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Another One Bites the Dust: What Future for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
- Analysis
- February 8, 2018
The announcement in December 2017 by Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan that he would not seek a second term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — leaving the post in the middle of 2018 — came as a great disappointment to many in the human rights community. But it should not have been a surprise.
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Liberals’ Vague “Values” Talk Undermines Rights Promotion
- Analysis
- February 2, 2018
Canadian governments since the mid-1970s have claimed that promoting human rights around the world is a foreign policy priority. There are solid moral, legal, and practical grounds for doing so. Yet increasingly, the Liberal government, like its Tory predecessor, justifies the policy by drawing on vague appeals to Canadian “values” — as if these were
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Afghanistan’s Outlook for 2018 and Beyond
- Analysis
- January 29, 2018
The New Year ushers in predictions of what to expect in the coming year, but no predictions are necessary for Afghanistan this past week — the news says it all: three major attacks adding up to hundreds of casualties. Since Operation Enduring Freedom (2001), the international community has provided assistance to the Afghan government, military,
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A Canadian G7 Initiative: New Faces for a More Inclusive G20
- Analysis
- January 25, 2018
These are troubled days for our world. But Canada has a once-in-seven-years privilege to host the next G7 Summit, June 8–9 at Charlevoix, Quebec. The agenda for this important meeting is Canada’s to shape. It already looks likely to cover some important issues such as gender equality, climate change, jobs, and Korea. I want to
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