Multiple Crises and Global Health: The Maps and the Rules are Changing0

• Analysis
• June 11, 2012

by Ted Schrecker

In a recent Foreign Affairs article, Laurie Garrett argues that the current economic crisis represents “a watershed moment for global public health” because of the probable stagnation of development assistance for health. In fact, the situation …

Whither the Long Road to Nuclear Zero?0

• Analysis
• June 4, 2012

Published in Global Brief Magazine.

The phrase “Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study” hardly trips off the tongue. But this obscure internal study underway within the US government could end up being one of the more significant watersheds of the nuclear …

Stronger Diplomatic Action?0

• Analysis
• May 29, 2012

In the aftermath of the terrible murder of over 100 people in Houla, Syria, including dozens of children, Canada’s foreign minister John Baird joined a chorus of international protests against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But Baird’s comments yesterday…

Talking Sense With Tehran0

• Analysis
• May 27, 2012

Published in the Globe and Mail, May 25, 2012.

Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have wrapped up in Baghdad. There was no agreement, but one wasn’t expected and both sides agreed that talks will continue. The broad outlines of …

Another Great Season at CIPS0

• Analysis
• May 24, 2012

After several years of strategic hiring, the University of Ottawa now houses a very strong group of international affairs experts across its many departments and schools. Institutional reputations take time to build, but the university is already gaining global recognition …

Transitional Justice As Subterfuge0

• Analysis
• May 10, 2012

Transitional justice is trendy. After a civil war or political transition, the new government will often announce one or more of a variety of mechanisms for dealing with the past, such as a special tribunal or a truth commission.

What …

A Role to Reclaim: Canada as Honest Broker0

• Analysis
• May 8, 2012

Speaking on Middle East issues at an Ottawa synagogue in April, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae noted that the current impasse in peace talks between Israel and Palestinians offers an opening for constructive Canadian engagement. On his recent trips to …

Fewer Eyes on the Spies: Going Backwards on Accountability0

• Analysis
• May 8, 2012

By now it has been widely reported that the Tory government will be abolishing the Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. This astonishing development appeared suddenly from the ether, buried in the government’s now notorious …

Archive of CSIS Inspector General Reports0

• Analysis
• May 7, 2012

The Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was established through legislation in 1984, in the same Act that created CSIS. The model was the U.S. practice of Inspector Generals, with a review and compliance …