Author John Siebert Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs 11am – 12 noon, February 14, 2013 Thank you for this opportunity to discuss Canada’s current …
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. …
A Mali-first security strategy for Canada
Author John Siebert Published in the Waterloo Region Record Canadian Parliamentarians soon will have the opportunity to debate the merits of Canada’s military and other assistance to the UN-sanctioned intervention in …
A Mali-first security strategy for Canada
Canadian Parliamentarians soon will have the opportunity to debate the merits of Canada’s military and other assistance to the UN-sanctioned intervention in Mali. To increase the possibility of successfully contributing …
Remembering and Remembrance
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 33 Issue 4 Excerpted from a sermon delivered at Vineland First Mennonite Church, Vineland, Ontario, on November 11. Remembering concerns what we each …
Will Santa deliver F-35 industrial benefits?
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter debacle has delivered an early Christmas present to Canadian (and some attentive international) media. Columnists and commentators across the country have gleefully heaped criticism and …
A foreign policy for the few
If asked to comment on Canada’s recent controversial vote at the UN General Assembly, I would be hard pressed to pinpoint the exact vote referred to. Of course, I could …
Beyond the Cold War: It’s time for Canadian military procurement processes to be updated, argues a Canadian Forces Colonel
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 33 Issue 3 Right now criticising Canadian military procurement practices is a little too much like shooting fish in a barrel. There are …
An idea whose time has come: The Harper government’s promised Office of Religious Freedom could offer expertise on the role of religion in foreign policy
Author John Siebert The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 33 Issue 3 Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is in charge of implementing the government’s commitment to open an Office of Religious Freedom …
Canada’s puzzling diplomatic stumbling
Author Cesar Jaramillo Published in the Waterloo Region Record If Canada’s abrupt move to sever diplomatic ties with Iran was driven by a desire to deliver a strong, unequivocal message about …