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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The Importance of Developing Your Foreign Policy | Stéfanie von Hlatky |...
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Foreign policy isn’t something normally one thinks of in their everyday life. But should it be?
Understanding which principles and countries matter most is integral for a country to shape its foreign image and power. With turmoil occurring on the global scale, whose rights are worth fighting for?
By understanding the discussions that are occurring on foreign policy and helping shape this with our citizen voice, Stefanie highlights how individuals can be involved in achieving peace through understanding rather than force.
Stéfanie von Hlatky is an assistant professor of political studies at Queen’s University and the Director of the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP).
She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Université de Montréal in 2010, where she was also Executive Director for the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies.
She’s held positions at Georgetown University’s Center for Peace and Security Studies, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy.
As well, Stéfanie is the founder of Women in International Security-Canada and current Chair of the Board.
Foreign policy isn’t something normally one thinks of in their everyday life. But should it be?
Understanding which principles and countries matter most is integral for a country to shape its foreign image and power. With turmoil occurring on the global scale, whose rights are worth fighting for?
By understanding the discussions that are occurring on foreign policy and helping shape this with our citizen voice, Stefanie highlights how individuals can be involved in achieving peace through understanding rather than force.
Stéfanie von Hlatky is an assistant professor of political studies at Queen’s University and the Director of the Queen’s Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP).
She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Université de Montréal in 2010, where she was also Executive Director for the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies.
She’s held positions at Georgetown University’s Center for Peace and Security Studies, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich, and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy.
As well, Stéfanie is the founder of Women in International Security-Canada and current Chair of the Board.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Arctique: la Russie a la suprématie, dit le patron du NORAD
Arctique: la Russie a la suprématie, dit le patron du NORAD
Arctique: la Russie a la suprématie, dit le patron du NORAD
(Ottawa) Les États-Unis et le Canada ont perdu leur suprématie militaire dans l’Arctique au profit de la Russie, a mis en garde le patron du NORAD, le général Terrence O’Shaughnessy, jeudi.
LEE BERTHIAUME
LA PRESSE CANADIENNE
LA PRESSE CANADIENNE
Selon lui, il est absolument nécessaire de moderniser le système d’alerte précoce vieillissant du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord (NORAD).
Dans un rapport remis au Comité des forces armées du Sénat des États-Unis, l’officier supérieur de l’organisation de défense canado-américaine soutient que la Russie a progressivement étendu sa présence militaire dans l’Arctique en améliorant ses bombardiers à longue portée et en mettant en service de nouveaux navires de guerre capables de transporter des missiles de croisière.
Ces armes ainsi que les nouveaux lanceurs de missiles de croisière terrestres installés sur le territoire russe constituent une menace nouvelle et directe pour l’Amérique du Nord en raison de leur portée et de leur capacité à se déployer dans l’Arctique, ajoute le général O’Shaughnessy.
« L’Arctique n’est plus un mur de forteresse. Nos océans ne sont plus des fossés protecteurs. [Les Russes] ont maintenant des voies d’approche pour leurs armes conventionnelles avancées et les plateformes qui les portent, écrit-il. La Russie n’a cessé d’étendre sa présence militaire dans la région en déployant des missiles de croisière avancés à longue portée. Elle ne nous laisse pas d’autres choix que d’améliorer nos capacités de défense intérieure. »
Il y a près de deux semaines, deux bombardiers russes pouvant transporter des missiles de croisière ont frôlé l’espace aérien canadien au-dessus de l’Arctique.
Le commandant du NORAD s’inquiète aussi de l’intérêt croissant manifesté par la Chine pour l’Arctique. Dans son rapport, il note l’existence de signes démontrant « une coopération stratégique naissante, mais croissante » entre le géant asiatique et la Russie. Il cite l’exemple d’une patrouille comprenant des appareils des deux pays en juillet.
Un système vieillissant
La dernière mise à jour du système technologique remonte aux années 1980, bien avant la fin de la guerre froide. Les États-Unis ont la capacité de détruire des missiles depuis le milieu des années 2000, mais le Canada a décidé en 2005 de ne pas adhérer à ce qui est aujourd’hui connu sous le nom de « bouclier antimissile ».
La politique de défense présentée en 2017 par le gouvernement Trudeau mentionnait la nécessité de moderniser le NORAD contre les nouvelles menaces, mais les pourparlers avec les Américains à ce sujet ont été minimes. Aucune somme d’argent n’a encore été mise de côté pour un projet qui coûtera sans doute plusieurs milliards de dollars.
Le général O’Shaughnessy fait valoir les progrès réalisés dans divers secteurs, mentionnant notamment un radar à longue portée qui sera en mesure de détecter les avions et les missiles de croisière pénétrants dans l’Arctique bien avant qu’ils n’atteignent l’Amérique du Nord.
« Afin de récupérer notre avantage stratégique dans le Grand Nord, il est essentiel que nous améliorions notre capacité à détecter et suivre les navires et avions de surface dans nos approches de l’Arctique et à établir des communications sécurisées plus fiables dans ces latitudes. »
Cela comprend la création d’un réseau de capteurs spatiaux et sous-marins qui alimenteraient les systèmes de radar plus traditionnels, souligne-t-il.
« Alors que nous défendons le pays contre des menaces complexes dans tous les domaines, nos commandements comprennent absolument que le statu quo n’est pas acceptable et que nous devons agir maintenant pour construire une défense adaptée offrant une dissuasion crédible », dit le général O’Shaughnessy.
Social conservatism in Canada
Canada
Main article: Social conservatism in Canada
In Canada, social conservatism, though widespread, is not as prominent in the public sphere as in the United States. It is prevalent in all areas of the country but is seen as being more prominent in rural areas. It is also a significant influence on the ideological and political culture of the western provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Compared to social conservatism in the United States, social conservatism has not been as influential in Canada. The main reason is that the neoliberal or neoconservative style of politics as promoted by leaders such as former Liberal Party of Canada Prime Minister Paul Martin and Former Conservative Party of Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper have focused on economic conservatism, with little or no emphasis on moral or social conservatism.[15] Without a specific, large political party behind them, social conservatives have divided their votes and can be found in all political parties.[16]
Social conservatives often felt that they were being sidelined by officials in the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and its leadership of so-called "Red Tories" for the last half of the twentieth century and therefore many eventually made their political home with parties such as the Social Credit Party of Canada and the Reform Party of Canada. Despite the Reform Party being dominated by social conservatives, leader Preston Manning, seeking greater national support for the party, was reluctant for the party to wholly embrace socially conservative values. This led to his deposition as leader of the party (now called Canadian Alliance) in favor of social conservative Stockwell Day.[17] The party's successor, the Conservative Party of Canada, despite having a number of socially conservative members and cabinet ministers, has chosen so far not to focus on socially conservative issues in its platform. This was most recently exemplified on two occasions in 2012 when the current Conservative Party of Canada declared they had no intention to repeal same-sex marriage or abortion laws.[18]
39% of liberals and 36% of NDPers
DO NOT AGREE with their respective party
While 68 % of conservative say ....
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020
Canada 2020 welcomed Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain and Yuen Pau Woo, facilitators of the ISG,
To help map out the path ahead, Canada 2020 welcomed back to our studio Senators Raymonde Saint-Germain and Yuen Pau Woo, facilitators of the ISG, to continue the discussion on progress towards Senate independence, what it means for our parliamentary democracy, and how it will function differently with Canada’s new minority government.
Click Here > https://blubrry.com/briefremarks/55499352/2020-live-towards-an-independent-senate?sbe=1
Bloggers note : I happened to drop by Canada 2020 always informative events ....And as usual I always walk with my camera .... Here is what the eye saw and the ear heard...My Coverage.
Click Here > https://blubrry.com/briefremarks/55499352/2020-live-towards-an-independent-senate?sbe=1
Bloggers note : I happened to drop by Canada 2020 always informative events ....And as usual I always walk with my camera .... Here is what the eye saw and the ear heard...My Coverage.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
UPDATED to Jan 2020 Blog Archive: The Parliamentarian Observer by Paul Lauzon
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