A closer look at “fraught” Canada-China relations

March 1, 2021

Today’s blog features a range of top Canadian experts speaking extremely thoughtfully about the difficulties in putting Canada-China relations on a better footing, and why it really matters that we do so.

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NATO report suggests Alliance still “brain dead”, more Canadian gun control and worries over Biden’s China policy review

February 22, 2021

Prepare to be inspired by some new thinking from ten leading peace researchers critiquing NATO’s vapid “reflections” on the next ten years; read details of new Federal gun control legislation and consider a trenchant critique of how President Biden is handling his China review.

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NORAD modernization a litmus test of Canadian post-pandemic priorities

February 15, 2021

Read about why it is essential for Canada to undertake its NORAD modernization commitment within existing defence resources and in a manner that enhances, rather than undermines, both public safety in Canada’s North and strategic stability more broadly.

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Hope for Yemen, vaccine equity, the ICC and Palestine, cyber operations and more

February 8, 2021

This week’s blog is chock full of important international developments including an end to American support for the war in Yemen and a pivotal decision of the International Criminal Court that it has jurisdiction over war crimes in Palestine. We also delve into the murky world of cyber attacks.

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