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eDiscussions – Global Peace & Security
Open Now until April 2, 2010
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is inviting Canadians to participate in an eDiscussion on global peace and security priorities in the context of Canada’s G8 presidency. The eDiscussions will help contribute to the development of Canada’s foreign policy.
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Formal Discussions: This is a place to post your well thought out ideas and policy papers. A summary of these discussions will be circulated to Canada’s Sherpa and senior officials.
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Informal Discussions: This is a place to learn about the issues, chat about relevant topics and prepare your thoughts for the formal discussions.
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Overview
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon will host a meeting of the foreign ministers of G8 countries on March 29 and 30, 2010, in Gatineau, Quebec. G8 foreign ministers meet twice a year to consult and coordinate on the critical political and security challenges facing the world, and key country or regional situations of concern.
During the 2009 G8 foreign ministers’ meeting, discussions focused on the following country or regional situations: Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Middle East, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Great Lakes, Zimbabwe, West Africa and the Caucasus.
In addition, G8 foreign ministers address global issues such as non-proliferation and disarmament, terrorism, transnational organized crime and peace operations. Their discussions contribute to the G8 leaders’ summit agenda.
Questions – Global Peace and Security
The following questions are the foundation for the current eDiscussion. When you join the discussion, we request that your responses to the eDiscussion be directly related to these questions.
1. What are the top international security concerns and how should G8 foreign ministers address them?
2. Are there connections between non-proliferation and disarmament, terrorism and transnational organized crime?
3. What principles should underpin local capacity building programs supported by G8 countries to address non- proliferation, terrorism, transnational organized crime and peace operations?
eDiscussion Resources
Before posting to the eDiscussion, we strongly suggest you refer to the background material provided below.
Policy Position Papers
Documents from the G8 L’Aquila Summit 2009
- L’Aquila Statement on Non-Proliferation
- G8 Declaration on Counter-Terrorism
- G8 Report on Peacekeeping/Peacebuilding
- Report on the G8 Global Partnership
- Global Partnership Working Group Annex B: Recommendations for a coordinated approach in the field of Global Weapons of Mass Destruction knowledge proliferation and scientist engagement
Muskoka 2010 G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting
Related Links
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Disarmament
- Against the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (DFAIT)
- Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (DFAIT)
- UN Department for Disarmament Affairs (United Nations)
- UN Institute for Disarmament Research (United Nations)
- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (DFAIT)
- The Global Partnership Program (DFAIT)
- NATO’s Nuclear Forces (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
- International Atomic Energy Agency
Transnational Organized Crime
- Transnational Organized Crime (DFAIT)
- UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols (United Nations)
- Transnational organized crime and terrorism (DFAIT)
Terrorism
- Terrorism (DFAIT)
- Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Assistance (DFAIT)
- UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (United Nations)
Peace Operations
- Canada and peace operations (DFAIT)
- The changing face of peace operations (DFAIT)
- Stages of Conflict (DFAIT)
- UN Department of Peacekeeping (United Nations)
- Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (DFAIT)
- National Defence International Operations (National Defence)
