Skip to Content
NewsInternational Issues for the Campaign 08-09-2008 A response piece by Dr. Gordon Smith in regards to the upcoming Canadian federal election in October. Dr. Smith argues that the increasing apathy of Canadians is dangerous and must stop. Issues that affect Canadian security and prosperity are at stake. NEW PUBLICATION: "Law and Rights: Global Perspectives on Constitutionalism and Governance". 04-09-2008 Susan Bazilli the Director of the International Women's Rights Project (IWRP) based jointly at the Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria, Canada, and in Johannesburg, South Africa has co-edited this book with Penelope E. Andrews. The Long Haul: a workshop on navigating the energy transition to limit climate change 11-08-2008 This workshop examines how to adapt and manage policies, technology investments, and other decisions over time to achieve the large transformation of energy systems needed to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gases and limit climate change. What's in that cup? Canadian water quality not up to snuff, experts say. 01-08-2008 Harry Swain Swain,a director of the Canadian Institute for Climate Studies and research associate at the University of Victoria's Centre for Global Studies comments on inadequate Canadian water quality with small water facilities posing the main risk. We either lead, or we get left 10-07-2008 Gordon Smith writes in the Globe and Mail on Canada's role in reconstructing and expanding the G8 architecture. Canada is no longer an economic world power which makes the exclusion of other more proserous nations more egregious. Gordon Smith: Reconstruct the G8 10-07-2008 Gordon Smith answers online questions engaging in discussion about his ideas to expand the Group of Eight industrialized countries. CFGS welcomes Hrach Gregorian as a new Senior Research Associate 24-06-2008 CFGS is delighted to welcome Hrach Gregorian as a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for Global Studies. Please view his biography and CV (attached). We look forward to working with him on our upcoming projects. Just How Effective is Canada’s Foreign Policy? 24-06-2008 CFGS Senior Research Associate Derek Fraser discusses budget cuts to Canada’s three foreign sector departments (Foreign Affairs and International Trade, National Defence and CIDA) and their effects in relation to Canada’s role in foreign affairs. Strategies for implementing the new International Health Regulations in federal countries 20-06-2008 CFGS Senior Associate Harvey Lazar cohosted a workshop to examine how federal countries could address some of the challenges they may face in implementing the IHR (2005). Presented here are a series of recommendations, synthesized from the workshop. Canada's foreign-policy priorities 23-04-2008 Gordon Smith, Director of the Centre for Global Studies, discusses expanding the G8 to include China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa, in the "finding our place" series in the Globe and Mail Marilou McPhedran Appointed Principal of The Global College at The University of Winnipeg 07-04-2008 Marilou McPhedron, Co-Director of the International Women's Rights Project, will be leaving The Centre for Global Studies to begin her new position at the University of Winnipeg early this summer. A World Atmoshere Fund 17-03-2008 A Recently published article, Creating an Earth Atmospheric Trust, published in February 2008 Science Magazine, mirrors Rod Dobell's and Ted Parson's proposal for a World Atmosphere Fund, first published in Policy Options in 1988 "Understanding Canada" The Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Canada's Foreign Policy 04-03-2008 Derek Fraser delivers a lecture at the Elder College Malaspina University-College Saturday Speaker Series on February 23, 2008 CFGS Update: Mobilizing Knowledge for a Low-Carbon Future 08-02-2008 Rod Dobell outlines CFGS developments on knowledge mobilization for global change. Canada’s World launches with groundbreaking research on how we see the world! 07-02-2008 Canada’s World goes public with an insightful new opinion poll of Canadian attitudes about our place in the world. SPEAKER CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF CANADA'S GLOBAL ROLE: "Finding Canada on the Map" with Shauna Sylvester 28-01-2008 This year's annual "Lived Rights" lecture serves as both a call to action and the launch of a new initiative to engage Canadians in a coast-to-coast discussion about how to restore Canada's reputation as an international leader. Reseeding a way of life in Iraq’s marshlands 16-01-2008 Two researchers at the University of Victoria and an expert at the Fraser Basin Council are helping to frame a new way of life for the people of the southern Iraqi marshes. Hands across the water 10-01-2008 A Canadian team is helping Iraqi tribes work together to restore a marshland destroyed by Saddam Hussein. Failed States: Why They Matter and What We Should Do About Them 07-01-2008 Derek Fraser comments on The Gregg Centre for the Study of War & Society's conference "From Sarajevo to Kandahar: Rescuing Failed States in Historic Perspective". CFGS Update- Prepared for Meeting December 13, 2007 14-12-2007 Update on current projects and recent developments at CFGS. Trying to save the world, one idea at a time 21-11-2007 This article examines Gordon Smith's global engagement with security in Afghanistan, and the expansion of the G-8. Surprising poll on an unexpected war 19-10-2007 Gordon Smith discusses surprising results from the Environics poll in Afghanistan reported in the Globe and Mail. Secret strategy: Get it right with America 01-10-2007 This article examines Canada's relationship with its increasingly anxious neighbour the United States and Canada's continued reliance on the U.S. for leadership in strategic issues Feinstein International Center 04-07-2007 Full research report on recent work in Iraq "Taking Sides or Saving Lives: Existential Choices for the Humanitarian Enterprise in Iraq" led by Greg Hansen with researchers from the Feinstein International Center. Canada in Afghanistan: Make War on the Taliban not on Drugs- Radio Spot 24-05-2007 Dr. Gordon Smith speaks on the war in Afghanistan Why did Bartleman keep mum? 15-05-2007 Dr. Gordon Smith comments on Air India silence Afghan experts contradict Hillier's optimistic claims 29-03-2007 Dr. Gordon Smith engages in the discussion of Canada in Afghanistan Maybe Layton was right about Afghanistan 17-03-2007 Dr. Gordon Smith featured in Star article: Peace deal with the Taliban only way out, analyst says Conference on the Co-ordination of International Post-Disaster and Peacebuilding Missions 16-03-2007 March 16-18 at Dunsmuir Lodge Centre for Global Studies Featured in Wolfensohn Center for Development -- Quarterly Update February 2007 20-02-2007 How to Manage a Global Challenge 20-02-2007 David Zussman discusses implementing climate change policies Book Release - Global Governance Reform: Breaking the Stalemate 14-02-2007 Coming to Terms with the Humanitarian Imperative in Iraq 16-01-2007 Humanitarian Agenda 2015 Briefing Paper Released Position paper by Gordon Smith, Executive Director, on the table for discussion at high-level panel on the future of Canadian foreign policy. 20-12-2006 Taken together, discussions suggest that, despite the major cuts to the country's diplomatic, defence and development programs in the 1990s, Canada remains uniquely-positioned to make a meaninful difference in the world. Executive Director at the Centre for Global Studies, Dr. Gordon Smith, has been appointed one of the 2007 Trudeau Foundation Mentors. 18-12-2006 Victoria Centre Boycotts Holocaust-Denier Team 18-12-2006 The Centre for Global Studies research institute will suspend contacts with a leading Iranian think-tank that helped organize last week's conference in Tehran of Holocaust deniers. The International Institute for Child Rights and Develoment to host 2007 Training Children's Rights in Practice: Tools for Social Change 22-11-2006 University of Victoria's Dunsmuir Lodge, Sidney BC, Canada. February 25 - March 2, 2007 "Towards a New National Security Strategy" 27-09-2006 The Princeton Project on National Security, of which CFGS is an event co-sponsor, released its Final Report entitled "Forging a World of Liberty Under Law" on 27 September 2006.
EventsMembers of CFGS play central role at the Conference on the Restoration and Development of the Iraqi Marshlands to form the basis of future Iraqi-Canadian cooperation on the Iraqi Marshlands. Amman, Jordon. September 16-19, 2006. 19-09-2006 The purposes of the Conference were to bring Iraqi stakeholders together to contribute to decision making processes in the new Iraq and to identify the main strategic issues regarding the Marshlands over the next four years. February 17, 2005 Blueprint for peace: African themed fundraiser for peace initiatives in northern Uganda 17-02-2005 Learners from Royal Roads University’s Master of Human Security & Peacebuilding program present a Gala evening fundraiser. Proceeds support students’ work to promote peace in northern Uganda.
Current IssuesExpanding the G8 Summit 30-04-2008 The L20 project at CFGS seeks G8 Summit reform and expansion; recent articles in Foreign Policy and Asia Times highlight the issues Water and Human Rights 10-04-2007 Dr. Harry Swain discusses the issue of water as human rights and the implications for peoples and nations in need. NATO Needs to Change Course in Afghanistan 01-03-2007 Executive Director Dr. Gordon Smith and Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute release report "Canada in Afghanistan: Is it Working?" Re-engagement Gives Impetus to Doha Talks, but Uncertainties Remain 20-02-2007 Nand C. Bardouille at York University discusses recent developments in the Doha talks. Afghanistan - The Realities of Peace-Building in a Failed State 20-12-2006 Senior Research Assoicate for CFGS, Derek Fraser, speaks about the realitites of peace-building in a failed state. "Connecting the Danish Cartoon Dots is not Pretty" 20-12-2006 Question: What do the now infamous Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, Hamas’s election in Palestine and Iran’s nuclear ambitions have in common? "Taking Ukraine Seriously: Western and Russian Responses to the Orange Revolution" 19-12-2006 Mr. Derek Fraser argues reformers have made Ukraine a more democratic, and possibly, independent country. This paper examines what the reformers have achieved, and what remains to be done. The Afghan Mission Needs a Major Overhaul 14-12-2006 Dr. Gordon Smith, became engaged in Afghanistan after 9/11. Today, more than 2000 Canadian Troops are engaged in a bitter conflict, and we are making our largest development assistance in the world to Afghanistan. "Reforming the Framework for Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations" 01-09-2006 Dr. Harvey Lazar, argues for a revised framework to achieve greater fairness and predictability in Canada's intergovernmental fiscal arrangments. To that end, he discusses three necessary changes and proposes ways to achieve them. From SARS to Avian Flu - Why Ottawa Must Lead Canada's Response 02-02-2006 From Sars to avian flu, public health emergencies and the prospect of them in Canada made a strong case for Ottawa leading Canada's response.
|
||
