In this CTV News article, Steven Staples and other foreign policy analysts look back on an eventful 2010, identifying two major Canadian foreign policy failures …
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Canada's dwindling peacekeepers
The Toronto Star reports on Canada’s dwindling contribution to U.N. peacekeeping (Brett Popplewell, “Last of a dying breed: The Canadian peacekeeper,” Toronto Star, 11 December …
Canada's loss at the UN – What's your reaction?
In a last ditch effort to avoid a complete defeat, Canada withdrew its bid before what was expected to be a complete drumming by member states as support swung to Portugal over Canada. What is your reaction? Tell everyone. Leave your reply below.
No seat at the table for Harper foreign policy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper came into office vowing to “bring Canada back as a credible player on the world stage“. Today in New York, however, …
Canadian government supports UN, but not peacekeeping
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s speech at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly has made a number of things clear about his attitude towards …
Where have all the Blue Berets gone?
A recent discussion on the future role of Canada’s military forces demonstrated once again that some of Canada’s most well known defence and foreign policy …