Winter 2005, volume 26, no. 4

Responding to the International Policy Statement
Excerpts from two Ploughshares briefs recently presented to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees.

Canada’s largest military contractors in 2004
Ken Epps
Data compiled by Project Ploughshares on military sales by Canadian companies.

Canadian foreign policy in Haiti
Alex Diceanu
Canada in Haiti: an example of the 3-D approach to failing states.

Civilian police in peace support operations
Peter Whelan
Civilian police are playing an increasingly important role in contemporary peace support operations.

Does the Pentagon now doubt the missile defence system it wanted Canada to endorse?
Ernie Regehr
It appears that the Pentagon’s support for BMD is in decline.

Funding cut for the bunker buster
Sarah Estabrooks
The US Congress cuts funding for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator program.

A report on the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security
Sarah Estabrooks and Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Updates on resolutions on nuclear weapons, space security, and small arms.

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Autumn 2005, volume 26, no. 3

Nuclear cooperation with India: A further threat to nuclear nonproliferation
Ernie Regehr
Could Canada’s recently announced policy shift towards India signal a weakening of resolve in a nonproliferation hardliner?

A step in the right direction: The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction
Sarah Estabrooks and Robin Collins
This G8 initiative demonstrates the utility of a collective approach to disarmament.

Canada ranked 6th largest weapons exporter in 2004
Ken Epps
Canada has been one of the top 10 arms suppliers for several years.

Civil society efforts make impact: The 2005 UN Biennial Meeting of States on small arms and light weapons
Lynne Griffiths-Fulton
Some progress was made on the small arms agenda.

Protecting the vulnerable: The World Summit took a first step
Ernie Regehr
Although the Summit endorsed the responsibility to protect, leaders held back in two important areas.

Canadian Forces international operations 2001-2005
Peter Whelan
In recent years Canada has become involved in fewer UN peace support operations and more operations run by regional organizations.

Participants in Project Ploughshares’ 2005-2006 Young Professionals International Program

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Summer 2005, volume 26, no. 2

From abolition to retention? The morning after the failed NPT Review Conference
Ernie Regehr
Getting the nuclear disarmament agenda back on track.

Complying with Article VI of the NPT: Reports to the Review Conference
Sarah Estabrooks
How states are meeting their obligations to report on NPT compliance.

Crisis in Sudan: Canadian assistance to Darfur
Peter Whelan
What Canada has done. What Canada has pledged to do. What Canada should do.

The churches and the responsibility to protect
Ernie Regehr
The direction of church thinking on the responsibility to protect and the use of force.

The 2005 Armed Conflicts Report -- preview
There were 32 armed conflicts in the world in 2004 - four fewer than in 2003.

Selected Canadian military export contracts reported during 2004
Tables of contracts of Canadian companies to supply military goods to overseas and US recipients.

Strategic lift capacity for Canada
Peter Whelan
What should Canada do to secure strategic lift capacity for future military operations?

Ways of seeing a troubled world
Ernie Regehr
A sermon presented at Eglinton St. George's United Church, Toronto.

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Spring 2005, volume 26, no. 1

Rebuilding confidence in the NPT
Ernie Regehr
Exploring the contradictions between NATO's nuclear policy and the NPT. Can they be resolved?

The largest Canadian military suppliers in 2003
Ken Epps
International sales by Canada's 10 largest military contractors.

Letter to the Prime Minister on military export controls
Ernie Regehr
Six changes to make Canada's military export control system more effective and to bring it in more fully into line with international standards and agreements.

The Nobel Peace Lecture for 2004
Wangari Maathai
The founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize explains the connections between environmental sustainability and peace.

International impact of the war on terrorism
Matthew O'Rourke
The war on terrorism is affecting many intra-state conflicts.

Darfur and the case for intervention
Nirina Kiplagat
Is there a case for intervention in Darfur by the international community? Can such an intervention be successfully implemented?

Political support grows for a global Arms Trade Treaty

Project Ploughshares launches public education campaign to control small arms

Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations