping training by Walter Dorn and Joshua Libben. Released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on 2 February, the report highlights the need for Canada to step up its game and develop new training programmes for the Canadian Armed Forces if it is to re-engage effectively in UN peace operations.