The release of Global Affair Canada’s (GAC) Report on the Export of Military Goods from Canada—2017 provided the most authoritative and comprehensive account of Canadian military exports on record.
A failure to launch: FMCT negotiations and the CD stalemate
Briefing 16-2 Published January 20, 2016 Author Philip MacFie “Failure to launch” is perhaps the best way to describe the state of the proposed fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT). Such …
After Paris: Examining resilience
Briefing 16-1 Published January 19, 2016 Author Jessica West With bravery and kindness, through art, music, and social gatherings—the response to terrorism in Paris has been inspiring. But expressions of …
Trading principles: How Canada’s pursuit of military exports has left a trail of secrecy and lax standards
Briefing 15-1 Published February 5, 2015 Author Cesar Jaramillo On paper, Canada has “some of the strongest export controls in the world” (FATDC 2014). However, even if the provisions of Canada’s …
Nuclear disarmament: Time to focus on differences
Briefing 14-2 Published July 15, 2014 Author Cesar Jaramillo The final report from the 2013 Open-Ended Working Group to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations stated that “in order to …
Nuclear weapons ban on the horizon
Briefing 14-1 Published February 26, 2014 Author Cesar Jaramillo A development of historic dimensions is beginning to energize the otherwise lethargic nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation regime. Nearly seven decades after …
Canada and the brokering provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty
Briefing 13-2 Author Kenneth Epps Canada will join other UN member states for the “final” negotiations of an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in March 2013. Canadian opposition to a …
Principles for a Mali-first security strategy for Canada
Briefing 13/1 Author John Siebert Media reports indicate Canadian Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to debate the merits of Canada’s military and other assistance to the UN-sanctioned intervention in Mali. …
Five Reasons to Reconsider the F-35
Briefing 12-1 Author Kenneth Epps In the face of a daily barrage of critical media reports on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the Canadian government has adamantly stood …
Libya and R2P
Briefing 11-2 Author John Siebert The NATO implementation of a no-fly zone to protect Libyan civilians, which began on March 19, has now explicitly morphed into regime change by bombing …