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The Ban Treaty comes to Canada’s Senate, Trump foreign policy landmines pile up and more
January 18, 2021
Read about an upcoming civil society briefing to Canadian Senators on the historic nuclear ban treaty, a series of deadly foreign policy landmines being laid by the outgoing Trump administration and more thoughts on how Biden can re-engage on nuclear arms control, on trade with China and on the Iran nuclear deal.
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Democrats regain the Senate fueling hopes of an America that is no longer our biggest problem
January 11, 2021
The storming of the U.S. capitol building even as the final vote count put the Senate back into Democratic hands provides a stark example of the dangers and the promise of American democracy and its implications for global security going forward.
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Reflections on 2020 and a look ahead
December 21, 2020
As we look ahead to 2021, the presidency of Joe Biden is an extraordinary opportunity for Canada to support a new American foreign policy based on military restraint and responsible statecraft. With your help, we will do everything in our power to ensure that Canada embraces this opening.
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Canada-US relations, arms trade scrutiny and the CBC Tandem outrage
December 14, 2020
This week we explore the possibility of US partnership rather than dominance, look in on Civil Society testimony before the Foreign Affairs Committee and consider how we can stop a shocking new CBC management initiative to disguise “paid content” – advertising – as news.
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