International Security

North Korea: Testing China’s Patience 0
- Analysis
- October 7, 2015
^{Postcard from North Korea
Photo: John Pavelka, Creative Commons License}

Anniversaries have always been important in Socialist countries.

For the people, it means a day off from the humdrum of workaday life with maybe an extra ration of meat or …
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Making Peace in a Divided World: New Roles for the United Nations?0
- Analysis
- October 1, 2015
There is no more annoying phrase in discussions of international affairs than “If the United Nations did not exist, we would have to invent it!” It is certainly true that the world urgently needs an effective collective security organization …
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Canada’s Military Spending Is Now Less than Half of NATO’s Target 0
- Analysis
- September 24, 2015
Last year I blogged about the decline in Canadian military spending as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The most recent figures at that time were for 2013. I noted that defence spending had fallen to 1.00 percent of …
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Why Can’t Canada Get National Security Law Right?0
- Analysis
- June 11, 2015
By Craig Forcese and Kent Roach

Published in The Walrus, June 9, 2015

Bill C-51—also known as the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015—has now passed Parliament, and its effect on the Canadian legal landscape will be radical. To update those who …
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Iran’s Failed Foreign Policy: Dealing From a Position of Weakness 0
- Analysis
- May 8, 2015
Adapted from a report published by the Middle East Institute

Iran’s ambition is to be the dominant state in the Persian Gulf and an indispensable regional power in the broader Middle East. This is a plausible aspiration. Iran’s potential assets …
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L’émergence de l’Union européenne comme puissance militaire au XXIème siècle 0
- Analysis
- April 21, 2015
Par Michael E. Lambert, chercheur invité au Centre d’études en politiques internationales

Published on the CDA Security and Defence Blog, April 21, 2015

L’Europe apparait aujourd’hui comme la principale promotrice du dialogue pour solutionner les conflits, en témoigne le …
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In Search of Enhanced Defence Cooperation in Europe 0
- Analysis
- April 20, 2015
On April 9, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland agreed on closer defense ties and increased solidarity with the Baltic states, in a move designed to enhance regional security through deterrence. In a joint declaration, the defense ministers of four …
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Accord sur le nucléaire iranien : le vrai Nobel d’Obama 0
- Analysis
- April 16, 2015
Published in La Presse, April 8, 2015

L’accord sur le nucléaire conclu entre le groupe de pays P5+1** et l’Iran est un événement historique compte tenu de la distance politique, sociologique, idéologique et humaine entre les deux camps et …
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C-51 Has Sparked A Much-Needed Conversation About Security and Rights 0
- Analysis
- March 27, 2015
Published in the Globe and Mail, March 25, 2015

The best thing that might come out of Bill C-51, the government’s proposed new anti-terrorism legislation, will not be the bill itself, certainly not if it passes through the House …
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Military Deployments and a ‘Political Convention’ of Commons Support 0
- Analysis
- March 24, 2015
by Philippe Lagassé

Published on Policy Options, March 24, 2015

Prime Minister Harper has presented a motion to the House of Commons announcing an extension and expansion of Canada’s mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant …
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How Dangerous is C-51? You Might Be Surprised 0
- Analysis
- March 22, 2015
by Michael Geist

Published in the Toronto Star, March 13, 2015

As witnesses line up to warn about the dangers associated with Bill C-51, Canada’s anti-terrorism bill, it’s increasingly clear that the proposed legislation is an unprecedented undermining of …
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To Understand International Security, Consider Social Relations 0
- Analysis
- March 5, 2015
By Jarrod Hayes, School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech

The world is a complex place. Social tides ebb and flow, diverse social systems interacting with agency to produce an ever-shifting mix of international challenges. This is all the more …
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