The Jakarta Globe
From the largest country in Southeast Asia, some welcome interest in the prospects for radical diplomatic reform.
In The News
Pushing peacekeeping off the table
iPolitics
The demise of the Pearson Centre, and with it Canada’s commitment to international peacekeeping, has left us all poorer.
The Syria effect: How the world has returned to diplomacy
Globe and Mail
Among those who prefer dialogue, negotiation and compromise to the use of force in international relations, the last few weeks have been both exceptional and instructive.
Update Syria: Is the War on Terror finally over?
iPolitics
Can diplomacy, democracy and multilateralism for once trump the use of force in international relations? There are guarded gronds for hope.
Canadian diplomacy must adapt
Radio Canada International
In an extended interview, Daryl Copeland discusses how diplomacy can best address the challenges of the globalization age.
In defence of diplomacy: Canada must do better
Embassy
Canada’s “diplomatic ecosystem”‘ is on life support. That’s not good enough. We can, and must take action.
Diplomacy, Globalization and Heteropolarity: The Challenge of Adaptation
CDFAI Policy Papers
In Canada as elsewhere, the “diplomatic ecosystem” is on life support. How to fix diplomacy, the foreign ministry and foreign service?
After the Manning verdict, four big issues remain untouched
Globe and Mail
Critical matters of public policy lurk just behind the headlines in the sensational trial of whistleblower Bradley Manning.
As Snowden lingers in Moscow
Globe and Mail
By illuminating the extent of state-sponsored cyber-spying directed at both domestic and foreign targets, Mr. Snowden’s disclosures have both produced winners and losers and set the stage for possible remedial action.
Afghanistan and Pakistan:Looking back, looking forward
CDFAI Media Brief
The outcome of the election in Pakistan is unlikely to enhance the prospects for peace in Afghanistan.
Pakistan Won’t Save Afghanistan
Will elections this weekend in Pakistan improve the prospects for peace and develoipment in Afghanistan?
OPENCANADA.ORG
Why don’t diplomats get the respect they’ve earned?
iPoltics
What is the contract dispute between the Government and Canada’s Foreign Service really all about?