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Ukraine diplomacy, the nuclear testing taboo, Canada and Saudi arms exports and more

September 3, 2023

Modest but important steps in the direction of diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine; strengthening the nuclear testing taboo, and disturbing new reasons why Canada should end its arms exports to Saudi Arabia are some of our topics in this week’s blog post.

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Reality sets in on Ukraine, a deep dive into Israel and international law, Ottawa lantern ceremony and more!

August 27, 2023

Ukraine’s flagging counteroffensive, the world court and Israel’s long occupation of Palestine, new research on managing nuclear risks, some good news on AI and on the environment – these are some of the issues we discuss in today’s end-of-August blog post.

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Pathways to peace in Ukraine, cluster munitions & BMD updates; RI summer recess begins

July 16, 2023

Even as NATO misleads again on Ukraine’s membership, informal diplomatic efforts begin to prepare the way for ceasefire and follow on negotiations toward peace in Ukraine. We also look at changes needed to Canada’s domestic legislation banning cluster munitions and consider a powerful argument for arms control, not missile defences, to curb nuclear and conventional missile threats.

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Israeli war crimes, Ukraine and cluster munitions, GAC-CSO consults and more

July 9, 2023

Today we examine the Israeli assaults on Jenin Refugee Camp, reflect further on the possible American endgame in Ukraine, as well as its highly controversial decision to supply that country with massive quantities of cluster munitions, and end with a brief note on the first GAC-CSO consultations on non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, since before the pandemic.

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