UK summit expected to launch “expert group” on future of “brain-dead” NATO

December 2, 2019

NATO is about to mark its 70th anniversary with a summit-level meeting in Watford (just north of London), England. This has spawned even more interesting headlines than usual, given President Trump’s somewhat hostile relationship with the transatlantic alliance.  See for example: Trump is entering another NATO summit all alone, with even his ally Boris Johnson […]

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A new Canadian Foreign Minister, updates on Yemen, Israel-Palestine, Ukraine, Bolivia and more!

November 26, 2019

Read about the challenges facing our new Foreign Minister, from a disastrous Saudi arms export review signed off by Freeland just before her departure, to a glimmer of light in Canada’s policy on Palestine and international law, progress on Ukraine (albeit with no help from Canada) and much more!

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Will a minority Liberal government be compelled to address growing nuclear risks?

November 18, 2019

With the NDP and Greens solidly in favour of ending NATO’s reliance on nuclear weapons, will the Liberal minority government rediscover its long lost role as NATO’s “nuclear nag”?

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2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference: The big losers were the no-shows

November 13, 2019

Ambassador Peggy Mason gives her assessment of the 10th Annual Moscow Nonproliferation Conference, which sought to identify realistic, practical steps that could be taken to promote greater dialogue and understanding in relation to some of the most fundamental and pressing international security challenges now facing the global community.

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