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Paul Heinbecker, In the News
Waterloo Region Hall of Fame to induct its class of 2012
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker is being inducted into the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame for his distinguished career as a Canadian diplomat.
UN approves Syria ceasefire observers
In a CBC News story, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker comments on the presence of ceasefire observers in Syria. He says the situation "could get worse before it gets better."
A diminished Canada at home and abroad
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker comments on what a cut to Canada's department of foreign affairs budget will mean for Canada's international engagement and its ambassadors.
Budget Folo: Diplomacy Lost?
In an interview with As it Happens on CBC Radio One, CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker discusses what cuts to Canada's department of foreign affairs will mean for Canada's international engagement.
Syrian crisis first tough test of diplomacy under Stephen Harper
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker comments on the realities of diplomacy, in light of the situation in Syria and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to China.
"Failure Of Diplomacy"
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker speaks to Metro Morning about the failure of diplomacy with regard to Syria and the United Nations Security Council.
Former Canadian ambassador to the UN, Paul Heinbecker, speaks to Yahoo! about Harper’s trip to China
CIGI Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker speaks to Yahoo! News about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new approach to Canada-China relations.
Ship of fools
“Another Western war on a Muslim country would be unpredictable, negative and very dangerous,” Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker says, in commenting on the possibility of Canadian frigates participating in a U.S.-led naval blockade off the southern coast of Iran.
Commerce trumps human rights in Canada's global agenda: critics
"There's almost a disposition to think that political officers are of no value," Distinguished Fellow Paul Heinbecker says of the Canadian government's approach to non-trade diplomats.
Balsillie praised for commitment to world issues
Since 2001, CIGI founder Jim Balsillie has devoted well over $100 million of his own money — and his trademark passion — to creating unique university programs and a well-respected think tank on international governance that many people credit with helping boost Canada’s reputation and role in the world.
