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Whither the Long Road to Nuclear Zero?
- 4 juin 2012
Publié dans le Global Brief Magazine.
The phrase “Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study” hardly trips off the tongue. But this obscure internal study underway within the US government could end up being one of the more significant watersheds of the …
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Canada’s Military: A Solution in Search of a Problem
- 29 mai 2012
If we found a cure for cancer, would we then ask our scientists to invent a new disease so that oncologists had something to do? Something rather similar is being proposed for the Canadian Forces. A consensus has formed that …
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Stronger Diplomatic Action?
- 29 mai 2012
In the aftermath of the terrible murder of over 100 people in Houla, Syria, including dozens of children, Canada’s foreign minister John Baird joined a chorus of international protests against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But Baird’s comments yesterday…
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Talking Sense With Tehran
- 27 mai 2012
Publié dans le Globe and Mail, 25 mai 2012
Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have wrapped up in Baghdad. There was no agreement, but one wasn’t expected and both sides agreed that talks will continue. The broad outlines of …
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Une autre excellente saison au CÉPI
- 24 mai 2012
Après plusieurs années de recrutement stratégique, l’Université d’Ottawa compte maintenant dans ses rangs un impressionnant groupe d’experts en affaires internationales répartis dans différents départements et écoles. Une réputation institutionnelle prend du temps à bâtir, mais l’Université gagne déjà en reconnaissance …
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Oversold and Underwhelming: John Baird’s First Year on the Job
- 22 mai 2012
Almost one year to the day after his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird was asked in an interview on CBC Radio’s The House on Saturday to define his foreign policy. “More smart power, less soft power,” he …
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A Good Day for International Criminal Justice?
- 17 mai 2012
by Rachel Kerr
May 16, 2012 was an auspicious day for international criminal justice for two reasons. First, the Special Court for Sierra Leone heard statements from the Prosecutor and from former Liberian President Charles Taylor at his sentencing hearing. …
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Transitional Justice As Subterfuge
- 10 mai 2012
Transitional justice is trendy. After a civil war or political transition, the new government will often announce one or more of a variety of mechanisms for dealing with the past, such as a special tribunal or a truth commission.
What …
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A Role to Reclaim: Canada as Honest Broker
- 8 mai 2012
Speaking on Middle East issues at an Ottawa synagogue in April, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae noted that the current impasse in peace talks between Israel and Palestinians offers an opening for constructive Canadian engagement. On his recent trips to …
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Fewer Eyes on the Spies: Going Backwards on Accountability
- 8 mai 2012
By now it has been widely reported that the Tory government will be abolishing the Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. This astonishing development appeared suddenly from the ether, buried in the government’s now notorious …
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Archive des certificats annuels de l’inspecteur général du SCRS
- 7 mai 2012
Le Bureau de l’inspecteur général du Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (SCRC) a été crée en 1984, en vertu de la même loi qui a crée le SCRS. Le modèle était basé sur celui de la pratique américaine des …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTwo Priorities for the Canadian Forces
- 3 mai 2012
How should we define the priorities of the Canadian Forces? Steve Saideman raises this question in his latest post. In my view, the CF should have two overriding missions: first, the protection of Canada’s coastlines and airspace (along with …
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