David Eaves and I have the following op-ed in today’s Toronto Star:
Prime ministerial power stifles decision-making
Last week Prime Minister Stephen Harper boldly reversed his position and proposed that the renewal of the Afghan mission be contingent on cross-party consensus.
If, however, the Prime Minister is serious about developing an Afghan consensus, he will need [...]

I have a couple of articles on the concept of 3D peacebuilding currently being used in Afghanistan. Both are co-authored with a friend, Patrick Travers. The idea that defense, development and diplomatic initiatives must coordinate in fundamentally new ways is seen by many as the future of peacebuilding. This, however, brings with it [...]

So let me get this straight….The moment the democratically elected government is undemocratically reconfigured is the right time for aid to be re-instated? hmmm, now what lesson does this send to those for whom this aid is rightly intended?
Tangentially, can we please put the absolutist democracy promotion rhetoric to rest. Yes, democracy is good, but [...]

Paul Well’s, on the phenomenon that is the G8:
This is progress, international summiteering subjected to the doctrines of work process design, a seamless parallel system for doing whatever it is one does at a G8: the politicians decide nothing in one town; we cover nothing in another; and aging grad students in black masks get [...]