Canada’s strategic interests span the globe. Whether in terms of security and defence, trade and investment, peace and conflict, or economic and social development, it is important that all the decisions Canada takes are as well-informed as possible.
The Mosaic Institute works to ensure that those who direct Canada’s foreign policy decisions relating to peacebuilding and international development are aware of and benefit from the expertise, connections and community resources of those Canadians who possess intricate and personal knowledge of issues and people affecting all corners of the world.
As well as providing the Canadian government access to these “citizen experts”, Mosaic encourages ethnocultural communities to use their creativity and connections to directly advance the cause of peace in their countries of origin. This often begins by confronting old enmities that have survived the move to Canada. Mosaic facilitates dialogue and builds bridges between such diaspora communities as a necessary “first step” to exporting Canadian strategies for international peacebuilding and development.
Mosaic’s interests are global. Currently, however, our research and programming is focused on four core geographic regions:
The Middle East (Israel, Palestine,etc.)
The Caucasus / West Asia
South Asia (India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka )
Sudan
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