Andrew Chisholm explores the true explanation for the inconsistency in Canadian Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships procurement.
Author: Andrew Chisholm
Andrew graduated from the Master of Global Affairs programme at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs in 2015. He previously graduated from the University of King’s College in 2012, with a B.A., Combined Honours, in Political Science and History, and studied Conflict Resolution and the Rothberg International School at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. His primary interests are in inter- and intra-state conflict, sovereignty and governance, diplomacy and negotiation, and national security.
Contact: andrewmchisholm@gmail.com
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Prosperity or Instability? The Natural Gas Game in the Eastern Mediterranean
The discovery of substantial natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea may bring prosperity but it also may destabilize the region’s politics and increase regional tensions.
Another Round With BMD?
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