An end to Canadian complacency
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World was intended as satire but there is nothing satirical about the need for Canada to be brave in meeting the challenges of a dramatically changing world. The purpose of this …
Read More
Articles by this author
Iran won't blink: Lessons from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
It's a game of chicken. But don't expect Iran to blink first in its growing nuclear standoff with Israel and the United States. In the classic game of chicken, as conceived by Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling, …
Read MoreThe perils of summitry
Late this month Canada will host and co-host respectively the G8 and G20 summits of world leaders. The G8 Summit will focus on political and development issues, including ways to improve maternal and child health …
Read MoreWith two Joe Bidens, Canada needs to be bold and think big
Canada faces a major dilemma with Joe Biden’s ascension to the U.S. presidency. It will be dealing with two Joe Bidens: Biden the internationalist, committed to multilateral institutions, alliances and global security, and Biden the old-fashioned Democrat …
Read More