Today’s blog covers a range of hot foreign policy topics on conflict de-escalation and resolution, on ending impunity for international crimes and on saving the Iran nuclear deal.
Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, Iran nuclear deal, War Crimes and more
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Avoiding needless confrontation in the Arctic and rebuilding Canadian disarmament diplomacy
Canada wasn’t snubbed in the misguided AUKUS submarine deal and neither was New Zealand, which is also trying to pursue a nuanced engagement policy with China.
The corrupting influence of the arms industry
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.
New Peace Centre needed to balance defence industry-funded think tanks
We call on the Government of Canada to hold consultations with civil society on a new independent centre for international peace and security. It is urgently needed to counter think tank policy advice backed by defence industry funding.
UK summit expected to launch “expert group” on future of “brain-dead” NATO
The upcoming NATO Summit is expected to establish an expert group to study the future of the Alliance, providing a golden opportunity for Canada to ensure nuclear arms control and reduced reliance on nuclear weapons are part of the group’s remit.
A Canadian foreign policy that practices what it preaches: Part Two
Canada needs a full-time Foreign Minister, dedicated to rebuilding our diplomatic capacity, with the aim of implementing a feminist foreign policy with UN-led conflict prevention and peaceful conflict resolution at its core.