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National Interest in the Age of Trump
- 12 février 2017
In his inauguration speech, US President Donald J. Trump made it clear that a central focus of his tenure will be America’s national interest. “From this moment on, it’s going to be America first,” he said, adding that the US …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanadian Forces Reality Check: Time to do Less with Less
- 22 avril 2016
The Liberal government announced on April 6 that it is launching public consultations to inform the drafting of its new defence policy. In launching the review, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan emphasized that defence policy must be shaped by the defence …
EN SAVOIR PLUSThinking About Strategic Posture Options: Dutch Lessons for Canada?
- 6 avril 2016
The Trudeau government’s maiden budget pledged important new commitments, but defence spending was not one of them. One could argue that this is only logical: money should not be spent before the defence review is completed and Canada’s priorities in …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWill the New Defence Review be “Open and Transparent”?
- 21 décembre 2015
Par Srdjan Vucetic
The Trudeau government is giving itself twelve months to come up with a new defence document—most likely a Strategy, but quite possibly a White Paper combined with a Statement. Apart from setting out Department of National Defence …
EN SAVOIR PLUSWhy Does the Reconciliation between Israel and Military Intellectuals Matter?
- 14 octobre 2015
Par Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard
Appointing a new Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner rarely stirs up controversy, but in Israel it can easily turn into a media storm. This might not come as a surprise. Israel has an assault rate of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’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 PLUS
Missing Indictments in the Case of Maher Arar
- 10 septembre 2015
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have laid a criminal charge against George Salloum, director of the Far Falestin prison in Damascus, Syria, where Maher Arar was tortured in 2002-03. At the same time, the Mounties issued an …
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SIRC: Good People Can’t Save a Bad Institution
- 15 juin 2015
It would be nice to believe that two solid appointments by the Prime Minister would alleviate the ills that bedevil the Security and Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), the much-maligned body charged with looking into complaints against the Canadian Security Intelligence …
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Why Can’t Canada Get National Security Law Right?
- 11 juin 2015
By Craig Forcese and Kent Roach
Published in The Walrus, June 9, 2015
Bill C-51—also known as the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015—has now passed Parliament, and its effect on the Canadian legal landscape will be radical. To update those who …
EN SAVOIR PLUS
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 …
EN SAVOIR PLUSGetting 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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