Countering climate catastrophe, reducing nuclear risks and recalling JFK’s “Strategy for Peace”

June 18, 2023

Today we consider the role of Canada’s financial institutions in helping fuel the climate crisis, examine ways to lower growing nuclear risks and dip into SIPRI’s invaluable annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security.

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Iran, Cuba, and Ukraine: De-escalation and conflict transformation

October 16, 2022

Lessons from history are a big theme in today’s blog post as we look at the Iranian protests and the 1962 Cuban missile crisis while continuing to grapple with western intransigence in negotiating a just peace in Ukraine.

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Ukraine, nuclear risks and a Canadian foreign service up to the task

October 2, 2022

Today we examine why a prudent approach to the nuclear risks in Ukraine must include support for diplomacy and we consider how to equip Canada’s foreign service with the tools it needs for today’s monumental global challenges.

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Canada and the Ukraine/Russia peace deal, F-35 madness and much more

April 3, 2022

Find out how Canada can directly contribute to the Ukraine-Russia, peace negotiations, why the F-35 fighter jet deal is catastrophically bad and much more in today’s blog post.

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