Canada’s Lessons in Afghanistan Not Recorded and Not Learned: Part 1
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- 29 octobre 2018
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“Returned Extremist Travellers”: The Small Numbers Problem for Canada, Part 2
- 18 janvier 2018
The key to a successful response to RETs is knowing who they are and when they will reach your shores. Impossible though this seems, real opportunities for identifying the IS fighter cadre …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada’s Foreign Policy “One-Sided,” Not the UN Resolution We Refused to Support
- 22 décembre 2017
Canada refused to support the UN General Assembly resolution this week that rebuked the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In doing so, the Trudeau government undermined its claim to be cutting a new foreign policy …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCommemorating Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran
- 5 décembre 2017
On November 30th, the State of Israel commemorates Jewish refugees from Arab Countries and Iran. The date is symbolic in itself, as the previous day, November 29th, marks the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 1947 that …
EN SAVOIR PLUSOttawa Needs to Re-Evaluate the Mission in Iraq
- 1 novembre 2017
The Canadian government announced last Friday that it is temporarily suspending its mission to train Iraqi and Iraqi Kurdish forces given growing tension between the two sides. Ottawa should take this opportunity to carefully consider its next steps: because of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSJust Don’t Share, Except With Care
- 26 septembre 2017
The federal government’s Public Safety Department has just released a bombshell ministerial directive dealing with the sensitive issue of intelligence sharing in cases that might involve torture. This issue has long and delicate roots, reaching back to the terrible case …
EN SAVOIR PLUSAnalyzing Afghanistan, Part 2: Moving Forward
- 16 mai 2017
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, speaking to CIPS in April, finished his presentation (see part 1 here) by touching on the Afghan government’s over-dependence on aid and inability to pay for and …
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Analyzing Afghanistan, Part 1: Lessons from SIGAR
- 16 mai 2017
Canada has already invested 15 years, billions of dollars, and over 160 human lives to secure and stabilize the fragile state of Afghanistan. Equivalent efforts, however, have not been made to assess the effectiveness of Canada’s involvement; nor have the …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump should try on the velvet glove in dealing with Moscow
- 15 avril 2017
Every country in the world, Canada included, is scrambling to catch up to some breathtaking changes in the fundamental approach of the United States to global politics. These changes were prompted by the Trump administration’s reactions to the use of …
EN SAVOIR PLUSLes frappes américaines : Justin Trudeau et le nez du chat!
- 15 avril 2017
Le dernier discours du premier ministre Trudeau dans lequel il appuie les frappes américaines contre l’aéroport de Chayrat en Syrie ainsi que la nécessité du départ de Bashar al-Assad n’est pas tout à fait surprenant. Il s’inscrit dans la position …
EN SAVOIR PLUSTrump and Syria: After Cruise Missiles, What?
- 7 avril 2017
The United States has moved swiftly and dramatically to punish the Syrian regime for its use of chemical weapons against civilians in a recent attack on a rebel-held town in Northern Syria. On Thursday evening, US warships off the coast …
EN SAVOIR PLUSIllegal but Legitimate? The Consequences of US Action in Syria
- 7 avril 2017
The United States has fired missiles at the Syrian military. This is a dramatic escalation in the horrific Syrian conflict. It is also the most legally doubtful use of military force by a NATO state in recent history.
To be …
EN SAVOIR PLUSCanada has an Opportunity to be the Voice of Reason on Syria
- 6 janvier 2017
“‘Does this road lead to Aleppo?’ Your answer can be ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Your opinion doesn’t make it so. Consult a map before you go!” The question in this poem was first posed by the 13th-century Persian poet, Rumi. If …
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