Who’s Leading the World?0

• Analysis
• August 11, 2014

The simple but disturbing answer is: nobody.

Our world has over a billion people still living in extreme poverty. There are 25 million jobless in Europe. Jihadists control half of Iraq. The Doha Trade Round is in its 13^th…

Behind Canada’s Shifting Rhetoric on Israel0

• Analysis
• August 10, 2014

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, August 5, 2014

The current round of violence between Israel and Hamas has given rise to a renewed wave of criticism of the Canadian government’s close support for Israel. Underlying such criticism is often …

Canada Needs to Reconnect with its Diplomatic Tradition0

• Analysis
• July 10, 2014

The Harper government’s neglect of diplomacy has resulted in a largely ineffective foreign policy that has not served Canada’s interests, argues CIPS director Roland Paris in this video clip. His remarks were part of a panel discussion organized by Canadian …

The Use and Abuse of Diversity in Canada’s Foreign Policy0

• Analysis
• July 2, 2014

In late May of this year, the Ottawa Forum delivered a sparkling lineup of speakers who proposed new directions for Canada’s international policy. A recurrent theme of the forum’s discussions, in the words of co-organizers Taylor Owen and Roland Paris, …

Principles and Prejudice: Foreign Policy Under the Harper Government0

• Analysis
• June 19, 2014

by Gerd Schönwälder

Values have been critical drivers behind the foreign policy making of Canada’s current and past governments, both Conservative and Liberal. However, the Harper government’s use of values-based foreign policymaking does not meet three criteria that would ensure …