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Nuclear risks, foreign meddling & building a Ukraine peace table
June 25, 2023
Russia and the US agree to discuss nuclear risks and arms control; another Canadian judge overrules decisions on faulty intelligence and we examine a quintessentially Canadian proposal for building a Ukraine peace table.
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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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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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Canada’s UN Security Council election loss is an urgent wake up call
June 22, 2020
In the wake of our failed Security Council bid, now is the time for Canada to review our foreign policy, rebuild diplomatic capacity and strengthen civil society engagement, while also taking immediate steps to fulfill our declared commitments to foreign aid, peacekeeping, disarmament and international law.
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