by Owen Lippert | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog, Opinion
The Problem With Election Observation Missions What might the international community of democracy promoters do better to support free and fair elections? One solution is to reassess how civil society organizations and democratic practitioners pass judgment on...
by Paul | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Opinion
As the UN Security Council Election Nears, Canada’s Peacekeeping Efforts Continue to Stumble At the end of April 2020, just 10 Canadian civilian police officers and 25 military personnel were left on UN operations. In 2015, the Liberal Party promised that if elected,...
by Anders Bretsen | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’: How Might Canada Respond? The lack of consideration for the Palestinian dilemma, as seen in Trump’s plan, is an oversight that Canada cannot ignore, and should be compelled to articulate. The recent unveiling of US President Donald...
by Valerie Percival | Mar 31, 2019 | Blog, News, Opinion
Canada’s failure to lead in Mozambique shows how far its foreign policy has to go More than a week after the deadly Cyclone Idai made landfall, Canada announced its contribution of 3.5 million to the humanitarian response. Better late than never? Of course. But our...
by George Haynal | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog, News, Opinion
The Huawei Crisis: Canada as a Proxy in US-China Relations Canada will always be at risk of being used as a proxy as the U.S. manages internal and external conflicts. Canada is built on the rule of law. Our country’s judges are independent of the government. Our laws...
by John Gruetzner | Jan 29, 2019 | Opinion
Canada and China – How to get to the morning after – Six Hard Steps Both parties should attempt now by resorting to private diplomacy to seek a solution driven by the facts. If not citizens of China and Canada are at risk of this being a cancer in a...
