Who speaks for Canada?
By Michael Byers and Matthew Droz
Globe and Mail, Toronto
Tuesday, September 2, 2003

We've been left out of a crucial meeting on high-seas interdiction, say MICHAEL BYERS and MATTHEW DROZ, even though we are one of the few nations with practical and legal experience.

In December, 2002, Spanish marines, acting on a request from the United States, boarded the So San, a North Korean freighter crossing the Arabian Sea. Hidden under the bags of cement listed on the manifest were 15 Scud missiles. When Yemeni officials declared they had purchased the missiles for defensive purposes, the Spanish and U.S. governments allowed the delivery to proceed: Neither Yemen nor North Korea is a member of the Missile Technology Control Regime, and in any event, that regime provides only voluntary guidelines. more >>