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Canada’s Broken Promises: LGBTQ+ Afghans Left Behind
- Analysis
- October 12, 2022
Shortly after the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, the Canadian government announced its intention to resettle 40000 Afghans as quickly as possible. This promise was made at the United Nations General Assembly in recognition that Canadians were “overwhelmingly” calling on the government to do more. The intent of the Special Program for Afghans
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Four Things You Need to Know About AUKUS
- Analysis
- October 5, 2022
In 2021, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced the ‘AUKUS’ trilateral security pact. Assessments of AUKUS have tended to focus on the nature of the advanced military technology that will be shared (cyber, AI, quantum, hypersonic, and of course, nuclear-powered submarines). Important as this is, it misses four key points that will underpin
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CIPS Best Blog Award 2022: Public Voting Now Open
- Analysis
- September 22, 2022
It’s that time of year again… time to launch CIPS’ Best Blog award! Just like last year, we hope this competition will provide you with an opportunity to revisit some of the best blogs from the past 12 months. It gives us great pleasure, then, to announce that public voting for the second-ever blog award
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The Future of the Canadian Foreign Service
- Analysis
- September 6, 2022
In the last several years, and in particular since Canada’s unsuccessful bid for a seat on the UN Security Council in June 2020, numerous critiques of Canadian diplomacy have been published, including some written by prominent retired ambassadors, former ministerial staffers, and other well-intentioned commentators (including on the CIPS blog). These think-pieces generally paint a picture of a foreign ministry weakened
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