“To date, there has not been much information about how Canada plans to use armed drones beyond broad sketches and assurances from leadership about their responsible use,” said Branka Marijan, a senior researcher at the arms-control group Project Ploughshares.
The making of Killer Optics
Ploughshares Communications Officer Tasneem Jamal spoke with Kelsey Gallagher about the genesis of Killer Optics, the impact of its publication, and the role of open-source data in tracking arms transfers.
Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
Free public film screening, followed by a Q&A with arms trade expert and author Andrew Feinstein and the Executive Director of Project Ploughshares Cesar Jaramillo. Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 …
Getting to Nuclear Zero
Building Common Security for a Post-MAD World When: September 22-23, 2017 Where: Cartier Place Hotel 180 Cooper Street (just east of Elgin) Ottawa ON Please join us for The Group …
Canada and nuclear weapons
Watch Cesar Jaramillo discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Canada’s role, and the conference, “Canada’s Contribution to Global Security,”held in Pugwash and Halifax July 23 to 26.
The Outer Space Treaty at 50
Join us for a conversation about the future of outer space governance as the Outer Space Treaty faces the next generation of challenges. Presented by the Space Security Index. When: 5:30 …
Project Ploughshares celebrates 40 years
On Monday, March 13, at Knox Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Ont., supporters and staff of Project Ploughshares gathered to mark 40 years of the organization’s continuous work in the pursuit …
Project Ploughshares celebrates 40 years
Join us for a conversation with Hiroshima survivor and world-renowned nuclear disarmament advocate Setsuko Thurlow. When: Monday • March 13 • 7 p.m. Where: Knox Presbyterian Church • 50 Erb Street …
Forty Years of Turning Swords into Ploughshares
When: Tuesday, May 17, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Great Hall, Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa FREE EVENT Join us for a dialogue on working for peace, featuring presentations …
Canada’s policy on airstrikes: What does it mean?
By Philip MacFie The Canadian government has decided to remove its F-18 fighter jets from Iraq and make a different contribution to the coalition against ISIS. Policymakers have offered the …