Les canadiens demandent une politique étrangere pour un monde sans leader
Les canadiens demandent une politique étrangere pour un monde sans leader
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Foreign Policy
Ben Rowswell’s Op-ed in the Globe and Mail on the need for a Canadian Foreign Policy reset
Writing in The Globe and Mail, CIC President Ben Rowswell provides a new vision for Canadian Foreign Policy which takes into account the changing international climate characterised by a declining rules-based international order and the return of power politics. Read...
CIC President Ben Rowswell Calls for a Foreign Policy Update
In a recent article published on the Hill Times, CIC President Ben Rowswell called for an update to Canada's foreign policy in preparation for a post-pandemic world. "The rules-based international order as it once was no longer exists." Read the full article
CIC President Ben Rowswell Provides a Perspective of Power Politics in Canadian Foreign Policy
CIC President Ben Rowswell’s article “Populist Unilateralism and the Threat to Canadian Power” was published in the most recent issue of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. Following the article, Ben spoke with iAffairs Canada to discuss the article and the state of...
CBC: Canada as a middle power in an upended world: Time for a foreign policy reset?
by Nahlah Ayed Growing chorus of experts says it's time to rethink Canada's role What's a middle power like Canada to do when the international rules-based order is threatened by U.S. America-first policy? (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)The world has rarely looked...
CIC Winnipeg: Presentation by Colonel Kevin Brown
Wednesday, May 1 Col. Brown’s presentation began with an introduction from CIC Winnipeg branch president Brad Kirbyson, who noted a few highlights of Col. Brown’s career. Col. Brown then discussed a few of his personal experiences before he laid out the elements of...
Canada’s failure to lead in Mozambique shows how far its foreign policy has to go
More than a week after the deadly Cyclone Idai made landfall, Canada announced its contribution of 3.5 million to the humanitarian response. Better late than never? Of course. But our response must go beyond writing cheques in support of relief efforts. Climate change...
CIC President Ben Rowswell speaks to Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
On February 21st 2019, Ben Rowswell, President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council, provided testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He explained how the embassy determined that a very large...