In a shocking development, the UN recently revealed that for the better part of six years it covered up the significant role its peacekeepers in starting and perpetuating the cholera epidemic in Haiti.
Tag: United Nations
Defying International Law, Syria and the Islamic State Accused of Using Chemical Weapons
Despite promising to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons, Syria has once again been accused of using the banned arms against its civilians. The Islamic State has also been accused and these accusations were levelled in a new UN report released earlier this month.
South Korea Increases Nuclear Deterrence In Wake of Successful North Korea Test
South Korea refuses to take chances against North Korea as it begins to invest in the procurement of Hyunmoo ballistic missiles.
Unrest in Mali: Canada’s Role in Eradicating Terrorist Forces in West Africa
The security of Mali is of great concern to the international community and in particular to France. Roderick Ramsden examines the situation in Mali and discusses whether Canadian participation would be best suited for the ongoing UN mission or in partnership with France, in their broader operations.
Growing Pains: The International Criminal Court, the African Union, and the Kampala Accords
The successful ratification of the Kampala Accords means the International Criminal Court will be able to charge leaders with the crime of aggression but trouble continues for the court as member states of the African Union publicly voice their discontent.
Colombia Bound? Canada’s Next Peacekeeping Mission
Reinforcing Canadian ‘soft power’ in the Americas. Paul Pryce discusses the prospects for Canada and Mexico to monitor an anticipated ceasefire in Colombia’s 50-year civil war.
On Italy’s Security Landscape…Mare Nostrum.
Michael Oshell profiles the security of one of NATO’s founding members in this multi-piece series.
Renewed Engagement: A Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy for the Future
With the election of Liberal government comes the ushering in of an era renewed defence priorities and foreign engagement for Canada. Khalid Mahdi discusses as an introduction to Panel 2 of Canada’s Defence Perspectives 2020-2050: Recapitalization and the Canadian Forces.
The PLA as Peacekeepers: Part II
John Pollock examines the shift in China’s UN policy under Xi Jinping.
The PLA as Peacekeepers: Part I
In Part I of his series, John Pollock examines the early years of China’s relationship with the United Nations and it’s reluctance during the 1990s to contribute to UN peacekeeping operations.