Le Canada et l’Otan

Le Canada et l’Otan

Depuis la seconde guerre mondiale, le Canada s’est délibérément et constamment appliqué à préserver et à promouvoir sa souveraineté, son indépendance, son identité et son influence en mettant l’accent, dans sa conduite internationale, sur l’interdependance des nations et des peuples et sur…

A Chat with the Ignatieffs

George and Alison Ignatieff relaxing with Jules and Gabrielle Léger on vacation in Rome 1964.

Last spring we ran the first half of an interview conducted with George and Alison Ignatieff. In this concluding half the Ignatieffs talk of life in Washington during the McCarthy era, at NATO, as Ambassador in: Belgrade, working with George Drew in…

Sécurité commune

Sécurité commune

Le seul gage solide de paix est une meilleure compréhension entre Moscou et Washington

Howard Green: Using Canadian Common Sense

Howard Green: Using Canadian Common Sense

He saw me drive up and came out to wait for me at the front door of the house he has lived in for nearly 60 years. The years have taken their natural toll and he apologized for being a bit tired…

General Tommy Burns

General Tommy Burns

Tommy Burns died on September 13 at age 88. He was many things: soldier, teacher, writer, scholar and bureaucrat. But most of all he was a peacekeeper and peacemaker. He dedicated his post-war career to service in the United Nations peacekeeping operations…

Professional Committee Report

Professional Committee Report

The PAFSO Professional Committee’s 1984-1985 season closed with a flurry of events, including two evening seminars (on the future of the Foreign Service and on the Green Paper) and a long roster of major Breakfast Seminar speakers: four departmental deputy ministers; representatives…