Former diplomat; research fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute
Former diplomat Daryl Copeland is a research fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a policy fellow at the University of Montreal’s Centre for International Studies (CERIUM), and visiting professor at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and the Academy of Diplomacy and International Governance (UK).
How to raise the bar and up the game of
Canada’s foreign service? Daryl Copeland offers advice to ensure a more capable group of
representatives abroad, and a higher functioning foreign ministry at home.
As Chrystia Freeland sets out to establish a relationship with the Trump administration, there are three serious issues within her ministry that need dealing with.
If
Canada is to regain its stature on the world stage after a decade of inactivity,
the performance of our foreign ministry will need to be improved.
Negotiation is a hallmark of diplomacy and in a globalizing […]
Canada’s intelligence services, although apparently not as out-of-control as their […]
Little or nothing will be gained from Western military intervention […]
Daryl Copeland on why, in a heteropolar world, security is not a martial art.
No, although the nature of the assistance and delivery mechanisms […]
Daryl Copeland on the big questions left unanswered by the Bradley Manning case.
Daryl Copeland draws up a preliminary ledger.
Daryl Copeland of how Canada’s reputation in the world has suffered.
Daryl Copeland on why Afghanistan’s future rests on much more than who next comes to power in Pakistan.
This does not seems to me like a clear cut […]
With a few exceptions, the role and significance of official […]
In the post-Cold War world, it is development – long […]
The increasing incidence of selective assassination, often using robotic devices […]
Daryl Copeland reflects on the prospects for public diplomacy at a time when DFAIT has become rather undiplomatic.
I believe that Canada’s top international policy priority for 2013 […]
Diplomacy privileges talking over fighting. War is its antithesis, testament […]
Among the ever growing number of transnational challenges which constitute […]
PM Harper’s disdain for the UN General Assembly, epitomized by […]
PM Harper’s disdain for the UN General Assembly, epitomized by […]
Most indications appear negative. The disturbing surge in “blue on […]
Daryl Copeland considers the the competing demands of effective diplomacy and optimal security.
My preference would be to remain a constitutional monarchy. But […]
Why not advance the case, publicly and in Cabinet, for […]
Until last week, Canada had an independent organization – with […]
Canadian defense spending has been ramped up substantially in recent […]
The appointment of a non-U.S. national to the presidency of […]
This is largely a hypothetical question, as Canada`s ability to […]
With the end of a decade of American global dominance, […]
It was not a banner year for Canadian books of […]
Diplomacy is an approach to the management of international relations […]
I have my doubts. 9/11 changed everything, and the consequences […]
The the nature and orientation of the Conservative government’s foreign […]
The the nature and orientation of the Conservative government’s foreign […]
One of the defining characteristics of globalization is its tendency […]
The attacks in Oslo were certainly not arbitrary. But while […]
With the dynamic centre of the global political shifting rapidly […]
