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Where’s the government’s longer-range vision on ISIL?
- Analysis
- February 9, 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau wants to put a new Liberal stamp on the Canadian mission to Iraq and the region. His press conference on Monday marked an expected shift away from a direct Canadian contribution to air attacks against Islamic State targets in Iraq and towards greater humanitarian assistance and capacity building in the region. Half
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The Verdict Is In: TPP Threatens the Well-Being of Canadians
- Analysis
- February 9, 2016
by Ronald Labonté, Arne Ruckert, and Ashley Schram, University of Ottawa Now that the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been finally released, academics and policy wonks are busy assessing what it all means for the Canadian economy and the well-being of Canadians. Even before the text was released, most assessments attributed little
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The Forgotten Vision of Co-operative Security from Vancouver to Vladivostok
- Analysis
- February 8, 2016
A few days ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced that advanced weaponry, a reinvestment in Europe, and an overall focus on great-power rivalry would define the final defense budget of the Obama Administration. The proposed budget is designed to enable the U.S. to address defense challenges emanating from China, North Korea, a post-nuclear-deal Iran,
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Canada’s spy watchdogs: Good, but not good enough
- Analysis
- February 5, 2016
The tabling in Parliament this past week of the annual reports of Canada’s two spy watchdog agencies conveys a hidden message. The message is that the existing system to hold intrusive intelligence gathering agencies to account is working; in fact, it is working better than ever. This message will please the Conservative party and may
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