Why is it that we continue to see the Afghanistan mission through the lens of peacekeeping, as opposed to peacebuilding? This fact seems to underlie and shape the entire debate – forcing us to ask the wrong questions and driving all our political parties to poorly thought out solutions. Take, for example, the new Liberal [...]
Entries tagged as “afghanistan”
Why we are having the wrong debate on Afghanistan
The Problem with the Manley Panel on Afghanistan
Last Friday Michael Byers wrote this opinion piece entitled “Why I Said No to the Manley.” As some of you know, I believe – with numerous reservations – that the Afghan mission is important. Moreover, I don’t always agree with Michael Byers. Although I think Canada’s work in Afghanistan should continue (under the right circumstances) [...]
Kandahar deal breakers: Op-Ed in Globe and Mail
Taylor and I published a web-exclusive op-ed on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan in today’s Globe and Mail. I’ve noticed that the Globe and Mail has implemented a “Recommend this article” button at the bottom of pieces so that readers can “vote” for articles they like. Interesting feature and great filter to see what people [...]
the significance of the afghan poll
In anticipation of the new Environics poll of Afghans I engaged in my biannual ceremonial watching of the CBC news. This poll is groundbreaking stuff since, until now, we’ve had very little data on what Afghans think. What is interesting about the poll isn’t the results per say, but the strength of the results. Equally [...]
the manley inquiry into Afghanistan
Rudyard Griffiths has been calling for a blue ribbon commission into the future of Canada’s role in Afghanistan for a while. The good news is that the Prime Minister started listening to him. The bad news is that the Liberals are unhappy about it. To date, the Conservatives have not had an inspired foreign policy. [...]
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