Foreign Affairs

I have always believed that we are at our best as Canadians when we are serving as an example to the rest of the world.  As Foreign Affairs critic for the Liberal Party of Canada I am working hard to hold our government accountable to that ideal.
 

Global Currents

Below are articles my Liberal colleagues and I have written on a variety of foreign affairs issues as part of a quarterly newsletter we produce called Global Currents. I invite you to read these articles and to contact my office at raeb@parl.gc.ca if you'd like to have these newsletters emailed to you directly.

Also, please do not hesitate to contact me at bob@bobrae.ca if you have any questions or comments about the Liberal Party's vision for Canadian foreign policy.

Spring 2009

Pro-Israel, Pro-Arab and Pro Peace

If There Is No Magnanimity in Victory, There Is No Victory

Canada Should Uphold International Law, Not Undermine It

Responsible for Neglect

The Wealth of Nation & The Poverty of Corrupt Nations



Winter 2009

Congo - A forgotten country

The next chapter in Canada-US relations

The security and economic implications of climate change

60 years later - the Israel Palestinian conflict

We can't afford protectionism

                                      Conflict prevention - Canada and the world



Fall 2008

The Case for Public Diplomacy

Human Rights and Free Trade

Getting serious about international education