Louise Fréchette Op-Ed ContributionsLouise Fréchette Op-Ed Contributions
Understanding the Significance of Palestine's UN Bid for Statehood
Dominating the news over the past week has been Palestine’s bid at the 66th United Nations (UN) General Assembly Debate to become the 194th member state. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has passed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s request on to the UN Security Council, and now the 15 member countries face difficult deliberations on how to proceed. This week we speak to CIGI Distinguished Fellow Louise Fréchette and CIGI Chair of Global Security and Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs David Welch on why this historic political situation developed now and how it might play out.
Past performance, continuity make second term likely for Ban Ki-moon
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially announced this week that he will seek re-election for a second term. This week, we speak to CIGI Distinguished Fellow and former UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette, who says that a combination of tradition and accomplishments by Ban Ki-moon explains the support for his re-election for a second term.
Nuclear safety is the world's problem
In an op-ed for the Ottawa Citizen, Louise Frechette and Trevor Findlay argue that the multiple reactor crises at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant reinforce the need for strengthening global instruments to ensure nuclear safety worldwide.
The ever-changing challenges for peacekeepers around the world
Modern peacekeeping has evolved as a response to civil conflicts that have erupted since the end of the Cold War but the methods are still often largely improvised in the countries where peacekeepers are deployed. Many things can still be done to make both peacekeeping and peace building more effective, writes Louise Fréchette
A modest nuclear revival is just as well
There has been much talk in recent years of a major increase in nuclear energy use to meet growing power demand and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although many countries have expressed an interest in going nuclear, how many have the financial backbone and technical/administrative wherewithal to take on such a challenge?
A new America, a new UN?
At her confirmation hearing before the U.S. Congress earlier this month, Susan Rice, the newly appointed American ambassador to the United Nations, described it as "an indispensable, if imperfect, institution for advancing our security and well-being in the 21st century." That kind of language has not been heard coming out of Washington for quite some time
Canada's priorities: Trade, climate change
What happens in the United States always matters enormously to Canadians, but I cannot remember the last time the inauguration of a new president generated so much interest.
Are we ready for the world going nuclear?
After more than a decade when virtually no new nuclear power plant was built, nuclear energy is making a comeback. Ontario and Alberta are not alone in giving it serious consideration. Dozens of new nuclear power plants are planned in Russia, China, the United States and India.
A New Global Agenda
Four United Nations experts comment on the challenges Mr. Ban Ki-moon will face as he takes on the role of the world's top diplomat. Plus: How they envision the UN seven years into the new millennium.