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Can Canada emulate New Zealand with some independent security thinking?
October 12, 2021
Today we look at some very sensible independent thinking by New Zealand, consider some surprising information about China and economic reforms, update the Afghanistan situation and lament slow progress in ditching outmoded military mindsets.
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Gun control, space security, Afghanistan and re-imagining Canada in the world
September 6, 2021
Our examination of the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Green party campaign platforms highlights the urgent need for a new approach to developing and implementing Canadian foreign policy.
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Take action now to ensure justice is done for Afghan detainees
January 24, 2017
This blog post is to remind readers of a very important parliamentary petition, Petition e-608 (Access to Information), which has just surpassed the 500 signatures required to trigger a formal, written, and public response by the government. This petition is an attempt to stop the government from censoring documents sent to an important review body, […]
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Afghanistan Faces Serious Challenges
July 15, 2016
A recent blog post entitled: Future Development Challenges? Afghanistan Remains at the Top of the List, (CIPS, 7 July 2016) by Nipa Banerjee, visiting professor at the University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Senior Advisor at the Rideau Institute, disputes the claim made in Maclean’s magazine that the Afghan people […]
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