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Canada is long overdue for a national climate security strategy

Climate change is impacting the global security landscape, and experts have warned about climate change’s implications on security risks such as political instability and conflicts. Photo by Wikimedia Commons, taken by the National Observer. Originally posted by the National Observer. Link to original article can be found here The impacts of climate change on security… Read More Canada is long overdue for a national climate security strategy

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Canada’s defeat in bid for UN Security Council seat also reveals Ottawa’s lingering problems at home

Originally published in the Hill Times After Canada lost its bid for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat on June 17, experts quickly blamed Ottawa’s lack of global engagement as the key reason. But Canada’s defeat tells of more than just its foreign policy failure. On many domestic issues, such as the environment and Indigenous rights, Canada’s… Read More Canada’s defeat in bid for UN Security Council seat also reveals Ottawa’s lingering problems at home

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Why Canada Should Help Developing Countries Fighting to Flatten the Curve

Originally published on the Hamilton Spectator The spread of COVID-19 in developing countries will have catastrophic global consequences. Ottawa’s current $50-million commitment to help developing countries deal with the pandemic is a step in the right direction. However, Canada must do more to assist developing countries to contain the spread of the virus. To date, advanced economies… Read More Why Canada Should Help Developing Countries Fighting to Flatten the Curve

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The Underwhelming Canada-Indonesia Relationship

(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met today with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the margins of the G20 Summit in Turkey – source: Prime Minister’s Office of Canada archive) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to China is an important foreign policy move, but there is one country in the Asia Pacific that Canada should not ignore.… Read More The Underwhelming Canada-Indonesia Relationship

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