The only way Afghanistan can build sustainable peace is through a comprehensive peace process, a fundamental lesson that Canada and NATO have still failed to learn.
Canada, NATO and Afghanistan: Lessons NOT learned entrap us still today
Ending (some) war crimes impunity, breaking Iran-US stalemate, Int’l Women’s Day and more
Today’s blog examines the international reaction to the ICC investigation of war crimes in Palestine; considers ways to end the dangerous diplomatic impasse in efforts to reinstate the Iran nuclear deal, digs into new Biden administration guidance on arms control and strategic stability and outlines some of the many ways to celebrate International Women’s Day 2021.
A closer look at “fraught” Canada-China relations
Today’s blog features a range of top Canadian experts speaking extremely thoughtfully about the difficulties in putting Canada-China relations on a better footing, and why it really matters that we do so.
NATO report suggests Alliance still “brain dead”, more Canadian gun control and worries over Biden’s China policy review
Prepare to be inspired by some new thinking from ten leading peace researchers critiquing NATO’s vapid “reflections” on the next ten years; read details of new Federal gun control legislation and consider a trenchant critique of how President Biden is handling his China review.
NORAD modernization a litmus test of Canadian post-pandemic priorities
Read about why it is essential for Canada to undertake its NORAD modernization commitment within existing defence resources and in a manner that enhances, rather than undermines, both public safety in Canada’s North and strategic stability more broadly.
Hope for Yemen, vaccine equity, the ICC and Palestine, cyber operations and more
This week’s blog is chock full of important international developments including an end to American support for the war in Yemen and a pivotal decision of the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over war crimes in Palestine. We also delve into the murky world of cyber attacks.