Former Ambassador Chris Westdal surveys the “train wreck” that is Stephen Harper’s foreign policy and examines the detritus of Canada-Russia relations.
Harper will not be part of the solution to Russia–Ukraine crisis
Middle East
Harper’s foreign engagement more posturing than policy
Foreign posturing, not foreign policy, is the Harper Government record.
Canada: A Dishonest Broker for Peace in the Middle East
Micha Kurz, writing for the Harper Decade.com, illustrates the kind of regressive and divisive Canada we’ve seen under the Harper regime, especially in its efforts …
From the killing fields of Flanders to the recurrent Israeli attacks on Gaza: A century later, WWI continues to echo in the Middle East
Almost every city and town in today’s Israel has a “Balfour Street”, named after Britain’s foreign secretary during WWI.
It is a poignant reminder of the fact that while WWI was fought mostly in Europe, it had profound consequences around the globe, and its effects still shape today’s world, particularly in the Middle East.
Nonviolence guru cited in Mideast revolutions
Credit for the “people power” revolutions that have swept longstanding despots out of power in the Middle East and now threaten many similar regimes goes …
NPT Review Conference ends with consensus
The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference wrapped up on Friday, May 28th with agreement on a set of “conclusions and recommendations for follow-on actions” in …