Archive » Tag: Foreign Policy
Making Canadian diplomacy smart and effective again
June 5, 2018
In an insightful article based on his testimony to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee in December 2017, former diplomat Daryl Copeland makes a persuasive case for putting culture, science and diplomacy back at the heart of Canadian international policy: For too long, culture, science and diplomacy have suffered from neglect in Canada…. Rather than looking […]
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Colombia peace deal shows power of mediation
September 26, 2016
On August 24, 2016 an historic peace deal was reached between the FARC rebels and the government of Colombia, after four years of secret negotiations. The five-decade-long conflict, rooted in Colombia’s unique land distribution and political exclusion of large segments of the population, has killed at least 220,000 people and displaced millions. Anna Maria Tremonti, […]
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$40 billion and missile defense still doesn’t work
July 11, 2016
In early May, Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason warned the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence of the problems plaguing the American missile defence system known as Ground-based Midcourse Defence, or GMD. Additional information has recently come to light, underscoring yet again how the Missile Defence Agency continues to mislead Congress and the […]
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The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Warmongering
August 10, 2015
Michael Welton, writing for CounterPunch, reviews Yves Englers, “The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy (2012)” (“The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper’s Warmongering”, CounterPunch, 7 August 2015). While Engler’s book was written in 2012, Welton makes clear that this hard hitting critique of Harper’s foreign policy is more relevant than ever as the Prime Minister trumpets his […]
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