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NATO vs. Putin: the Lessons of the Ukraine Crisis
- Analysis
- January 18, 2022
These are extraordinary times in NATO-Russia relations. Among NATO members, fears of a Russian military offensive against Ukraine have notbeen as heightened since the end of the Cold War. In recent days, the world has witnessed marathon talks in Geneva between the US and Russia, the first meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in more than two years, and
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Canada and the American Crisis
- Analysis
- January 6, 2022
This New Year, Canadians seem to have woken up to the unpleasant realization that serious trouble may be brewing on their Southern border. The relief provided by reassuring tones of President Biden and the soothing blandness of his foreign policy team has been replaced by warnings of a looming crisis in America with potentially dire
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What Should Canada Do for Afghanistan?
- Analysis
- December 8, 2021
Despite no longer making the headlines, the situation in Afghanistan is a lot worse now than it was in August, when the world watched in horror as people fell off a military airplane leaving Kabul Airport. What should Canada do for Afghanistan? In four words: less talk, more action. George Marshall’s comments in the wake of post-WWII European rehabilitation
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What Would a Rights-Based Approach to Women’s Peace and Security Entail?
- Analysis
- November 24, 2021
In my previous blog, I wrote that there is no evidence for instrumentalist claims about women and peace. Increasing participation of women in peacekeeping, in formal peace negotiations and in local peacebuilding activities does not make these activities more effective. Given the glaring lack of evidence, political actors should abandon instrumentalist arguments and instead build
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