Today we critique key decisions reached at the NATO Summit in Madrid, consider further casualties of the Ukraine war, highlight security dialogue as an Arctic imperative and end with some good news about Canada’s performance on COVID-19.
Tag Archives: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
A wiser NATO would choose peace negotiations over endless war
Today we explore in some depth the urgent need to broaden our public discussion of the Ukraine conflict beyond a singular focus on military measures to include genuine efforts toward a negotiated peace.
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.
Glimmers of hope from the Biden-Putin Summit and more
Today’s blog is cautiously optimistic about the results of the Biden-Putin Summit but deplores the anti-China tone of the NATO Summit Communiqué.
Welcoming the TPNW and supporting a progressive American foreign policy
This week we celebrate the coming into force of the new nuclear ban treaty and we consider how Canada can rebuild and retool its diplomatic capacity to help nurture a genuinely progressive American foreign policy.
Democrats regain the Senate fueling hopes of an America that is no longer our biggest problem
The storming of the U.S. capitol building even as the final vote count put the Senate back into Democratic hands provides a stark example of the dangers and the promise of American democracy and its implications for global security going forward.