Disarmament/Arms ControlPublication - Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Security Sector Reform Monitor: Southern Sudan
The second edition of the Security Sector Reform Monitor: Southern Sudan outlines the challenges that non-state armed groups and the proliferation of small arms and light weapons pose to the nascent security sector of Southern Sudan. The Monitor analyzes efforts at civilian disarmament to date, and suggests that a new approach to the problem, based on community engagement rather than coercion, should be encouraged.
Article - Monday, February 1, 2010
Disarmament and Development Go Hand In Hand
Bringing stability to conflict-ridden East Africa requires combining disarmament and development efforts. The CIGI-sponsored event featured John Siebert and Kenneth Epps of Project Ploughshares who spoke about how efforts to reduce armed violence cannot be carried out in isolation. Other social factors play a big part. Their talk was based on a new report: Addressing Armed Violence in East Africa.
Article - Monday, December 21, 2009
Pushing back from the brink
In this decade, nuclear non-proliferation became the enemy of disarmament. The world needs to get back to the table
Article - Friday, December 18, 2009
Realities of disarmament
WATERLOO, Canada — The international commission on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, chaired by former foreign ministers Gareth Evans of Australia and Yoriko Kawaguchi of Japan, faced two hurdles even before its work was completed.
Article - Tuesday, February 17, 2009
NATO Summit: A Chance to Kick the Nuclear Habit
While Afghanistan will certainly dominate the talk at the 60 th anniversary NATO summit in April, leaders are also scheduled to launch a process to review the alliance's Strategic Concept, a key element of which is a controversial and outdated nuclear doctrine.
Article - Thursday, February 12, 2009
Canada must go slow on nuclear deal with India
It didn't take Canada long to try to cash in on its support for the Nuclear Suppliers Group decision last Fall to open the door to civilian nuclear trade with India after a 35 year ban. Others have been even quicker off the mark. India has already signed new nuclear co-operation agreements with the US, France and Russia, with Kazakhstan soon to follow.
Article - Saturday, January 17, 2009
Canada's priorities: Trade, climate change
What happens in the United States always matters enormously to Canadians, but I cannot remember the last time the inauguration of a new president generated so much interest.
Article - Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Conditioning Nuclear Co-operation with India
Last fall, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, with Canada's support, opened the door to civilian nuclear trade with India after a 35-year ban, and there was little doubt that Canadian industry would soon try to join the global rush to go through it.
Article - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Has the good become the enemy of the best?
The former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, noted in 2005 that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) "faces a crisis of confidence and compliance born of a growing strain on verification and enforcement."
Article - Wednesday, October 1, 2008
As Asia goes, so goes the world
Canada will have to be up to the challenge of dealing with a region of booming economies, proliferating nuclear weapons and political instability in the coming years