No Easy Route to Nuclear Disarmament
- Analysis
- October 11, 2017
The Iran nuclear deal was Track One. But its roots are Track Two. So whither Track Two in this new century? Track Two diplomacy exists quietly – on the margins of international affairs. The term ‘Track Two Diplomacy’ was coined by US diplomat Joseph Montville in the early 1980s, even if it had been around
READ MOREPublished on the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage Blog, December 9, 2014 These are difficult days for defenders of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine, which holds that the international community must be prepared to act when countries “manifestly fail to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.” All member states
READ MOREIn this final installment of the CIPS Blog Greatest Hits 2013-14, we turn to the topic of Soldiers and Spies. It spans a range of military and security controversies that arose both in Canada and globally. They include new powers and oversight capacities of national intelligence agencies; debates about the direction of military spending; questions
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