Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 4 Winter 2014 Canada’s contribution to peace in Iraq and Syria and the challenge of Islamic State On October …
World War I and Lessons for Contemporary Policy on War and Peace
Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 4 Winter 2014 Canadian War Museum Ottawa, ON 26-28 Sept. 2014 What experience and history teach is this—that nations and governments have …
WW I and the struggle for democracy in Canada
Author Jamie Swift Kingston writer Jamie Swift is the author, most recently, of Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety, with Ian McKay. Their next book, The Vimy …
Largest Canadian military contractors win record orders in 2013-14
Author Kenneth Epps Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 4 Winter 2014 Canada’s military industry received record-breaking orders from domestic and foreign customers during fiscal year 2013-14, according to government …
Short-term gain for long-term pain – Canada’s Challenge in responding to Islamic State
By John Siebert October 3 The expressed desire by Canada to act forthrightly and without ambiguity in the face of Islamic State (IS) atrocities is understandable. But 13 years after …
2015 Peace and Human Security Agenda: Dedicated mediation efforts: A new frontier for Canada
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 Since the end of the Second World War, Canada has been a strong supporter of multilateralism to assist in the …
2015 Peace and Human Security Agenda: Gender, human rights, and violent conflict
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 In 2010, in response to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women and Armed Conflict and related UNSC resolutions, Canada …
2015 Peace and Human Security Agenda: Canada and multilateral peace operations
Author Kenneth Epps Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan failed. The reasons will be debated for years to come. What …
2015 Peace and Human Security Agenda: Completing the push for nuclear disarmament
Author Cesar Jaramillo Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 More than 40 years after the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) came into force, there are still …
2015 Peace and Human Security Agenda: Canadian defence budget and procurement
Author Kenneth Epps Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 When the Canada First Defence Strategy was announced in 2008 the government promised that nearly half-a-trillion …