Smith: Are criticisms of the preliminary nuclear accord with Iran prescient or paranoid?
What is Mr. Baird doing aligning himself with Netanyahu? These […]
Gordon Smith
Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies and CIGI Distinguished Fellow
Dr. Gordon Smith is the Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies, a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for international Governance Innovation (CIGI), and Adjunct Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Victoria. Dr. Smith is the recipient of the 2009 Vanier Medal from the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Previously Dr. Smith had served at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1997, Ambassador to the European Union in Brussels from 1991 to 1994, and Ambassador to the Canadian Delegation to NATO from 1985 to 1990. Since 1997, Dr. Smith has been a Member of the Canadian Group of the Trilateral Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from M.I.T.
Most Recent Posts
Smith: Should the Canadian government spy on economic targets abroad and share that intelligence with Canadian corporations?
I do not know a major country that does not […]
Smith: Do extreme weather phenomena like Hurricane Sandy help or hinder a productive conversation about climate change?
Sandy certainly ought to help engender a serious conversation – […]
Smith: How should Canada deal with the threat posed by cyberattacks from abroad?
Cyber-security is a huge issue. Canada’s economy and society are […]
Smith: Syria is on the brink of civil war. Democracy is being undermined in Egypt. Is the Arab Spring over?
Anybody who thought the SCAF would readily give way to […]
Smith: Should Canada view cyberspace as a threat or opportunity?
Cyberspace is here to stay and everybody has to deal […]
Smith: Should Canadian corporations be permitted to do business with corrupt and repressive regimes?
I answer the question with a question: “Who gets to […]
Smith: Should religion be a tool of Canadian foreign policy?
Certainly not. Whose religion? How many religions? We don’t want […]
Smith: What was Canada’s best international moment of 2011?
The decision to intervene in Libya. It was the right […]
Smith: Can the Egyptian revolution be counted a success while the Armed Forces remain in power?
It is too early to say the Egyptian revolution can […]
Smith: Could the spread of information via digital media reduce mass atrocities?
There is no question about it. Digital media produce awareness, […]
Smith: Are diplomats needed in the digital age?
Diplomats are needed more than ever in the digital age. […]
Smith: What would be the regional fallout from the end of Assad’s regime?
This is a tough question. The answer would depend (the […]
Smith: What would be the regional fallout from the end of Assad’s regime?
This is a tough question. The answer would depend (the […]
Smith: What societal problems have the London riots exposed?
There clearly are “societal problems”. We know most of them […]
Smith: How has Canada’s experience in Afghanistan changed Canadian foreign policy?
Canada’s military engagement in Afghanistan certainly changed a long held […]
Smith: What issue should John Baird prioritize?
It would make sense to start with the two wars […]