bout de papier, Volume 18, Issue No. 1, 2001
bout de papier, Volume 20, Issue No. 1, 2003
Canada and the World
Canada’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lloyd Axworthy, who is now Director and CEO of the Liu Institute of Global Issues at the University of British Columbia, has drawn upon his considerable experience of international relations and Canadian politics to write a…
The Future of Canada’s Human Security Agenda
Canada’s human security agenda is responding to new global realities. Its goal is to ensure that people can live in freedom from fear. This means building a world where universal humanitarian standards and the rule of law will effectively protect all people,…
Passage to Peace
Few could have predicted the longevity of the peacekeeper when Canadian politician Lester B. Pearson conceived of the role — perhaps not even Pearson himself. Then secretary of state for external affairs and, as such, Canada’s representative to the United Nations, he…
Being Lloyd Axworthy
Lloyd Axworthy was Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 1996 to October 2000. One of the most important causes he championed over the years has been that of human security. It’s this agenda that Axworthy worked relentlessly to promote as the…
Human Security
bout de papier, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2000-2001) — Winter 2000/2001 // Hiver 2000/2001, p. 8 People only want to livein peace:The farmer, just to till hisfield unmined;The tenant, quiet enjoymentof his lease;The worker, to be paid incash or kind.Not to wake to pounding atthe doorBy ski-masked ethniccleansers, gun in hand,Forcing you to pack andvacate, […]
