Domestic Political Realities Will Temper Minister Joly’s Global Aspirations0

• Analysis
• November 2, 2023

On Monday, October 30 and Wednesday, November 1, Foreign Affairs Minister, Mélanie Joly, gave essentially the same speech at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto and the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal (CORIM) in Montreal. The speech was …

The UN’s Problematic Commission on Israel-Palestine – An Event Report0

• Analysis
• November 1, 2023

On October 30, CIPS hosted an event featuring members of a controversial United Nations commission. The event was co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (which I direct), the Human Rights Research and Education Centre and the …

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabagh: The Next Step0

• Analysis
• October 31, 2023

What Next? Thoughts on the Conflict Between Israel and Palestine0

• Analysis
• October 17, 2023

Awful as the past week has been, the horror is far from over. A major Israeli incursion into Gaza is likely. Hamas will respond with even more strikes into Israel and by brutally killing its hostages. Having meticulously planned and …

The Raouf Farrah Case: Why Canada Should Defend Academic Freedom0

• Analysis
• October 12, 2023

Never has our world been more in need of research. Whether dealing with the climate emergency or with organized crime, major global challenges are complex and divisive. The only way to break out of the echo chambers that polarize debates …

Is Global Warming Accelerating? A Terrifying Scientific Debate with No Easy Policy Options0

• Analysis
• October 11, 2023

Unless you’ve been living underneath a rock, you will have heard that global average temperatures were shattered this summer. July and August were the hottest months ever recorded (since record-keeping began in 1850), and September 2023 was orders of …

What the Alliance des États du Sahel Means for Security Politics in West Africa0

• Analysis
• October 4, 2023

The Sahel region has been at the heart of African peace and security concerns for over a decade. While the ongoing conflict in Mali is an epicentre of insecurity in the region, no state has been untouched by jihadist insurgencies …

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy as Military Diplomacy0

• Analysis
• September 28, 2023

Canada’s military is already taking its place in the Indo-Pacific. On August 15, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) announced that the frigates HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver, along with supply ship Asterix, had set sail for nearly five months …

What To Do About the Canadians Imprisoned in Syria?0

• Analysis
• September 20, 2023

It’s time to go back to basics when discussing the issue of the Canadians currently imprisoned in Syria. This issue can be approached in several different ways. But it can’t be ignored. Canadians may not like where this case is …

AUKUS, Two Years Later0

• Analysis
• September 15, 2023

Last fall, CIPS held a conference on AUKUS, the defence agreement among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The conference proceedings have now been published as a themed issue of International Journal, Canada’s pre-eminent outlet for …

Space Security: Unresolved Problems, Emerging Challenges0

• Analysis
• September 8, 2023

Space is crowded. There is a traffic jam in low earth orbit (LEO, 200 to 2000 km above the earth). There are a very large number of both civilian and military satellites in LEO, both operational and defunct – not …