“Canada has managed the extraordinary feat of presenting its opening statement to the NPT Review Conference without any substantive reference to ‘disarmament’ – one of …
Five thousand one hundred and thirteen
For the first time, the United States has formally disclosed the current size of its nuclear stockpile–5113 weapons as of 30 September 2009 (Anne Gearan, …
Cons, Libs talking about new Afghanistan role?
The federal Liberals and Conservatives are informally discussing Canada’s role in Afghanistan following the scheduled end of the combat mission in Kandahar, the Canadian Press …
Blackwater trained Canadian troops
The National Post reported last week that the Department of National Defence has paid the notorious Blackwater security company, now called Xe Services, more than …
Staples on Canada and NATO
Rideau Institute president Steven Staples discusses the future of NATO, interview published in the Globe and Mail, Monday, March 22, 2010, p. A4 (no online …
Byers: Time to resolve Arctic disputes
Earlier this week, Russia and Norway resolved a 40-year dispute over their boundary in the Barents Sea. Canada should follow this positive Russian-Norwegian precedent, says …