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Learning from the Evaluation of Canada’s Engagement in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities
- 6 mai 2015
In March 2015, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development released the Synthesis Report: Summative Evaluation of Canada’s Afghanistan Development Program. On April 14, CIPS and its Fragile States Research Network (FSRN) held a panel to discuss the …
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L’émergence de l’Union européenne comme puissance militaire au XXIème siècle
- 21 avril 2015
Par Michael E. Lambert, chercheur invité au Centre d’études en politiques internationales
Published on the CDA Security and Defence Blog, April 21, 2015
L’Europe apparait aujourd’hui comme la principale promotrice du dialogue pour solutionner les conflits, en témoigne le …
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In Search of Enhanced Defence Cooperation in Europe
- 20 avril 2015
On April 9, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland agreed on closer defense ties and increased solidarity with the Baltic states, in a move designed to enhance regional security through deterrence. In a joint declaration, the defense ministers of four …
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Accord sur le nucléaire iranien : le vrai Nobel d’Obama
- 16 avril 2015
Published in La Presse, April 8, 2015
L’accord sur le nucléaire conclu entre le groupe de pays P5+1** et l’Iran est un événement historique compte tenu de la distance politique, sociologique, idéologique et humaine entre les deux camps et …
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The Iran Deal Has Two Kinds of Critics
- 10 avril 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, April 8, 2015
The framework for a deal on Iran’s nuclear program goes further than many had predicted. If translated into a final agreement – a very big “if” – it would give …
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Ali Khamenei and the 47 Senators: A Letter and its Legal Consequences
- 1 avril 2015
“Writing letters, however, means to denude oneself before the ghosts,” wrote Franz Kafka in his « Letters to Milena ». The open letter from 47 U.S. senators to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stripped them bare, not in front of ghosts, …
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There’s Weirder Stuff Than Niqabs at Stake in the Citizenship Oath
- 30 mars 2015
It was reported with mild fanfare this week that new rules of royal succession have come into effect, with all Commonwealth countries now assenting to give girls equal standing in the British monarchy’s line of succession. However, a group of …
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L’émergence du smart power transatlantique
- 30 mars 2015
Par Michael E. Lambert, chercheur invité au Centre d’études en politiques internationales
L’année 2015 s’impose comme celle des négociations sur la mise en place du TTIP et du rapprochement entre les États-Unis et l’Union européenne. Dans les faits, le Traité …
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Getting the Balance Right on C-51
- 30 mars 2015
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2015
The Liberal party announced its desired amendments to Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism legislation, last Thursday morning. The Liberals seized at least a temporary, first out of the gate, advantage in what …
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C-51 Has Sparked a Much-Needed Conversation About Security and Rights
- 27 mars 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 25, 2015
The best thing that might come out of Bill C-51, the government’s proposed new anti-terrorism legislation, will not be the bill itself, certainly not if it passes through the House …
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The Conservatives’ Controversial Case for War
- 26 mars 2015
The motion tabled in Parliament this week to extend Canada’s military engagement against the Islamic State (IS) sets a worrying precedent. The decision to expand the air war to Syria is grounded in a confused legality that blurs legitimate concerns …
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Yes, With Conditions, To War in Iraq
- 26 mars 2015
Published in the National Post, March 23, 2015
The Harper government is expected to announce this week that it will renew — and possibly expand to Syria — its commitment to the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of …
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