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Revisiting Africa in Canadian Security Planning & Assessment

2/28/2016

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       Since the October 2015 election in Canada of a Liberal majority government,  there has been much anticipation of significant rethinking about Canadian foreign, defence, and development policy. There are processes underway in Ottawa that can be called foreign and defence policy reviews, and mandate letters to relevant ministers have been published which seem to suggest some differentiation from the previous government's policy directions.
       In June 2016, we'll be hosting at the University of Calgary an invitation-only workshop to revisit how Canada addresses Africa in its security and development planning and assessment, which then shapes how resources are allocated to the continent, the capabilities available, and the policies pursued.  Of course, "security" issues in the African context cannot be separated from development, or, if they are, they are done at the peril of the security-oriented policy objectives.
        That said, please visit the workshop webpage here and note that until this event takes place, there will not be any new blog posts here (and various other writing, project, and teaching responsibilities have precluded additions to this blog since 2016).
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    Chris WJ Roberts is a Canadian international business and policy consultant; a student of African politics, international relations, and Canadian foreign policy working towards a PhD in political science at the University of Alberta; and an instructor in political science at the University of Calgary (2014-2018).

    This irregular blog provides an outlet for an "entrepreneurial academic" to make small interventions around the theme of Africa in the World. In many respects it acts as a research notebook, capturing issues, sources, and ideas to be used for more detailed analysis in the future.

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