When Canada announced that it would not be extending its commitment to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali beyond one year, few were surprised. But many are perplexed that …
The costs of Canada’s indecisiveness on peacekeeping
In Vancouver on November 14-15, Canada will host the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial forum —a key event for UN peacekeeping. One goal of the forum is to “elicit new …
A complicated business: To help those in need we must address underlying policy and political considerations
Author Samantha Nutt The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2012 Volume 33 Issue 1 Samantha Nutt is the founder of War Child and author of Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid. This …
Colombia’s Best Hope: Ordinary people take peace into their own hands
Authors Adrienne Wiebe and Bonnie Klassen The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2011 Volume 32 Issue 2 Colombia has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the Americas identified by …
Defence and Human Security
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor December 1999 Volume 20 Issue 4 “Human security,” defined by the Department of Foreign Affairs as “safety for people from both violent and non-violent threats,” …