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Realizing the Potential of Unarmed Civilians in Reducing Violent Conflict
- 26 septembre 2012
Guest contributor: LIAM MAHONY, Director of Fieldview Solutions and a pioneer in the theory and practice of international protection
When the international community struggles today with decisions about how to address the terrible civilian costs of armed conflict, the …
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John Baird’s Journey
- 24 septembre 2012
In a speech last week to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Minister John Baird set out the priority he attaches to human rights in Canadian foreign policy. That Minister Baird prioritizes human rights is hardly new: his speeches …
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Foreign Aid: More of the Same?
- 21 septembre 2012
Publié dans Embassy Magazine, 19 septembre 2012
Canada’s contributions to reducing global poverty are rarely a priority topic for debate in the House of Commons. Foreign aid is an important tool for supporting international development, but it will likely …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Abandonment of the Responsibility to Protect
- 20 septembre 2012
Guest contributor: KYLE MATTHEWS, Senior Deputy Director of the Will to Intervene Project at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (Concordia University)
The Responsibility to Protect doctrine has many enemies. States that will not or cannot …
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Free Speech: A New Trigger for Global Crisis
- 20 septembre 2012
A different version of this essay was published in the Huffington Post, September 19, 2012.
The hate-mongering film produced by an extremist anti-Muslim individual in the U.S. (who is also a convicted criminal) has triggered anti-U.S. violence around the …
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Will Lakhdar Brahimi’s Hard-Nosed Mediation Save Syria?
- 20 septembre 2012
The arrival of Lakhdar Brahimi in Syria late last week drew little media attention. But his trip, and the larger mission of which it is a part, carry enormous consequences. Brahimi is the envoy appointed jointly by the UN and …
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Canada Steps up Global Competition for ‘Brains’—At What Cost?
- 16 septembre 2012
The global competition for talent—the ‘battle for the brains’—is fierce, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney knows that Canada can no longer assume that it is uniquely attractive as a destination for high-skilled migrants. Along with many other states, we must …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAbandoning Diplomacy with Iran: Why, and Why Now?
- 10 septembre 2012
by John Mundy
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 10 septembre 2012
No country suspends diplomatic relations with an adversary lightly. It signals that the possibility for future dialogue is over. While it is true that Canada has not …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe New Interventionism: Promise and Reality
- 5 septembre 2012
Publié sur le blog 3 Quarks Daily
The news is alarming: whole families killed in the mountain villages near Lebanon and massacres in Damascus; sectarian clashes between Christian, Alawite and Sunni communities risk a descent into full-scale civil war. The …
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La théorie et la ville
- 3 septembre 2012
Combien de personnes gagnent leur vie en « pratiquant» les relations internationales (RI) dans la région de la capitale fédérale canadienne ? Pour faire une première estimation, nous avons dénombré le personnel enseignant à temps plein qui travaillent dans, ou …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThe Measure of a CDS
- 3 septembre 2012
by Philippe Lagassé
Publié sur le site web du Canadian International Council.
A new Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) was appointed by the Governor-in-Council last week. Following a few months of speculation about who would be named, Cabinet …
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The Olympics, and the Rise and Dangers of Private Security
- 17 juillet 2012
Today, Nick Buckles, the CEO of the world’s biggest private security company, will be questioned by the UK House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, which is attempting to explain how G4S managed to bungle the Olympic contract quite so …
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