Canada Should Prepare for a Long Fight Against IS0

• Analysis
• September 12, 2014

By George Petrolekas and Ferry de Kerckhove

Published in the Globe and Mail, September 12, 2014

In 1938, Neville Chamberlain returned to a hero’s welcome in London having given away parts of Czechoslovakia to Hitler at Munich. He announced …

Where’s the Megaphone on the Threat to Canada?0

• Analysis
• September 7, 2014

Published in the Ottawa Citizen on September 6, 2014

The Conservative government has a strange way with public pronouncements on security issues. When it comes to the gravest of international crises, the government is prone to bold, headline-grabbing statements, whether …

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 …

Where We Go From Here: Canada’s Strategic Opportunity0

• Analysis
• June 18, 2014

Published on OpenCanada.org, June 17, 2014

The Canadian Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s Strategic Outlook (SO) 2014 published in February has nearly been dated by developments taking place around the world. In light of recent events, I examine some …

Harper’s Heroic Ukraine Message Does Not Reflect Reality0

• Analysis
• June 3, 2014

Published in the Globe and Mail, June 3, 2014

As Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to Europe for the G7 summit and anniversary of D-Day, the gap between Canada’s outspoken rhetoric and its diminishing capabilities in international affairs is …