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Reconcilable differences? Rethinking NATO’s Strategy
- Analysis
- November 16, 2015
By Alexandra Gheciu NATO has just announced that it will soon put forward proposals for a new “southern strategy,” in response to growing instability in the Middle East and Russia’s growing military presence south of the Bosphorus. According to the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, the strategy will include a range of measures, such as
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Working Group on International Development
- Report
- November 15, 2015
The world is in the midst of a complex and dramatic set of transformations. The traditional view of “international development” as solely a matter of charity and moral importance, secondary to Canada’s hard interests, is long outdated. The complex, inter-related nature of contemporary global challenges demands a new mindset, a new coalition of actors, and
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Working Group Report on Human Rights in Canadian Foreign Policy
A new Canadian government has been elected. What should it do to promote human rights in its foreign policy? How can Canada best contribute to global efforts to protect human rights? CIPS convened a working group of seasoned policy experts and asked them to answer these questions. Their report, based on months of deliberation and
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Step by Step, All at Once: Rebuilding the Canadian Foreign Service
- Analysis
- November 5, 2015
By Daniel Livermore All over Ottawa, officials and ex-officials are talking about re-building. And the conversations aren’t only about Canada`s crumbling infrastructure. They’re about repairing public institutions shredded during the Harper years. Some of these conversations are about Foreign Affairs Canada (to use a short form), a special target of the Harper government and a
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