Nuclear Disarmament

Nanos Poll Finds Strong Nuclear Weapons Concerns

A strong majority want Canada to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, despite pressure it may face from the United States. Click here for more information on this April 2021 National Survey conducted by Nanos for The Simons Foundation Canada, The Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition and Le Collectif Échec à la guerre.
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Nuclear Disarmament

New Nanos Poll Finds Strong Nuclear Weapons Concerns

April 7, 2021

National Survey 
Conducted by Nanos for The Simons Foundation Canada, The Hiroshima Nagasaki Day Coalition and Le Collectif Échec à la guerre
April 2021

"A strong majority want Canada to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, despite pressure it may face from the United States"

"A strong majority want Canada to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nucl…
2021-1830 Nuclear Arms - Populated Report with Tabs - FINAL (1).pdf
Nuclear Disarmament

"Canadians want nuclear disarmament and our government should act"

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche O.C. on the new Nanos National Survey which found a strong majority want Canada to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, despite pressure it may face from the United States. 
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Nuclear Disarmament

"How terminology skews the nuclear weapons debate"

The Simons Foundation Canada is pleased to share this article by Rob van Riet highlighting the way in which terminology skews the debate on nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear Disarmament

"How terminology skews the nuclear weapons debate"

March 31, 2021

By Rob van Riet
Independent consultant on arms control and disarmament issues
April 2021

How terminology skews the nuclear weapons debate.pdf
Arctic Security

“Soft Security Responses to Hard Power Competition"

"ON THIN ICE? Perspectives on Arctic Security" is a new collection of essays on Arctic Security published by the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), emphasizing the “robust array of rules, norms, and institutions that guide international interactions in the Circumpolar North.” See the following link for Chapter 6, "Soft Security Responses to Hard Power Competition," by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada, and to access the complete publication.
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Arctic Security

“Soft Security Responses to Hard Power Competition"

March 31, 2021

Contribution by Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence
The Simons Foundation Canada
Chapter 6 of "ON THIN ICE? Perspectives on Arctic Security"
-edited by Duncan Depledge and P. Whitney Lackenbauer
-published by the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN)

 

"ON THIN ICE? Perspectives on Arctic Security"
Nuclear Disarmament

"UK Abdicates its Global Responsibility in Nuclear Weapons Surge"

Visit the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN) for this statement by Chair, the Hon. Gareth Evans, AC, QC, responding to the UK’s announcement to increase its nuclear warheads. As a recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament, Prof. Evans is one of The Simons Foundation Canada's Peace Shapers
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Nuclear Disarmament

"UK Abdicates its Global Responsibility in Nuclear Weapons Surge"

March 19, 2021

Statement by Chair of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN),
The Hon. Gareth Evans, AC, QC
Published by APLN
March 19, 2021

 

 

"UK Abdicates its Global Responsibility in Nuclear Weapons Surge"
Arctic Security

Combat “Spillover” – into and out of the Arctic

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