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Nuclear Disarmament

“Sleepwalking towards the 2020 review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”

Visit OpenCanada.org at the link below for commentary on the recent Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and thoughts on NPT reform and Canada's role, from Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow at The Simons Foundation.
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“Does Canada’s new peacekeeping policy make sense?”

Visit Legion Magazine for this debate where Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation, presents his argument that Canada’s new peacekeeping policy does not make sense and Stephen J. Thorne offers his comments that it does.
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Nuclear Disarmament

“Reflections of a frustrated nuclear disarmer” & “Reflections of an Incorrigible Optimist”

Click here to view these two recent speeches by Prof. the Hon. Gareth Evans, AC, QC, a Peace Shaper with The Simons Foundation as a recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament.
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Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear Disarmament and the 2018 NATO Summit

See The Simons Foundation's page on Canadian Defence Policy for briefing papers by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.
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Arctic Security

Cruise Missiles: When defence is not an option

See The Simons Foundation's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.

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Arctic Security

Replacing the North Warning System: Strategic competition or Arctic confidence building?

See The Simons Foundation's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.

 

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Nuclear Disarmament

“Folding the Umbrella: Nuclear Allies, the NPT and the Ban Treaty”

Visit the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the following link for this Policy Brief by Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow at The Simons Foundation, which traces the evolution of the "Humanitarian Initiative" that led to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted by the UN General Assembly on July 7, 2017.
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Nuclear Disarmament

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: A Call to Nuclear Arms

See The Simons Foundation's Nuclear Disarmament Briefing Papers for occasional papers focussing on nuclear disarmament issues.
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Space and Cyber Security

“US space force risks undermining space security”

A US proposal to establish a new branch of its armed forces is challenging traditional approaches to space security. Visit Jane’s Intelligence Review for an examination of the implications for diplomatic efforts to prevent an arms race in space from Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security at The Simons Foundation.
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Nuclear Disarmament

BMD: Cooperative Protection or Strategic Instability

See The Simons Foundation's page on Canadian Defence Policy for briefing papers by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.
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