The Need for Post-R2P Humanitarianism By: Aidan Hehir , Robert Murray , / 17 March, 2015 States have never been moral actors and R2P has failed to compel them to act. It is time to rethink how we protect communities at risk.
Time for Humility in Foreign Policy By: Stephen Saideman , / 16 May, 2014 As Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya demonstrate, regime-change is one thing. State-building is quite another. By Steve Saideman.
Returning to the Responsiblity to Protect By: John Duncan , / 23 April, 2014 If we want to make R2P’s hope of “never again” a reality, we need to turn away from the critique of sovereignty and the example of Libya, argues John Duncan.
R2P in Disarray By: Derek Burney , Fen Osler Hampson , / 28 March, 2014 Politics trumps any moral obligation to intervene in a conflict argue Derek Burney and Fen Hampson. Just look at Syria.
Accepting R2P’s Failure By: Robert Murray , / 26 November, 2013 It’s time for proponents of R2P to face up to the facts argues Robert Murray.
Can You Count On Your Allies? By: Stephen Saideman , / 6 March, 2013 Steve Saideman on what NATO’s involvement in Afghanistan and Libya can teach us about sharing the military burden as defence budgets shrink.
Libya One Year After Qaddafi By: Claire Schachter , / 18 October, 2012 Claire Schachter on the year Libya has had and the challenges it still faces.
R2P Today By: OpenCanada Staff , / 11 October, 2012 Romeo Dallaire, Art Eggleton, and Martha Hall Findlay on Canada and the Responsibility to Protect.
Diplomacy After Benghazi By: Daryl Copeland , / 14 September, 2012 Daryl Copeland considers the the competing demands of effective diplomacy and optimal security.
Charles Bouchard on the Canadian Forces, NATO, and what we learned in Libya. By: Kyle Matthews , / 6 June, 2012 Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard talks to the CIC-Montreal Branch’s Kyle Matthews.
Drones Vs. Democracy By: Peter W. Singer , / 28 May, 2012 When war no longer comes with a political risk, what does that mean for democracy?
NATO ± Canada By: OpenCanada Staff , / 25 May, 2012 It’s a give and take relationship. An infographic on what Canada has given NATO and what it hasn’t.
The ICC in Libya: Beyond Peace vs. Justice By: Mark Kersten , / 9 May, 2012 Mark Kersten isn’t sure the ICC registered with Gadhafi.
Too Many Generals… By: Stephen Saideman , / 28 March, 2012 Steve Saideman explains why having one military for many countries is just unrealistic.
What a Difference a Year Makes By: Jennifer Welsh , / 5 February, 2012 The UN passed a resolution on Libya, but not on Syria. Jennifer Welsh explains what has changed in a year.
When RoboCop Replaces Private Jackson By: Peter W. Singer , / 8 January, 2012 When RoboCop replaces Private Jackson: Brookings’ Peter Singer on the impact of technology on war.
How “New” is the Threat of Cyber Attack? By: Jennifer Welsh , / 28 November, 2011 Jennifer Welsh considers NATO’s decision against a cyber attack on Libya.
NATO’s Success in Libya By: Roland Paris , / 31 October, 2011 In Libya “not only was the worst avoided, but the result was a remarkable success,” says Paris.
What Winston Churchill Could Teach Stephen Harper By: Roland Paris , / 2 September, 2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered another glimpse into his foreign […]
Four Reasons for Optimism in Libya By: Roland Paris , / 26 August, 2011 As Jennifer writes, “the work in Libya is not done. […]