A foreign policy midterm reality check for Canada
Has
the current government accomplished any of the goals set out in the foreign
minister’s mandate letter? Bruce Mabley argues there is much work to be done.
Bruce Mabley
Director, Mackenzie-Papineau Group
Dr. Bruce Mabley is presently the Director of the Mackenzie-Papineau Group think tank based in Montreal devoted to analysis of international politics. Dr. Mabley is a former Canadian diplomat and academic who has written a number of analytical and academic texts. In 2002, he was decorated by the French Republic as Chevalier des Palmes académiques.
Most Recent Posts
Canada’s NAFTA game enters the third period — time for a new strategy
As Bruce Mabley writes, there is too much at stake not
to develop a new, drastic offensive plan for the final stages of NAFTA
renegotiations.
Independence for Catalonia: Why the movement matters beyond its own borders
Bruce Mabley on a problematic Spanish constitution, a
reprehensible European reaction and what recent events mean for Québec.
Five steps to take if Canada is serious about peace in Syria
This week’s visit to Europe by Justin Trudeau provides an opportunity to
raise the issue, but there’s even more Canada should be doing.
With the fall of Aleppo, heavy losses yet little to gain
As the Syrian city falls this week, former Canadian diplomat Bruce Mabley explains why Assad’s victory will be short-lived and what the takeover means for the conflict.
Hypocrisy and the Afghan detainee scandal
The Canadian government condemned the recent suicide
attack on its embassy guards in Kabul as ‘cowardly’ while simultaneously
backing away from an inquiry into the Afghan detainee scandal. Is this a case
of the pot calling the kettle black?
Is the World Humanitarian Summit part of Turkey’s soft power strategy?
As Istanbul prepares
to host the WHS later this month, Bruce Mabley asks how the summit fits into
the country’s current foreign policy approach.
How to fix Canada’s broken Foreign Service
From a convoluted,
promotion-based system to a lack of internationally-minded talent and suffering
morale, Canada’s diplomatic corps desperately needs an overhaul.