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Fighter jet folly, Biden’s “just peace” for Ukraine, think tanks and nukes and more
January 15, 2023
Today’s blog post revisits the litany of arguments against Canada’s acquisition of F-35 stealth fighter jets, looks anew at diplomatic peacemaking in Ukraine including a Canadian role and considers shocking research into funding by the nuclear weapons industry of the world’s leading foreign policy think tanks.
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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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Inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to be Presented to Founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
September 28, 2010
The Rideau Institute Board of Directors will present the inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to Murray Thomson, Doug Roche, and John Polanyi, founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, at the Rideau Institute Gala Dinner on October 7, 2010.
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Harper to meet with Dr. Polanyi, others, on eve of historic nuclear summit in Washington
April 8, 2010
On Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. Canadian Nobel Laureate John Polanyi, along with Senator Douglas Roche (ret.) and Murray Thomson will meet with Prime Minister Harper to discuss President Obama’s summit and Canada’s position on nuclear disarmament.
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