Our guest blog looks at former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s key insights into the Minsk peace process and why she believed diplomacy was the best road forward. We also look at the role of civil society in the fall of Assad and update Canada’s obligations in Palestine.
Russia and the US agree to discuss nuclear risks and arms control; another Canadian judge overrules decisions on faulty intelligence and we examine a quintessentially Canadian proposal for building a Ukraine peace table.
Today we consider the role of Canada’s financial institutions in helping fuel the climate crisis, examine ways to lower growing nuclear risks and dip into SIPRI’s invaluable annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security.
Lessons from history are a big theme in today’s blog post as we look at the Iranian protests and the 1962 Cuban missile crisis while continuing to grapple with western intransigence in negotiating a just peace in Ukraine.
In the wake of our failed Security Council bid, now is the time for Canada to review our foreign policy, rebuild diplomatic capacity and strengthen civil society engagement, while also taking immediate steps to fulfill our declared commitments to foreign aid, peacekeeping, disarmament and international law.