Archive » Tag: Ukraine
Common Wisdom on Russia is not Wise
March 3, 2017
Christopher Westdal has the distinction of being the only Canadian diplomat to have served both as Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine (1996-98) and Russia (2003-06). Below is a slightly edited version of his remarks as spoken to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Commons of Canada. Introduction Thank you. I am honoured […]
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Harper will not be part of the solution to Russia – Ukraine crisis
October 5, 2015
Chris Westdal, a Rideau Institute Senior Advisor, also has the distinction of having been the only Canadian Ambassador to both Ukraine and Russia. He recently gave a talk to the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, entitled: RussiaWeHardlyKnewYe In this brilliant article, Westdal briefly surveys the “train wreck” […]
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Harper’s foreign engagement more posturing than policy
September 29, 2015
In a brilliant article, the last Canadian Ambassador to sit on the UN Security Council, Paul Heinbecker, convincingly explodes the Conservative hype of “international statesmanship and principled policy, of economic action plans and historic trade agreements, of a rediscovered warrior spirit and newfound hard-nosed diplomacy.” (“Foreign Posturing: How does Harper’s foreign policy stack up?“, Literary […]
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Op-ed: Let’s move from dangerous military posturing to serious negotiations
September 4, 2014
Opinion leaders appear to be demanding that NATO ramp up the very military posturing that could bring war ever closer.
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