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International Security
- “War, a documentary by Gwynne Dyer”
http://pulsemedia.org/2011/04/15/war-a-documentary-by-gwynne-dyer/(opens in a new window)
Gwynne Dyer’s seven-part series on war, first published in book form, then later in a TV mini-series, examined the history and effects of warfare, past and present. With his trademark sardonic style, Dyer assembles one of the most comprehensive documentaries on the subject ever done. This link presents each of the parts of the Academy Award-nominated documentary, posted to pulsemedia.org, which hosts the now over three decades old series.
- “9/11: remembering and rebuilding”
https://www.historyvault.com/collections/911-remembering-and-rebuilding(opens in a new window)
Ten years after the horrendous attacks against the US on 11 September 2001, the History channel looks back to examine the attacks themselves, and the massive effect they had on global politics and security.
- “Rwanda: a scene from the genocide”
http://www.history.com/topics/rwandan-genocide/videos#rwanda-background-to-genocide(opens in a new window)
In this panoramic interactive, presented by the Guardian, photojournalist Martin Edström presents a tour of Nyamata church. Thousands were killed here 20 years ago as they sought sanctuary; now the place serves as a memorial to the genocide. The Rwandan genocide was one of the worst examples of mass murder in history, described as killing “on an industrial scale.” It was a brutal period where 800,000 people were ruthlessly killed.
- “1957: Diplomat Lester Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize”
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1750432495(opens in a new window)
The Suez crisis, described in the text, led to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Lester Pearson, then Secretary of State for External Affairs (and later prime minister). In this archival CBC radio clip from 1957, the interviewer captures Pearson’s reaction to winning the prize, and also his thoughts about the crisis and rise of peacekeeping internationally.
- “Terrorism is a major threat to International Peace and Security”
https://www.un.org/en/counterterrorism/hlc/index.shtml(opens in a new window)
In a series of videos presented by the United Nations, the UN Secretary-General convenes its first High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States, on 28 and 29 June 2018 at the United Nations. The overarching theme for the Conference was “Strengthening international cooperation to combat the evolving threat of terrorism”.
- “Canada's legacy in Afghanistan”
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2042753635(opens in a new window)
In this CBC video from Power & Politics, Philippe Lagasse of the University of Ottawa and Janice Stein from the Munk School of Global Affairs discuss Canada's accomplishments in Afghanistan.