• Il n’y a pas péril en la demeure

    Il n’y a pas péril en la demeure

    par Justin Massie Forum: DND and Academic Policy Advice. In this forum, CIPS blog contributors respond to a report written by Douglas Bland and Richard Shimooka of Queen’s University, who argue that the Department of National Defense pays little attention to the views of academic experts. To view the other contributions to this forum, please

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  • What Defence Policy is Really About

    What Defence Policy is Really About

    Forum: DND and Academic Policy Advice. In this forum, CIPS blog contributors respond to a report written by Douglas Bland and Richard Shimooka of Queen’s University, who argue that the Department of National Defense pays little attention to the views of academic experts. To view the other contributions to this forum, please click here. ‘It

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  • The Ripple Effects of Gadhafi’s Death

    The Ripple Effects of Gadhafi’s Death

    Published in the Globe and Mail, October 21, 2011. Although the images of Moammar Gadhafi’s body being dragged through the streets are disturbing, one can understand why his death is being deliriously welcomed in Libya. Often regarded as a clown in the West, Colonel Gadhafi was a brutal tyrant. His death removes the slim chance

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  • Why Israel Made the Deal

    Why Israel Made the Deal

    The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, October 20, 2011. In 1991, the Italian parliament passed a law prohibiting anybody not only from paying ransom but also from even negotiating with kidnappers. Colombia later followed suit. The legislation derived from the entirely logical argument that if fewer people paid ransom there would be

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