5. Authors of the NCC – Page 287

A list of authors, past and present

So, You Want To Be A Lawyer? (Part II)

In Part II, Michael Motala looks at what kind of career a law degree can lead to, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a legal career.

Aren Saakyan Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Peace & Conflict Studies Security Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

Making Monsters: American Support for Insurgency Groups in the Middle East Backfires

As ISIL expands its control over Iraq, Aren Saakyan argues that the consequences of supporting the Syrian Opposition will be much greater for the United States than the costs of supporting the Taliban during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Asia-Pacific Jasen Sagman Maritime Nation Naval Issues Peace & Conflict Studies The United States of America

The Elephant at Sea

Jasen Sagman explores how American aircraft carriers have dominated the Pacific Ocean for over sixty years, and China’s vast new array of missiles which seek to turn the tide.

Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Diplomatic Relations Piotr Zulauf Procurement Security Security, Trade and the Economy Technology Terrorism The United States of America

The Economy of Drones and their Proliferation

Piotr Zulauf discusses how drones are changing national economies and how their proliferation will transform the way we wage war.

Christian Paas-Lang Defense Diplomatic Relations Security Society

Turkey’s Silent Military

Christian Paas-Lang discusses the conspicuous absence of the Turkish military in that country’s most recent political crisis.

Global Horizons Michael Motala

So, You Want To Be A Lawyer? (Part I)

In Part I, Michael Motala discusses law school and the necessary steps to becoming a lawyer in Canada.

Alexander Langer Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Peace & Conflict Studies Security

The Anatomy of a Coup: Comparing Thailand and Egypt

Alex Langer discusses the recent military coups in Egypt and Thailand and analyzes the impact on the international community.

Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia Expanding Community Global Governance Peace & Conflict Studies Zahra Sachedina

Minister-Counsellor at the Russian Embassy to the UK, Alexander Kramarenko, speaks at the Cambridge Union Society

Zahra Sachedina analyzes the Russian perspective on the Russia-West relationship offered by Russian Minister-Counsellor to the UK Alexander Kramarkenko.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Peace & Conflict Studies Security Steven Chadwick Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

Iraq under Siege: The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Steven Chadwick discusses the geopolitical implications of an increasingly powerful ISIS.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Expanding Community Sophia Alifirova The Middle East and North Africa

Afghan Runoff Election: Large Turnout Amid Allegations of Corruption and Taliban Violence

Approximately 7 million Afghans voted in the 2nd round of the presidential election amid widespread allegations of corruption, threats of violence from the Taliban and ballot shortages.