Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) honour Rideau Institute President with its 2016 Achievement Award.
RI President Honoured for Work on Nuclear Disarmament
Tag Archives: Paul Meyer
Call to Action by Five Former Canadian Disarmament Ambassadors
Former Canadian Disarmament Ambassadors call on Canada play a leadership role in the elimination of nuclear weapons.
How Canada can contribute to the abolition of nuclear weapons
“Canada is well placed, I believe, to play a leading role in the global effort to ensure nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. This will mean, in part, reviving the political and diplomatic effort that characterized Canadian governmental engagement in earlier periods.”
Cherry picking the facts with Ballistic Missile Defence
Given the pressing procurement demands faced by the Canadian military for new planes, ships and equipment that actually work and are in line with real world missions, would it be reasonable to divert millions to the dubious BMD enterprise?
Canada: Time to play a leadership role in nuclear disarmament
Last month Canada assumed the presidency of the main UN disarmament body, the Conference on Disarmament (CD). Paul Meyer, who served as Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament in Geneva from 2003 to 2007, argues that Canada needs to look outside the CD if it is to help advance the non-proliferation and disarmament cause.
NATO approves "new" Strategic Concept
NATO leaders approved a new Strategic Concept document at their Lisbon summit meeting on Friday. The document lays out NATO’s vision of its role in the world, the Alliance’s goals, and how Alliance members intend to pursue those goals. Among other elements, it also spells out the fundamental tenets of NATO’s nuclear weapons policy. On […]