CBC radio panel discusses Justin Trudeau’s decision to pull Canada out of the US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State.
Tag Archives: Russia
Harper will not be part of the solution to Russia–Ukraine crisis
Former Ambassador Chris Westdal surveys the “train wreck” that is Stephen Harper’s foreign policy and examines the detritus of Canada-Russia relations.
The failing Western strategy in Syria
Gar Pardy, calls for a complete re-evaluation of Western strategy in Syria. Related developments include an impending meeting between President Obama and Russian President Putin this week at the UN in New York and joint efforts by the American administration and the EU to bring Iran into the talks over Syria. In the past […]
Why are all the nuclear weapons states modernizing their arsenals?
The upcoming 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the founding of the United Nations, as well as the 60th anniversary of the international Pugwash movement mark a time to reflect, even as the crisis in East-West relations re-ignites the risk of nuclear war. C. Alexei Arbatov, in a commentary […]
Peggy Mason on extension of the military mission in Iraq and Syria
Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute, was interviewed on the extension and expansion of the Canadian military mission in Iraq and Syria on CTV News on Thursday, March 26th.
Why arming Kiev is a really, really bad idea
Washington pundits are backing a proposal to send weapons to Ukraine. Here’s why they all need to take a deep breath.