Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 April 1 marked the end of Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan. It was Canada’s longest and costliest expeditionary …
Conference: 1914-1918: The Making of the Modern World
The Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History When: July 30-31 Where: George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto Register now! The First World War transformed global geopolitics and …
ATT ratifications climb with no help from Canada
By Kenneth Epps Today Canada was again conspicuously absent from an important milestone in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the most important conventional weapons control agreement of this generation. During …
South Sudan at odds with itself
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 1 Spring 2014 A total shattering of the peace has led to more than 10,000 deaths and upwards of one million …
Canadian Council of Churches calls on Canada to support diplomacy in Syria
Letter (in English, French) on Syria dated September 19, 2013 from The Canadian Council of Churches to John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada Please click on …
Canadian arms exports to Egypt: fudging the figures
The current crisis in Egypt is complex and fluid. To date Canada’s response has been measured, but understanding the situation and Canada’s role in Egypt is not improved by misrepresentation …
Canada’s contributions to peace and security in Mali
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 34 Issue 1 Spring 2013 The crucial decision about further military contributions is not “boots on the ground” or “no boots on the …
Oslo, Ottawa, and the need for a nuke-free world
Author Cesar Jaramillo Published by Embassy, an Ottawa-based foreign policy weekly. The endgame to nuclear disarmament is remarkably straightforward: a global legal ban on the development, possession, testing, and use …
A last push for an effective global arms trade treaty
Authors Kenneth Epps, Mark Fried, Hilary Homes, Lina Holguin. Published by Embassy, an Ottawa-based foreign policy weekly. Now is the time for active diplomacy by Canada and others. Next week …
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 …