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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Elliot Tepper comments on the assassination of the Russian Ambassador

Elliot Tepper, Fellow of CSIDS, comments on the assasination of Russian Ambbassador to... More

Friday, December 16, 2016

Dr. Jez Littlewood discusses the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and Iraq.

Chemical weapons use in Syria and Iraq continues despite the existence of a taboo against such weapons, the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting the use of chemical and biological weapons, and the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention that seeks a world free of chemical weapons via verified disarmament. Use has been confirmed by a joint United... More

Friday, December 16, 2016

Elliot Tepper discusses the battle for Aleppo with CTV News

Rebel forces in Syria say a ceasefire deal has been reached in the battle for Aleppo. This comes after a truce between Russia and Turkey was unable to hold. Carleton University international affairs professor Elliot Tepper shares his... More

Monday, December 12, 2016

Deputy-Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Shugart provides keynote speech at Year Ahead

Just some of the highlights of Mr. Shugart's keynote address at the Year Ahead Conference: An International Security, Intelligence and Defence Outlook for 2017 held at the War Museum on 8 December 2016. The global context of international affairs is unpredictable.  This is highlighted by recent and dramatic changes in the world including: Brexit,... More

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

NPSIA Students draft their own Security Council resolution on Syria

Frustrated by the veto cast by Russia on 5 December 2016 on the topic of Syria, NPSIA students taking INAF 5479 (Special Topics in International Affairs: The UN Security Council: Its History, Evolution, Decision-Making and Contributions given by Dr. Andrea Charron) decided to hold a mock debate and come up with an alternate draft... More

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Canada’s Letter to the President of the General Assembly

By Andrea Charron, PhD It is not unusual that Canada, along with 69 other states, would think to invoke the UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace Resolution to deal with the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. After all, it, along with France, Philippines, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay provided the draft text of... More

Friday, December 2, 2016

Canada in Africa: Finding our Footing?

David Black from Dalhousie University considers what a more effective Canadian African policy would require: greater and more consistent commitments of resources, a more coherent approach to the various elements through which Canada and Canadians engage with Africa and Africans, and a more modest self-assessment of the significance of our role(s).... More

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

STANDING ON GUARD? A Benchmark Comparison of Canada’s National Security Architecture

Charles Davies of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute compares 3 core elements of national security architecture comparing Canada with 4 of its allies (France, UK, Australia and U.S.). Policy and national strategy, i.e., the stated national security policy of the country and whether it has a defined national security strategy;... More

Sunday, November 20, 2016

7 foreign policy wishes for Trump

Open Canada asked former Canadian diplomats to outline their 7 foreign policy wishes for President-elect... More

Saturday, November 19, 2016

The Campaign for Mosul

Emily Anagnostos from the Institute for the Study of War outlines the campaign for Mosul and the high stakes of the operation and close-contact warfare are increasingly placing Mosul’s civilian population in the crossfire. The ISF is consolidating gains to the north and south of Mosul as it continues to contest neighborhoods in eastern... More

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Symbolism and the CF-18 Replacement

Col (Ret) Dr. Alan Stephenson argues that the narrow focus of the Standing Committee on National Defence’s Report on Canada and the Defence of North America: NORAD and Aerial Readiness has again shaped the discussion on the requirements for fighter operations to feed into a predetermined narrative – one that focusses on stealth, number of... More

Friday, November 11, 2016

Trump’s Victory in Russian Media: An Opportunity or a Disaster?

By NPSIA's PhD Candidate Katarina Koleva Will Trump’s presidency turn Russia-US relations upside down? Is it a chance for rapprochement or a disaster? Trump is unpredictable, but will he seek a pragmatic cooperation with Moscow? Most of the Russian news outlets, both pro-government and oppositional, are reserved in their expectations. In a brief... More

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