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Key questions about Canada’s Arms Trade Treaty legislation
May 9, 2017
In this blog post we highlight some of the key questions we will be asking the Government of Canada about Bill C-47, Canada’s national legislation to implement the Arms Trade Treaty. Will Bill C-47 bring all U.S.-destination military goods — the bulk of our military exports — within the ambit of the Export and Import […]
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Canada Prepares to Join the Arms Trade Treaty: Part One
April 18, 2017
April 13th the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-47 (ATT) in the House of Commons to enable Canada to accede to the landmark Arms Trade Treaty. Below is the associated press release from the Media Relations office of Global Affairs Canada. This is the first in a series of blog posts discussing and analyzing this […]
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A bleak outlook for Afghanistan and a way forward: Part One
April 5, 2017
by Mathieu Potter, NPSIA Masters student and Rideau Institute Progressive Public Policy Intern As conflict in Iraq and Syria captures the bulk of media attention, ongoing instability in Afghanistan has seemingly failed to generate much interest among the Western public. This is perhaps an indication of a broader ‘fatigue’ with Afghanistan’s ongoing and intractable conflict […]
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ICG report examines pitfalls of U.S. counter-terrorism strategy
March 31, 2017
A new report by the International Crisis Group examines President Trump’s emerging counter-terrorism policies, the dilemmas his administration faces in battling ISIS and al-Qaeda across the Middle East and South Asia, and how to avoid deepening the disorder both groups exploit. See: Counter-terrorism Pitfalls: What the U.S. Fight against ISIS and al-Qaeda Should Avoid (Special […]
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