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Disarmament Education

2026 Advancing Disarmament in a New Age of Insecurity Workshop - Vienna, Austria

The second Advancing Disarmament in a New Age of Insecurity workshop was held in Vienna, Austria on September 21 and 22, 2026. The event brough together scholars and activists from many countries to discuss the growing dangers of militarization and increased risk of nuclear weapons use and explore ways to promote active disarmament and strategies for peace as a response. It focused on the role of higher education institutions in advancing disarmament education and exploring effective ways to advocate for change.
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"The United Nations needs more Canada, not less"

Visit The Globe and Mail (subscription required) at the link below for this commentary by Bob Rae, former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations, and Eugene Lang, former Chief of Staff to Canada's Minister of National Defence.
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Arctic Security

“Arctic Security: “How best to apply the windfall?”

See the link below for the text of this presentation made by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence, at the "Canada and the Middle Power Challenge" conference presented by the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa on October 2, 2026.
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Disarmament Education

"Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice"

On September 23, 2026, Dr. Megan MacKenzie, Professor and Simons Chair in Peace, Disarmament and Human Security at the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University, spoke at the "Networks for Change: Disarmament Education in Practice" edition of the Vienna Conversation Series convened by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) in Vienna.
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"Douglas Roche’s new book looks at how Mark Carney is handling peace and security"

Visit The Hill Times (subscription required) for this article about "Values | Chaos: Discovering Mark Carney and Canada’s Role in a Ruptured World", the new book by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., one of The Simons Foundation Canada's Peace Leaders.
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"Climate change is exposing nuclear power’s reliability problem"

Visit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the link below for this commentary by Valerie Arnhold and Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"The Growing Risk of Nuclear War"

Visit Against the Current at the link below for this commentary Prof. M.V. Ramana, Ph.D., the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, The University of British Columbia.
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