International Security

Sending Lethal Weapons to Ukraine May Not Be the Answer 0
- Analysis
- February 15, 2015
Roland Paris appeared on the Sunday morning broadcast The West Block with Tom Clark to discuss the question on whether Western countries should send lethal weapons to help the Ukrainian government.

Paris noted that there were no good policy options …
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Evolution or Escalation? Canada’s Military Operation in Iraq 0
- Report
- January 26, 2015
In a new CIPS policy brief on Canada’s war in Iraq, Roland Paris addresses the following questions:
- Is Canada engaged in ground combat?
- Have we witnessed mission creep?
- Why should Canada (and other Western countries) limit their participation in ground
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Last Year’s CIPS Blog Highlights, Part 4: Soldiers and Spies 0
- Research
- September 29, 2014
In this final installment of the CIPS Blog Greatest Hits 2013-14, we turn to the topic of Soldiers and Spies. It spans a range of military and security controversies that arose both in Canada and globally. They include new powers …
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Peacekeeping Works Better Than You May Think 0
- Analysis
- August 2, 2014
Does peacekeeping work? Janice Stein (University of Toronto) and I had a lively exchange on this subject on the CBC radio program “The House” this weekend. Have a listen.

In the interview, I said that more than two …
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NATO Must Face Looming Challenges Now, Not Later 0
- Analysis
- June 18, 2014
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are grappling with big decisions as they prepare for their September summit in Wales. What stance should they adopt towards Russia? Should they keep the alliance’s doors open to new members? And what …
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Policy Experts Submit Report to NATO Secretary General 0
- Analysis
- June 10, 2014
In March 2014, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, appointed ten independent policy experts to a panel and asked them to provide advice on the future of the transatlantic bond. The panel included a …
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Is Canada Pulling Its Weight in NATO?0
- Analysis
- May 9, 2014
When NATO’s military commander, General Philip Breedlove, visited Ottawa this week, he noted that Canada was one of the first countries to contribute military equipment and forces to NATO’s temporary deployment of land, sea and air assets to Eastern Europe, …
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CIPS Launches Security Studies Network with Inaugural Lecture 0
- Analysis
- January 27, 2012
CIPS is delighted to announce the launch of the Security Studies Network (SSN), the creation of which reflects the great strength of the University of Ottawa as a centre for the study of national and international security. The SSN – …
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Stephen Harper’s Worrying Words on Iran 0
- Analysis
- January 22, 2012
Is Prime Minister Stephen Harper preparing the Canadian public for a possible conflict with Iran? In two recent interviews (here and here), he has “raised the alarm” about the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, which he views as …
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Missiles and Mistrust in Europe 0
- Analysis
- November 28, 2011
At the NATO Lisbon Summit in 2010, the U.S. and its allies expressed the hope that Russia would become a partner in a new missile defense system designed to protect Europe from a nuclear-armed ‘rogue’ state such as Iran. Those …
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The UN Security Council and Abdelrazik 0
- Analysis
- November 8, 2011
Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik is on the U.S. Security Council’s Al Qaida sanctions committee list. His assets are frozen and he is subject to an international travel ban. His case generated substantial notoriety when the Canadian government resisted his repatriation from …
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La réussite de l’OTAN en Libye 0
- October 31, 2011
Cet article a originalement paru en anglais dans le blogue du Conseil International du Canada : opencanada.org.

L’opération de l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN) en Libye prend officiellement fin à minuit aujourd’hui. En fin de compte, ses …
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