USA

Has the G7 Lost its Mojo?
- June 17, 2018
After a series of sessions on global trade and the key Canadian priorities of gender equality and climate change, the highly anticipated two-day Group of Seven (G7) summit ended Saturday afternoon in Charlevoix, Quebec.

There had been hopes for a …
By John Sinclair
Canadian Foreign Policy, Economy, Environment, Europe, International Relations, USA
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Why Canada Should NOT Move its Embassy to Jerusalem
- June 5, 2018
by Jon Allen and Alan Freeman

For President Donald Trump and many Israelis, the decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem is simply “a recognition of reality,” the fact that Jerusalem and not Tel Aviv is the functioning capital …
By Alan Freeman
Canadian Foreign Policy, International Relations, Middle East, USA
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The G7: Hard Talk or a Sleepwalk?
- May 24, 2018
by Jeremy Kinsman

As the Charlevoix G7 approaches, there is some question as to how the June 8–9 summit could play out as a Trumpian disaster. As veteran diplomat Jeremy Kinsman writes, if the disruptive president plays skunk at the …
By CIPS
Canadian Foreign Policy, International Relations, USA
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “I Have a Dream”
- April 4, 2018
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand …
By CIPS
Human Rights, USA
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Drug Dealers on Death Row?
- March 25, 2018
By Dane Degenstein

Donald Trump has suggested the death penalty for drug dealers.

It has been difficult to pin down President Trump’s policies on anything and the opioid crisis is no different. The fact that he uses language similar …
By CIPS
Health, International Law, USA
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After the India Visit: It’s Time for a Trudeau Government Re-Set
- March 12, 2018
Enough has already been said and written about the problems of the prime minister’s recent foray to India. The critics have justifiably not been kind. Even if we discount some of the more partisan allegations, there is substance to …
By Daniel Livermore
Asia, Canadian Foreign Policy, International Relations, USA
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“A parade like the one in France”: A Reflection on Militarism Today
- February 8, 2018
According to The Washington Post, US President Donald Trump has asked the Department of Defense to plan for a military parade later this year. The date is yet to be set, but it is likely to be either July …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Defence and Intelligence, Democracy, International Security, USA
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Canada’s Foreign Policy “One-Sided,” Not the UN Resolution We Refused to Support
- December 22, 2017
Canada refused to support the UN General Assembly resolution this week that rebuked the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In doing so, the Trudeau government undermined its claim to be cutting a new foreign policy …
By David Petrasek
Canadian Foreign Policy, Middle East, United Nations, USA
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Trump’s Security Strategy is more about his Personal Grievances
- December 20, 2017
US President Donald Trump released his administration’s national security strategy, presented in a speech to a subdued military audience on the afternoon of December 18^th. The strategy document was previewed by Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, …
By Wesley Wark
Canadian Foreign Policy, International Security, International Trade, USA
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Mapping Out a North Korean Peace Process
- December 11, 2017
By John Gruetzner

There are ultimately four critical components to a peace process:

The first component is to submit and then finalize a draft of a document acceptable to the original signatories that converts the armistice agreement signed on 27 …
By CIPS
Asia, International Security, Peacekeeping, United Nations, USA
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Canada Doubling Down on Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
- December 11, 2017
By John Gruetzner

Canada has announced that it is co-hosting a 16-nation summit with the United States early next year to explore options to engage North Korea. Prime Minister Trudeau is also likely to meet this month with US Secretary …
By CIPS
Asia, International Security, Peacekeeping, United Nations, USA
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China as #1: Where Might it Lead the World?
- November 11, 2017
It slowly crept up on us. But in a carefully choreographed 19^th Party Congress in late October, President Xi Jinping was enthroned before several thousand elite party loyalists as “absolute monarch,” along with a multi-layered, hand-picked collection of respectful …
By John Sinclair
Canadian Foreign Policy, China, International Trade, USA
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