Canadian soldiers report evidence of war crimes to no avail Back in May 2021 David Pugliese reported that Canadian soldiers had complained to their commanders in September 2018 that the Iraqi troops they were training were war criminals who liked …
Pandemic prevention, banning killer robots, and keeping outer space peaceful
Preventing a Future Pandemic For a really sensible discussion on an often fraught and highly politicized set of issues, see: The Origin of Covid-19 and preventing the next pandemic (Amanda Moodie and Nicholas Evans, warontherocks.com, 4 June 2021). The authors …
Conflict resolution, cluster munitions and Canada
Against all odds Libya national unity government is holding In an upbeat new report entitled Libya Turns the Page (21 May 2021), the International Crisis Group writes: The establishment of a unified government, which enjoys the backing of Libya’s competing …
Cooperation over conflict in the Arctic
Ebook on RI-co-hosted Arctic Security Webinar Series now available Our blog this week features highlights from a wonderful new ebook of the transcribed, edited proceedings of an Arctic Security webinar series that the Rideau Institute was privileged to co-organize with …
We all have a role to play in ending the carnage in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Israel chooses violence again As the horrific carnage continues in Gaza, the following headlines tell the story: A Nightmare of Terror Across the Landscape of Palestine: As Israeli lynch mobs roam the streets attacking Palestinians, and as Israeli war planes …
No pandemic pivot in Canada’s defence budget
Defence budget increases continue apace In today’s blog, we will examine what this week’s federal budget — the first in two years — has to say about defence spending in the midst of a global pandemic. To put the budget …
Whistleblower protection, Palestinian rights, East/West flashpoints and more
The trouble with intelligence agencies part three: the crucial role of whistleblowers In a thought-provoking blog on his Rethinking Security website, Brian Martin highlights the crucial role of whistleblowers in ensuring some measure of accountability for our most secret of …
Increasing nuclear stability is an urgent priority
Groundbreaking China–USA research collaboration on cyber stability The product of a three-year joint research project between the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Shanghai Institute for International Studies, a new report entitled China–U.S. Cyber-Nuclear C3 Stability examines the impact …
UN Human Security Agenda offers the world a way forward
On Easter Monday, a time of hope and renewal for many Canadians, we thought we would focus first on some very good news: namely, significant improvements in three multi-year conflict situations. According to the International Crisis Group conflict tracker: In …
Less rhetoric and more dialogue needed to reduce grave nuclear risks
Update on delusional new UK nuclear weapon policy In our 22 March blog we discussed the UK decision to increase the number of its nuclear weapons and to extend the range of threats to which its nuclear deterrence policy would …
Post-COVID reset must include both nuclear and conventional arms control
Post baby-boomers need to understand the growing nuclear peril The planet currently faces not one, but three existential threats — where the very continuation of our existence is at issue. These are: Climate catastrophe; The destruction of nature ( in …
Canada, NATO and Afghanistan: Lessons NOT learned entrap us still today
At the advent of President Biden’s tenure, the International Crisis Group published a briefing entitled Nineteen Conflict Prevention Tips for the Biden Administration (28 January 2021) in which they urged the President to: discard failed approaches, such as an over-reliance …
