Can Obama's "New" Foreign Policy Make a Difference?
Global Brief As a candidate for the White House, Barack Obama promised to “renew American diplomacy” and to launch a “new era of...


Barack Obama's Visit to Canada
CPAC Special Watch here. "CPAC’s Bill Luxton speaks with Canadian citizens, politicians, and experts to discuss their hopes for United...
Ethical Dilemmas and the Contradictions of Peacebuilding
Presentation at the Launch of the Forum for Peacebuilding Ethics, New York The idea of developing an ongoing conversation between...
Comments on Canada's Role in Afghanistan
PBS Newshour Watch the full video here. "TOM BEARDEN: The economy isn't the only relationship on Canadians' minds. About 2,800...
Scaling Back Expectations in Afghanistan
Centre for International Policy Studies Policy Brief no. 2, Feb. 2009.
Understanding the Coordination Problem in Postwar Statebuilding
In Roland Paris and Timothy D. Sisk, eds., The Dilemmas of Statebuilding: Confronting the Contradictions of Postwar Peace Operations...
Year of the Afghan Mission
Globe & Mail 2009 is pivotal: If we're really leaving in 2011, fine. But if we're not, consider these four options. During last...
The Effects of Transitional Justice Mechanisms: A Summary of Empirical Research Findings and Implica
Working Paper, Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa (April 2008), co-authored with Oskar N.T. Thoms and James Ron.
Iraq's Future: The Canadian Approach
Literary Review of Canada An optimistic look at the longer view for this war-torn country In May 2006, two enterprising Canadian...
The Devils Lake Dispute Between Canada and the United States
Working Paper, Centre for International Policy Studies, University of Ottawa (Feb. 2008).