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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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Averting climate catastrophe and giving hope to Haiti
October 30, 2022
Today’s post examines the pre-eminence of climate action as one more urgent reason to pursue a just peace in Ukraine. We also look closely at proposals for an international security assistance force tailored to Haiti’s real security needs and linked to genuine political dialogue.
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NATO still “brain-dead” when it comes to nuclear weapons doctrine
July 3, 2022
Today we critique key decisions reached at the NATO Summit in Madrid, consider further casualties of the Ukraine war, highlight security dialogue as an Arctic imperative and end with some good news about Canada’s performance on COVID-19.
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Chaos in Venezuela, shock and awe in the Huawei case, and more
January 29, 2019
Today’s blog post is a round-up of some of the most important developments this week at home and abroad. Venezuela and the international rule of law While there is no doubt that Venezuela is in disarray, it is hard to see how Canada’s astonishingly ill-advised support for the self-proclaimed presidency of opposition leader Juan Guaido can do […]
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