Welcoming the TPNW and supporting a progressive American foreign policy

January 25, 2021

New global nuclear ban treaty is now in force! Ever since the 50th ratification was obtained on UN Day (24 October), we have been counting down the days  until 22nd January — when the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), popularly called the Ban Treaty, enters into force. There is so much […]

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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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