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War, famine, and pandemic in Yemen but business as usual for Canadian arms exports
May 18, 2020
Today’s blog post features the full text of the Press Release issued in conjunction with the 14 May Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Civil Society Organizations Decry Global Affairs Canada Justifications for Resumption of Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia 15 May 2020 Today, in an Open Letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a […]
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UN 911 first-responder system is overdue
May 11, 2020
If Canada is to win a UN Security Council seat over UN stalwarts, Norway and Ireland, then we need to think big. Now is the time for Canada to throw its weight squarely behind a UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS).
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Canadian ban on “military assault rifles” only one of many steps needed
May 5, 2020
The Canadian government should buttress its decisive action to ban assault-style weapons by bringing the already-enacted Bill C-71 amendments into force and committing to a handgun ban.
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Conflict risks and diplomatic opportunities in the time of pandemic
April 27, 2020
Renewed diplomatic efforts from some Gulf States The International Crisis Group has launched a new area of study on the potential impact of the coronavirus on deadly conflict: Much remains uncertain, but it is already clear that the pandemic could cause enormous damage in fragile states, trigger unrest and undermine international crisis management systems. One […]
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