Outdated metaphors, laws, treaties and norms hamper efforts to deal with the realities of space security Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 36 Issue 2 Summer 2015 Our topic today …
Perspective and responding to terrorist violence
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 36 Issue 1 Spring 2015 Osama bin Laden “hit us where it would hurt the most—right in our sense of perspective” …
Civil society can play a key role in preventing and dealing with domestic radicalization
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 36 Issue 1 Spring 2013 A small number of Canadians have always been tempted to fight in wars and conflicts in far-off lands, but those …
Lessons from history: How did Canada respond to homegrown radicals in the 1940s? And what can the experience teach us?
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 36 Issue 1 Spring 2015 Islamism or radical Islam or jihadism, as a violent international ideology at odds with Canadian society and its values, …
Short-term gain for long-term pain
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 …
Announcement from the Chair of Project Ploughshares
December 1, 2014 Today, on behalf of the Governing Committee of Project Ploughshares, I have accepted the resignation of Executive Director John Siebert. In tendering his resignation John has indicated …
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 …
Canada’s Space Policy Framework 2014
Author John Siebert Published in The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 35 Issue 2 Summer 2014 Industry support in an international policy vacuum On February 7 Industry Minister James Moore released Canada’s Space Policy Framework: …