Afghan President Hamid Karzai Endorses Ottawa Dialogue0

• Analysis
• April 27, 2012

The Ottawa Dialogue is a Track Two process involving a distinguished group of retired senior officials and military officers from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is led by Peter Jones, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School …

What to Do With Khadr0

• Analysis
• April 20, 2012

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, April 19, 2012. Reprinted in full with permission.

The Conservative government has now run out of wiggle room in the case of Omar Khadr, the son of the notorious Canadian al-Qaeda loyalist, Ahmed Said …

“One China” as Floating Signifier: the Benefits of Diplomatic Ambiguity0

• Analysis
• April 17, 2012

When Canada recognized the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1970, the Joint Communiqué stated, “The Chinese Government reaffirms that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China. The Canadian Government takes note of …

Canada and the Landmine Issue, Twenty Years On0

• Analysis
• April 14, 2012

April 4 came and went this year with virtually no national mention of the international ban on antipersonnel landmines, which was one of Canada’s most significant triumphs in the area of ‘niche diplomacy’.  International Mine Awareness Day, marked annually on …

Robert Cox on ‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Event Report0

• Analysis
• April 3, 2012

On March 28, eminent York University professor Robert Cox delivered a CIPS talk on “‘The Decline of the West’ Revisited: Future World Order and a Dialogue of Civilizations”. He began by noting that the current economic crisis in Europe and …

Quels chasseurs pour le Canada?0

• Analysis
• March 29, 2012

par Justin Massie

A shortened version of this article appeared in La Presse on March 27, 2012.

Le recul du gouvernement Harper à l’égard de l’acquisition de 65 F-35 témoigne des malheurs entourant le développement du programme multinational d’avions de …

Bringing Russian ‘Liberal-Conservatism’ to the Fore0

• Analysis
• March 29, 2012

Russia is back in the news again this week, due to the overheard conversation between Presidents Medvedev and Obama about missile defence, and Mitt Romney’s subsequent denunciation of Russia as America’s “number one enemy”. Former presidential candidate Senator John McCain, …

Stepping Up the Fight Against Somali Pirates0

• Analysis
• March 27, 2012

On March 23, the European Union announced that it would expand its anti-piracy mission, Atalanta, to include for the first time the Somali coast itself and waterways inside the country. The statement said the EU would be working with Somalia’s …

Arunachal Pradesh: Meeting China’s Claim in the Eastern Himalayas0

• Analysis
• March 20, 2012

Last week, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki of the Northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh led a delegation to Canada. He attended the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce in Toronto and participated in the Brand India Expo in Ottawa. Meeting prospective …

Scars of War Remain in Uganda0

• Analysis
• March 17, 2012

The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, March 13, 2012.

By coincidence, I was in Pader, northern Uganda, last week when the video about the murderous warlord Joseph Kony, called Kony 2012, went viral. The video has …