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... matters among the eight Arctic countries: Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denma...NATO's membership has been expanded to include several ...
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[John Manley] declared Canada's fighting mission to be noble and justifiable, but also said it's doomed to fail unless other NATO countries shoulder a heavier burden.
Panel member and former Manitoba MP Jake Epp said he believes the committee has provided the country with a "road map" that will allow Canada to make a difference in Afghanistan, including improving health care and education and bringing peace to Afghanistan.
Quote -- "Canada's presence in Afghanistan matters." -- Former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley, head of a special panel that says Canada should stay in Afghanistan past 2009 if certain conditions are met.
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The Harper government claims that it is keen to develop a strong policy towards Latin America. Yet it is a flawed approach, supporting US policy at a time when it is at its lowest point in decades, while ignoring both a clear leftward swing of elected Latin American governments in the last five years and the significant importance of Cuba in the region. This paper examines the Harper government's approach to Cuba. Following some general comments on the evolution of Canadian policy towards revolutionary Cuba, it examines some of the errors in the Harper approach, suggests an explanation for the approach employed, and makes suggestions about policies that Ottawa should consider to improve relations. In sports terms, Cuba "punches above its weight"-a fact which is known widely in Latin Ame...
... recent years) waxed eloquent about both countries being "capable of maintaining a strong relationshi... Canadian navy vessels (as ships from several NATO countries have done), and even baseball games betw...
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... taking part in the discussion came from countries known for corruption, civil war and non-existent I... had in redrawing Yugoslavia's map, and NATO's use of weapons containing depleted uranium (forb...
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... the United States, officials from both countries participated in the six- plus-two framework on Afg...
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..., the European Union is composed of 27 countries. Some were enemies for centuries; many fought one ... of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) during the half century of the Cold War though ot...
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..., and chemical WMDs in the hands of countries and terrorist groups willing to use them; prolifer...
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...Adverse developments in both countries indicate that any past special relationship betwee... in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), established in 1949 to protect Western Europe fr...
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...Both countries intertwine sovereignty issues with strong rhetoric..." Russian elites continue to view the U S and NATO as threats to Russian security, and perceive a "br...
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... and policymakers from about 50 countries, including Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.... have "possible security implications." (19) NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been b...