Our topics include the role of the media in stifling discussion of diplomatic options for Ukraine, legitimate debate versus disinformation and some excellent recommendations from the Special Committee on Afghanistan.
This week’s post urges our Government and Parliamentarians to practice what they preach when seeking to hold Russia to legal account. We also examine the role of a revitalized peace process in reducing nuclear risks and ending this terrible conflict.
As the horror of the Ukraine conflict continues to unfold, we examine steps being taken by the UN and the International Criminal Court and ask if NATO misled President Zelensky in the lead up to the invasion.
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.
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.
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.