All Highlights

Visit The Hill Times at the link below for this commentary by Jim Creskey related to the "Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Conference" convened by Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) and hosted by The Simons Foundation Canada in Ottawa on November 29-30, 2021.

The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament was presented to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt on November 29, 2021 for his role as an architect and engineer of both the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons which “dramatically reshaped diplomatic discussions on nuclear disarmament” and the subsequent Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). He has demonstrated that he is a true Shaper of a safer world, that he is committed to save humanity from one of the most critical dangers we face.

Visit The Globe and Mail for this interview with Amb. Alexander Kmentt, President-designate of the First Meeting of States Parties  of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and Director of Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation,  Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Amb. Kmentt was in Ottawa to take part in the "Canada and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Conference" convened by Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (CNWC) and hosted by The Simons Foundation Canada on November 29-30, 2021.

The Liu Institute for Global Issues at the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs invites applications to the Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security from UBC students intending to undertake research on topics broadly related to nuclear disarmament, including nuclear energy and global security. This award is funded by an endowment provided by The Simons Foundation Canada.

This issue is debated in the current Legion Magazine with The Simons Foundation Canada's Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence, Ernie Regehr, arguing the “No” side and David Bercuson, of the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military, Security, and Strategic Studies, arguing “Yes.” Regehr notes that with today’s increasingly accessible Arctic, and Russia being its most prominent military presence, the question of boosting Canada’s Arctic military operations is a prudent one, but context matters. Visit Legion Magazine at the following link to view the view the full debate.

See The Simons Foundation Canada's page on Canadian Defence Policy for briefing papers by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation Canada.

 

Visit Inter Press Service News Agency at the link below for this opinion by Professor M.V. Ramana, the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security and Director of the Liu Institute for Global Affairs at The University of British Columbia's School for Public Policy and Global Affairs.

We are pleased to announce that The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament has been awarded to Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, President-designate of The First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and Austria’s Director for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. 

The Simons Foundation is pleased announce this important book by Amb. Alexander Kmentt, President-designate of The First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and Austria’s Director for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.  

This volume, edited by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Peggy Mason, publishes the proceedings from a series of virtual sessions co-organized by the Canadian Pugwash Group, the Rideau Institute, the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN), and Trent University in February 2021. Visit NAADSN at the following link for the contribution by Ernie Regehr, O.C., The Simons Foundation's Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence, and to view the entire publication.