CJAD Radio interviews Ben Rowswell about the new Open Canada Podcast
CJAD radio in Montreal interviewed Ben Rowswell about the new Open Canada Podcast and the agenda for global democracy, January 24, 2022
Read MoreCJAD radio in Montreal interviewed Ben Rowswell about the new Open Canada Podcast and the agenda for global democracy, January 24, 2022
Read MoreUn article co-écrit par Ben Rowswell paru dans La Presse Élections fédérales 2021 Les Canadiens...
Read MoreCanadian Politicians discuss Foreign Policy by Canadians on: CBC’s Power & Politics The...
Read MoreBen Rowswell on The National: Going Toe to Toe with China On September 23, 2021, CIC President Ben...
Read MoreBen Rowswell on CBC News: Perspectives on recent actions by the Taliban Ben Rowswell, president of...
Read More2019-2020 Annual Report of the Canadian International Council Click Here to Read the Annual Report...
Read MoreBen Rowswell on The Agenda: Time for Canada to Scrap Pearsonian Diplomacy? As the rules-based...
Read MorePublished: Fall 2020 | By: Jon Allen | Volume 68, No. 9
Read MoreThe Canadian International Council (CIC) is pleased to welcome Michael Petrou as Editor-in-Chief of Open Canada.
Read MoreCIC Victoria Member Jonathan Manthorpe is set to release a timely new book on August 25th on...
Read MoreBen Rowswell’s Op-ed in the Globe and Mail on the need for a Canadian Foreign Policy reset...
Read MoreBen Rowswell On Political Appointees to Diplomatic Missions Challenging common wisdom, Ben...
Read MoreCIC President Ben Rowswell Calls for a Foreign Policy Update In a recent article published on the...
Read MoreCIC President Ben Rowswell Provides a Perspective of Power Politics in Canadian Foreign Policy CIC...
Read MoreOur Response to the Death of George Floyd and Ongoing Protests against Anti-Black Racism Since...
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Read MoreResults of the CIC Survey This survey of the CIC membership was conducted between February 11th...
Read Morefeaturing Kevin Skillan and Brian Bow
Read MoreCIC Distinguished Fellow Jon Allen on Trump’s Proposed Peace-Plan Jon Allen...
Read MoreBen Rowswell Interviewed By 900 CHML On The Extradition Hearing of Meng Wanzhou On January 20th,...
Read MoreAn Invitation to Members to Engage in Discussion on Populism and Democracy Populism – and...
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Read MoreA Davos-style debate about security and defence experts on issues facing the new Government of Canada.
Read MoreThe Winnipeg Branch hosted a panel of local experts to discuss foreign policy issues a week before the federal election on 21 October 2019.
Read MoreOn June 5, the CIC National Capital Branch, in partnership with the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa, and the Retired Heads of Mission Association (RHOMA), hosted a pre-election panel on Canadian foreign policy – Is Canada Back? The CPAC video of this event is now available here.
Read MoreOn August 1, 2019, the CIC Vancouver, in partnership with Pride Vancouver, held a public speaking event on How to End Homophobic Laws Across the Globe. Jason Jones explained how his legal victory in Jones v. Trinidad and Tobago helped set the precedent for India in getting homosexuality decriminalized, thereby guaranteeing freedom for over 50 million Indian LGBTQ2+ citizens.
Read MoreWinnipeg Branch welcomes new members to its Executive.
Read MoreThe CIC Ottawa’s Africa Study Group has been busy putting together its bilingual vision paper for Canada-Africa relations. Make sure to take a look!
Read MoreEarlier this week, CIC Senior Fellow Amarnath Amarasingam was featured in a New Yorker article on how religious conflict shapes Sri Lanka.
Read MoreOn Monday April 8, 2019, H.E. Kevin McGurgan, British Consul General in Toronto, delivered a luncheon address on “Canada-UK Relations Moving Forward,” organized by CIC’s Toronto Branch.
Read MoreOn March 22nd, the Canadian International Council – Toronto Branch and the Ryerson Leadership Lab, in partnership with the CIC National Office, hosted a panel discussion on the impacts of technology at democrcy at Ryerson University’s DMZ with the Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould.
Read MoreOn 2 April 2019, CIC Vancouver hosted Mr Richard Fadden, a former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, who provided a practitioner’s perspective on the national security threats facing Canada.
Read MoreOn 8-9 March 2019, students at Vancouver Island University (VIU), joined by students from local high schools, held a very successful Model United Nations (MUN) conference in Nanaimo, British Columbia. the conference commenced with a key note speech by Dr. Chris Kilford, President of CIC Victoria. Chris was joined by CIC Victoria Executive Committee member, Gerry Thompson. Gerry is the CIC Victoria, VIU liaison officer, and later in the day he had the honour to present a donation of $500 from CIC Victoria to the conference organizers
Read MoreOn 26 February 2019, CIC Halifax hosted Mr. Dennis Horak, former Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, who provided a front-line perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
Read MoreEl presidente de CIC Ben Rowswell habla con Radio Canada Internacional sobre Canadá, China y Huawei
Read MoreOn 21 February 2019, CIC Vancouver hosted Mr. Dennis Horak, former Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, who provided a front-line perspective on the situation in the Middle East.
Read MoreOn February 21st 2o19, Ben Rowswell, President and Research Director of the Canadian International Council, provided testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He explained how the embassy determined that a very large majority of Venezuelan citizens support the National Assembly in their dispute with the Maduro regime.
Read More“Soft power, in international relations, means being able to convince other countries to line up behind international commitments or objectives in your interest”, said Ben Rowswell, the president of the Canadian International Council.
Read MoreRobertson spoke about the problematic nature of liberal countries like Canada believing their ideologies of democracy are right, that the way we do things is the only right way in terms of governance.
Read More“If Maduro is forced out, it will help those countries that believe that final political authority should rest with citizens, like most of Latin America, Canada and the US,” Ben Rowswell tells CNN.
Read MoreBen Rowswell talked with The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti about his time as a diplomat and witnessing the rise of populism in recent years.
Read MoreOn November 19, the Canadian International Council — Winnipeg Branch hosted an event on the humanitarian crisis faced by the Rohingya people in Myanmar and Bangladesh and how Canada can respond.
Read MoreCIC Montreal hosted McGill political science professor T.V. Paul, whose new book, “Restraining Great Powers: Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global Era”, has just been released.
Read MoreOn July 5, 2018, CIC Toronto welcomed the president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan, who provided his point of view on the Kashmir dispute and resulting human rights issues.
Read MoreOn 19 September, CIC Victoria held its Annual General Meeting and also heard from the Directors of the Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) and the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS) at the University of Victoria (UVic).
Read MoreGalo Carrera, Honorary Consul of Mexico in Nova Scotia spoke to CIC Halifax members and guests about international negotiations among Cuba, Mexico and the United States.
Read MoreCIC fellows were featured in a variety of publications and outlets.
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