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Canada must “step up” on peacekeeping training
February 2, 2016
A new report, entitled Unprepared for Peace? The Decline of Canadian Peacekeeping Training (and What to Do About It), has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Written by Walter Dorn, Professor at the Royal Military College, and Joshua Libben, doctoral candidate at the University of Ottawa, the […]
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Why peacebuilding fails and what we can do about it
January 19, 2016
According to a recent UN report, violent conflicts have almost tripled in the past eight years and are drawing unprecedented levels of international engagement. In light of the unfolding events in Syria, Burundi, and many other conflict-afflicted countries, it is of utmost importance that we think about what makes peacebuilding interventions work and how we […]
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Some of our favourite Rideau Institute posts of 2015
December 31, 2015
Glancing back at the Rideau Institute blog posts for 2015 gives some idea of the range of important foreign, defence and security policy issues with which we dealt. We begin with the first of many posts on Canada’s grotesque $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia: Saudi arms deal makes mockery of Canadian values (Peggy Mason, Embassy, […]
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Canada must do its part to rein in the global arms industry
October 30, 2015
New Era A new era has been ushered in with the resounding election victory of the Justin Trudeau Liberals. Their official campaign platform includes many commitments for which Ceasefire.ca supporters have fought long and hard, including: Restoring the Canada the world knew before Harper, the Canada committed to constructive multilateralism, to problem solving, to […]
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