Our blog considers an exciting new idea to take the politics out of Canada’s arms exports controls through an independent, impartial agency. And we celebrate the granting of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN World Food Programme.
We examine the corrupting influence of an out-of-control “military-industrial complex” in America and troubling signs of the same mechanism at work in Canada, undercutting our diplomatic efforts abroad.
Our latest blog features the UN Secretary-General’s clarion call for global action to confront “the world of challenges” before us.
Today’s blog will focus on an exciting series of 6 interlinked webinars on The Future of Peacekeeping in the Transition to a More Peaceful World: Why UN peace operations are critical and need to be expanded.
Today’s blog examines the UN’s explicit call for Canada, Iran and others to cease fueling the deadly Yemeni conflict through arms transfers. Then we examine shocking DND plans to potentially partner with Israel in the production of armed drones even as that country is using these weapons for manifestly illegal purposes.
The government of Canada must join with other nations in resisting the Trump administration’s new Cold War with China in favour of maximum efforts to promote pragmatic, constructive cooperation wherever possible.
