Project Ploughshares has been tracking Canadian military exports since its founding in 1976. It is painstaking work done mostly in the background. The purpose for collecting the data is to …
South Sudan at odds with itself
By John Siebert We opened with a minute of silence to remember those who have been victims of violence since December 15, 2013, when the world’s newest country, the Republic …
The Rhythm of The Rock
An evening of music and scripture When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 Where: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen Street E., Toronto Hosted by Frank Faulk, CBC Radio documentary producer. Honouring Eleos Award recipients: Rick Tobias • …
A Mali-first security strategy for Canada
Canadian Parliamentarians soon will have the opportunity to debate the merits of Canada’s military and other assistance to the UN-sanctioned intervention in Mali. To increase the possibility of successfully contributing …
In Memoriam – Shirley Farlinger (1930 – 2012)
Today we join with the family and friends of Shirley Farlinger in giving thanks for her life and her life-long contributions to advancing peace. Thank you for the strength shown …
Burney and Hampson on Canada and Afghanistan
No, the title isn’t wrong. Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney and well regarded Carleton international affairs professor Fen Osler Hampson currently are in the news1 for their …
F-35 political decision-making remains unchanged
As the forensic investigations proceed in the wake of the Auditor-General’s devastating critique of the F-35 procurement process, those with the ability to get behind the public façade of federal …
Kony 2012: Now that we have your attention
No sense just piling on. The Kony 2012 viral video has elevated awareness of Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Africa to stratospheric heights. Over the past few days the …
Bob Fowler’s descent into al-Qaeda hell
A Season in Hell By Robert R. Fowler HarperCollins Canada 342 pp; $32.99 In a scrap book on a shelf in the basement I have a picture taken on March …
Oscar Arias honoured
Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias received an honourary doctorate from Carleton University this week. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987, Arias expressed his admiration during his recent visit …
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