International Security

Gender and Peacebuilding: Trudeau Can Do More to Support Gender Rights in Africa 0
- Analysis
- December 1, 2016
By Dr. Annie Bunting

With the Canadian government about to confirm the deployment of peacekeepers to Africa (likely to Mali), and Prime Minister Trudeau’s recent visit to Liberia and address to the Francophonie on the centrality of the rights of …
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Global Nightmare, False Alarm — or a First Step to a New Geopolitical Order?0
- Analysis
- November 22, 2016
We have had a few days now to calm our jangling nerves. President-elect Trump has already had a civilized conversation with President Obama and “promised” to keep a couple of features from Obamacare. But he is going to be an …
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Trump’s Mixed Signals Threaten Stability 0
- Analysis
- November 20, 2016
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has ushered in a period of unsettling uncertainty in international affairs. He has called the foundations of American foreign policy into question, but his precise intentions remain mysterious.

If …
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Trump’s Victory Means Major Security Shocks for Canada 0
- Analysis
- November 16, 2016
The shock effect of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential campaign will reach and shake the bedrock of Canadian national security policy. Maybe not right away, maybe not always visibly, but a Trump presidency has enormous implications for Canada’s …
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We Must Not Close the Doors to Spontaneously Arriving Asylum Seekers 0
- Analysis
- November 8, 2016
By Stephanie J. Silverman

Governments understandably focus on enhancing security, surveillance, and risk management for their citizens, and as we have seen, particularly since 9-11, much of this increased attention is directed at national borders. While every person enjoys the …
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Maintaining Transatlantic Unity in the Security Realm?0
- Analysis
- November 3, 2016
At a recent meeting of NATO defense ministers, it was announced that the allies are advancing with plans to deploy thousands of troops and military equipment in the Baltics and Poland. At the July 2016 NATO summit in Warsaw, Canada, …
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Working Towards a Trinity of Trust: A Few Suggestions on National Security Reform in Canada 0
- Analysis
- November 3, 2016
by Stephanie Carvin

A year after its election, the Trudeau Government is now taking steps to fulfill its campaign promises to improve intelligence oversight in Canada and reform Bill C-51 — the Harper Government’s controversial terrorism legislation. So far, there …
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At One Year in Power, the Liberals Have Yet to Face a Major National Security Test 0
- Analysis
- October 18, 2016
The Liberal government, in its first year in power, has enjoyed the benefit of a highly advantageous environment for national security policy making: a majority in Parliament; ineffective political opposition; no terrorist attacks; a public whose attention is largely elsewhere. …
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Trudeau Government, Canadian Foreign Policy, and Public Opinion: A One-Year Assessment 0
- Analysis
- October 12, 2016
With an approval rate oscillating at around 70% and voting intentions at around 50%, it is fair to say that the Trudeau government has enjoyed wide public support during its first year in power. However, overall positive impressions do not …
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Afghanistan’s Schools Under Real Threat – Donor Nations Won’t Admit It 0
- Analysis
- October 10, 2016
Classes began at the highly secured and protected campus of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in Kabul on August 24, even as tensions continued over the earlier abduction of two of the university’s professors.

Suddenly there was the sound …
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Diplomacy Should be at Heart of Defence Policy 0
- Analysis
- September 2, 2016
By Stéfanie Von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau

On August 2, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan tweeted his thanks to Canadians who participated in the defence policy review consultations during the last four months. Over 20,200 submissions were received through the online …
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New Peacekeeping Plan a Missed Opportunity for Canada 0
- Analysis
- September 1, 2016
The Liberal government released on Friday its much anticipated policy on peace-support operations. On paper, this is good news. In practice, it is disappointing: Remove the hype, and the new policy mostly amounts to tinkering with what was already in …
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