
Why debate in Canada over military drone use is sorely needed
Canada
can expect more drone sales from the US to Canada under the Trump
administration, writes Ernie Regehr, making a debate over regulations even more
urgent.
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Ernie Regehr is Senior Fellow in Arctic Security with The Simons Foundation, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo. His most recent book, Disarming Conflict, was published by Between the Lines in the fall of 2015.
Canada
can expect more drone sales from the US to Canada under the Trump
administration, writes Ernie Regehr, making a debate over regulations even more
urgent.
The
U.S. installed an anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea late last month.
Ernie Regehr looks at why it has caused debate and the strategy new president
Moon Jae-in would rather promote.
Unlike development dollars, defence spending
should not be based on national GDP, nor should it be the sole measurement of a
country’s contribution to fostering global peace and security, argues Ernie Regehr.