Nonviolent defence, also known as civilian-based defense, civilian defence, and social defence, has a long history as an idea and a practice. As for practice, improvised instances have occurred throughout recorded history, including the American anti-colonial rebellion (1765-1775). Continue reading
Canadians face a threat to the sovereignty of Canada and their democratic, pluralistic way of life. How do we defend ourselves?
Canada shares the longest unprotected border in the world with a country whose president has repeatedly called for the annexation of Canada. Trump in his inaugural address made his intentions clear. He stated that his administration would “expand our territory” and “carry our flag into new and beautiful horizons.” Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada are the three territories that he immediately had in mind. We should not take Trump’s expansionist threats lightly. Continue reading
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.”
Albert Einstein’s famous comment is more profoundly true today than when he uttered it in 1946. As the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists explained in 2015, Einstein’s understanding of this old mode of thinking still defined the prevailing national security doctrine of all major states. It’s time for a change in thinking. Continue reading