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.
Peggy Mason on extension of the military mission in Iraq and Syria
United Nations
10 wars to watch in 2015
Jean-Marie Guéhenno, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, provides an overview of 10 conflicts the international community will face in 2015.
Why UN peacekeeping is indispensable
“The demand for UN Blue Helmets has never been greater. But UN peacekeeping cannot begin to live up to its potential to assist countries in transition from civil war to stable governance unless it has the resources to do the job.”
Unfriendly fire: The casualty of war Ottawa would rather forget
“On this Remembrance Day, I am remembering one Canadian peacekeeper in particular — someone the Harper government probably prefers to forget.”
How Canada can contribute to the abolition of nuclear weapons
“Canada is well placed, I believe, to play a leading role in the global effort to ensure nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. This will mean, in part, reviving the political and diplomatic effort that characterized Canadian governmental engagement in earlier periods.”
The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is September 26th
As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon observes, “Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.”
This September 26th, 2014 marks the first observance of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons as designated by the United Nations. In honour of this day, the UN will be holding commemorative events both at its headquarters in New York and at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.