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Canada’s Defence Spending Is Now Less than Half of NATO’s Target
- 24 septembre 2015
Last year I blogged about the decline in Canadian military spending as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The most recent figures at that time were for 2013. I noted that defence spending had fallen to 1.00 percent of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOn the Fence: Canada’s Role in the Western Pacific Through An Election Lens
- 17 septembre 2015
Canada’s election, in the 70th anniversary year of the conclusion of World War II, should be a time to ponder Canada’s role in the Western Pacific. Most pressing is the challenge of how Canada should respond to China’s increasingly …
EN SAVOIR PLUS(Almost) A Good Idea: Banning Travel to Designated Conflict Zones
- 11 août 2015
By Craig Forcese
Excerpted from the original version published on the National Security Law blog, August 10, 2015
On the election trail yesterday, Stephen Harper proposed a criminal law ban on travel to designated zones he described as « ground …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIran After a Nuclear Deal: Where Will Canada Stand?
- 15 juillet 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Iran and the P5+1 – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, or the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany – finally …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWho Speaks for Canada, Spies or Diplomats?
- 1 juillet 2015
By Daniel Livermore and Paul Heinbecker
Published in the Globe and Mail, June 29, 2015
Bills C-51 and C-44 are now law. They are also trouble waiting to happen, because Canada’s political leadership has loosened the reins on CSIS …
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CIDA’s Summative Evaluation and On-the-ground Realities in Afghanistan
- 21 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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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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Debacle at Debaltsevo Calls For a New Approach to Ukraine
- 18 février 2015
Before coming up with solutions it is first advisable to determine the nature of the problem. Right now the United States is considering sending arms to Ukraine, while here in Canada the Defence Minister, Jason Kenney, has been mulling the …
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A Slightly Different Take on John Baird’s Legacy at Foreign Affairs
- 14 février 2015
This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by David Petrasek, Colin Robertson, Ferry de Kerckhove and Peter Jones.
Four years …
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An Alliance Above Politics? Israel Tests Diaspora Strategists
- 12 février 2015
At first glance, Israel’s current relations with Canada and the United States, two of its closest allies, could hardly seem more divergent.
Last week’s surprise resignation by foreign minister John Baird gave rise to days of media coverage noting the …
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John Baird’s Middle East Legacy
- 10 février 2015
This is one of a series of CIPS Blog posts examining the legacy of John Baird as Canada’s foreign minister. See also the posts by Daniel Livermore, David Petrasek, Colin Robertson and Ferry de Kerckhove.
In commenting …
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