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Weekly round-up – Venezuela, Saudi arms exports, INF Treaty and dangerous nuclear commerce
February 25, 2019
Our latest round-up of important events focuses on the latest developments on Venezuela, including a heartbreaking Haiti connection; German courage and UK cowardice in the ongoing saga of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and arms transfers; yet more signs of tension between the USA and Russia over the INF Treaty; and, last but not least, the Trump […]
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We call on Canada to work with Europe to save the INF Treaty
November 5, 2018
Under the malign influence of U.S. national security advisor John Bolton, who views international law as a tool of the weak, President Trump has recently announced his intention to “terminate” the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. This landmark nuclear arms control agreement helped end the Cold War arms race by banning an entire class of destabilizing U.S. and […]
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Canada has real leverage in Saudi arms deal
October 23, 2018
Since October 2nd the world has been gripped with the brutal and brazen murder of Washington Post journalist and Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi by a Saudi Arabian hit squad. The unspeakable crime took place in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey and was almost certainly carried out on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS). Global outrage has […]
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Trump’s dangerous bluster on Iran
February 14, 2017
Iran has been formally PUT ON NOTICE for firing a ballistic missile. Should have been thankful for the terrible deal the U.S. made with them!” – @RealDonaldTrump tweet, 2 Feb. 2017. On 21 January Iran test-fired a ballistic missile for, in their words, “legitimate defensive purposes”. From Iran’s perspective, this was a reasonable claim. There […]
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