R2P Is Not a License for Military Recklessness
In the New York Times last week, Tufts University’s Alex de Waal penned an op-ed that scathingly criticized the Responsibility to Protect...
The Cockeyed Case for Preemptive War on Iran
I was invited to talk about fragile states at the annual meeting of the Conference of Defence Associations in Ottawa on Thursday. As it...
The New Canada: Fomenting Fear at Home and Abroad
Why base policy on facts and evidence when you can exploit fear instead? It doesn’t take a psychologist to know that fear is a much more...
Libya Intervention of 2011: A Victory With Asterisks
This article first appeared in the Winter 2011 issue of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute Quarterly Review. The...
Canada-U.S. Perimeter Plan: From Aspiration to Action?
Yesterday, Canada and the United States announced a security and economic cooperation plan similar in style and substance to the 2005...
A Pivotal Moment? U.S. Policy Towards Asia
Is the United States “pivoting” its foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region, as prominent Obama administration officials, news...
The 800-Pound Panda in Obama’s Asia Speech
Sometimes, the most interesting part of a political speech isn’t what is said, but what’s not said. On Thursday, President Barack Obama...