• Troops to Turkey?  The ‘Chanak Affair’ of 1922 and Its Relevance Today

    Troops to Turkey? The ‘Chanak Affair’ of 1922 and Its Relevance Today

    Should Canada send its armed forces to war in Turkey? The increasingly violent civil war in Syria means this could become a real question, for two reasons. First, the fighting is leading to confrontations between Turkish and Syrian troops along their shared border. Turkey is a NATO ally, and Canada is pledged to assist Turkey

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  • An Intervention Ahead in Mali?

    An Intervention Ahead in Mali?

    These days, when Western politicians or analysts discuss the possibility and likely consequences of an international intervention, they tend to refer to Syria. This is understandable, given the gravity and complexity of the crisis unfolding there.  But the focus on Syria has led us to overlook the growing international support for intervention in another country:

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  • A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?

    A Reflection on Responsibility: What Does Syria Mean for R2P?

    By Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock Publié dans le Diplomat Magazine, 4 octobre 2012 The world has watched in frustration as the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad of Syria has turned its weapons against its own citizens to suppress an insurgency and cling to power. The shocking estimates of civilian casualties (some as high as

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  • Turning Scientists into Sybils

    Turning Scientists into Sybils

    L’article complet a été publié dans le Ottawa Citizen, 25 octobre 2012. Danger is ubiquitous but accurate and timely warnings of it are relatively rare; proper risk assessment is one of the great policy challenges of our time. A decision this week by an Italian court to sentence six scientists and a government official to

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