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The Ploughshares Monitor: Winter 2021
November 29, 2021The Winter 2021 issue of Project Ploughshares quarterly publication.
Comparing National Positions on Military Exports to Saudi Arabia
October 18, 2021Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest importer of weapons and the global north—in particular, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France—its main supplier. And this trade is growing. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Saudi arms imports for the period 2016-2020 were 61% greater than imports for the prior five-year period.
Charting the way forward: Examining the principles of responsible use of military AI by Canada’s allies
September 28, 2021There is a growing global consensus that all AI technology should exhibit the characteristics of transparency, justice and fairness, non-maleficence, and privacy. While a specific blueprint of responsible AI in defence applications has not yet emerged, shared commitments to reliable technologies that operate with an appropriate role for human judgement and experience are increasingly accepted.
The Ploughshares Monitor: Autumn 2021
September 15, 2021Volume 42 Issue 3 A quarterly publication of Project Ploughshares Please click on attachment to view document:
SPECIAL REPORT: “No Credible Evidence” – Canada’s flawed analysis of arms exports to Saudi Arabia
August 11, 2021Click on the image to download the Special Report by Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares. Introduction The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a multilateral international agreement aiming to regulate international ...
The UK process on norms and space security
July 6, 2021On December 7, 2020, the United Kingdom-sponsored United Nations Resolution A/RES/75/36 was adopted by the UN General Assembly. Seeking to focus the global discussion on outer space security on ways of “reducing threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviour,” the objective is to build consensus on what it means to be a “responsible” actor in outer space.
Norms, space security, and arms control
June 14, 2021Threats to the security of outer space are growing. More pronouncements that space is a warfighting domain are augmented by periodic accusations of, and demonstrations of, weapons tests. The latest research on global counterspace capabilities reveals an expanding and accelerating proliferation of capabilities that can target and harm objects in space.
The Ploughshares Monitor: Summer 2021
June 7, 2021Volume 42 Issue 2 A quarterly publication of Project Ploughshares Please click on attachment to view document:
Canada’s Commitments to Regulate Firearms
May 20, 2021In September 2019, Canada acceded to the legally binding Arms Trade Treaty, the first international framework to comprehensively control the international trade and transfer of conventional weapons. This positive action ...
The need for Canadian leadership in the drive to regulate high-risk AI
May 13, 2021As various ministries of the federal government, as well as relevant ministries at the provincial level, seek to develop policy and procedures on the use of AI, they will need clear guidance on the risks associated with different AI applications and how they should be regulated. So far, no Canadian agency has taken the lead in providing the guidance needed to plan for high-risk AI use, particularly in security and defence applications.
Consulting Canadians on a framework for future space exploration
April 21, 2021The following response to the Canadian consultation on a framework for future space exploration is submitted by Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament efforts and international security. Project Ploughshares has been engaged in space security and international policy governance for almost 20 years and leads the Space Security Index project.
The Ploughshares Monitor: Spring 2021
March 25, 2021Volume 42 Issue 1 A quarterly publication of Project Ploughshares Please click on attachment to view document:
Canada and the Artemis Accords
March 17, 2021On October 13, 2020, the Canadian Space Agency, along with civil space agencies from the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Japan, Luxembourg, and the United Arab Emirates signed bilateral agreements with ...
The impact of COVID-19 on refugees
March 16, 2021COVID-19 has exposed global vulnerabilities and inequalities. But the plight of refugees has not received its due. When the pandemic hit, the vast majority of refugees found themselves in countries ...
The Safe Third Country Agreement in 2021
March 11, 2021New U.S. President Joe Biden has used Executive Orders to overturn the most extreme immigration policies of the Trump era. But deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are ongoing and immigration detention centres are still in operation. The United States does NOT meet the principles of safety required by Canadian and international law.
From safety to security: mapping the normative landscape in outer space
March 10, 2021This map is a visualization of the existing normative landscape in outer space. Created from detailed coding of 90 space governance documents and additional expert feedback from an online survey and global series of workshops, it identifies the prevailing values, documented activities, and prescribed behaviours that currently influence practices in space.