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Peter Langille

Dr. H. Peter Langille specializes in conflict resolution, independent defence and security analysis, peace initiatives and UN operations. He wrote the initial plans for a Canadian multinational peacekeeping training centre, served on the 1995 Government study, Towards A Rapid Reaction Capability For The United Nations and developed the proposal for a UNEPS. His latest book is Developing a United Nations Emergency Peace Service: Meeting our responsibilities to prevent and protect, (New York: Palgrave Pivot, 2015). He can be reached at hpl@globalcommonsecurity.org

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United
Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
Canadian peacekeepers stand at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2013. Canada has a history of helping, even with unfinished business, and a UN Emergency Peace Service might still be possible, writes Peter Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United
Canadian peacekeepers stand at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2013. Canada has a history of helping, even with unfinished business, and a UN Emergency Peace Service might still be possible, writes Peter Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United
Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
Canadian peacekeepers stand at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2013. Canada has a history of helping, even with unfinished business, and a UN Emergency Peace Service might still be possible, writes Peter Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United

Can Canada step up in the face of a new UN Agenda for Peace?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | September 21, 2022
  • Is there hope for a more effective United Nations—one that might yet save succeeding generations? There’s much to be expected from a forthcoming United
Canadian peacekeepers stand at the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa on Aug. 11, 2013. Canada has a history of helping, even with unfinished business, and a UN Emergency Peace Service might still be possible, writes Peter Langille. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions

  • Insecurity is spreading. Another hot war in the Ukraine, a climate emergency, another Cold War and nuclear arms race, another long war just announced,
Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | July 11, 2022
Canadian soldiers conduct foreign weapons cross training during Operation Reassurance at Camp Adazi, Latvia, in May 2021. Enthusiasm for militarism and more preparation for war reflects Canada’s quiet official shift from an influential role in the UN to a subordinate role in NATO, writes Peter Langille. DND photograph by MCpl Stuart MacNeil

Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | July 11, 2022
  • Insecurity is spreading. Another hot war in the Ukraine, a climate emergency, another Cold War and nuclear arms race, another long war just announced,

Time to move away from insular interests for security solutions

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | July 11, 2022
  • Insecurity is spreading. Another hot war in the Ukraine, a climate emergency, another Cold War and nuclear arms race, another long war just announced,
Canadian soldiers conduct foreign weapons cross training during Operation Reassurance at Camp Adazi, Latvia, in May 2021. Enthusiasm for militarism and more preparation for war reflects Canada’s quiet official shift from an influential role in the UN to a subordinate role in NATO, writes Peter Langille. DND photograph by MCpl Stuart MacNeil

Time to explore new routes to give peace another chance

  • Might this be a good time to pause and consider the options before jumping on the bandwagon of more military spending and more weapons
Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | April 13, 2022
The future, if there is to be one, will depend on far deeper co-operation, not confrontation, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put a similar emphasis on prevention and protection, reducing violence, and placing women at the center of security policies, writes Peter Langille. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Time to explore new routes to give peace another chance

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | April 13, 2022
  • Might this be a good time to pause and consider the options before jumping on the bandwagon of more military spending and more weapons

Time to explore new routes to give peace another chance

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | April 13, 2022
  • Might this be a good time to pause and consider the options before jumping on the bandwagon of more military spending and more weapons
The future, if there is to be one, will depend on far deeper co-operation, not confrontation, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put a similar emphasis on prevention and protection, reducing violence, and placing women at the center of security policies, writes Peter Langille. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

A new Canadian peace centre could make a world of difference

  • Who isn’t concerned about our shared global challenges? It’s hard to miss overlapping crises, many fuelled by militarism, marginalization, and inequality. Canada provided pivotal
Opinion | BY PEGGY MASON, PETER LANGILLE | January 29, 2020
Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre on Jan. 11, to lead the establishment of a Canadian Centre for Peace, Order, and Good Government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A new Canadian peace centre could make a world of difference

Opinion | BY PEGGY MASON, PETER LANGILLE | January 29, 2020
  • Who isn’t concerned about our shared global challenges? It’s hard to miss overlapping crises, many fuelled by militarism, marginalization, and inequality. Canada provided pivotal

A new Canadian peace centre could make a world of difference

Opinion | BY PEGGY MASON, PETER LANGILLE | January 29, 2020
  • Who isn’t concerned about our shared global challenges? It’s hard to miss overlapping crises, many fuelled by militarism, marginalization, and inequality. Canada provided pivotal
Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne has been tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the National Press Theatre on Jan. 11, to lead the establishment of a Canadian Centre for Peace, Order, and Good Government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will we get around to abolishing war before it destroys us?

  • It’s been nearly fifty years since humans first walked on the moon, transplanted human hearts and built weapons for mutually-assured destruction. At the United
Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | May 25, 2016
Peacekeepers of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) pay tribute to fallen Egyptian peacekeepers killed in the line of duty, during a memorial ceremony in Abidjan. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Abdul Fatai Adegboye.

Will we get around to abolishing war before it destroys us?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | May 25, 2016
  • It’s been nearly fifty years since humans first walked on the moon, transplanted human hearts and built weapons for mutually-assured destruction. At the United

Will we get around to abolishing war before it destroys us?

Opinion | BY PETER LANGILLE | May 25, 2016
  • It’s been nearly fifty years since humans first walked on the moon, transplanted human hearts and built weapons for mutually-assured destruction. At the United
Peacekeepers of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) pay tribute to fallen Egyptian peacekeepers killed in the line of duty, during a memorial ceremony in Abidjan. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Abdul Fatai Adegboye.
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