Demyan Plakhov examines NATO’s invitation to Montenegro as its 29th member.
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The U.S. Presidential Race and the Future of the TPP in America
As the race for the US presidential election narrows down, all the major candidates have attacked the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Anthony Galea explores the future of the world’s largest free trade agreement in the US.
Optimism from Political Instability in Abkhazia
Rejeanne Lacroix examines the optimism from Political Instability in Abkhazia.
Canada’s NATO Podcasts: Interview with Adam Feldman
Listen as Legal Editor, Adam Feldman provides advice to those interested in pursuing diplomacy.
A Rally Cry to Arms: Is the Invoking of Article Five of NATO Needed to Degrade ISIS?
ISIS is an apocalyptic organization overdue for eradication. Jayson Derow discusses the importance of invoking Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty in order to degrade ISIS’ capabilities; the clause declaring an attack against one is to be an attack against all.
Maximizing e-Commerce: Why We Need to Re-Think the Approach to Digital Trade
In part I, Eimi Harris analyzes the regulatory environment surrounding digital trade and discusses the lack of international coordination, national barriers, and regional fragmentation as limits to economic success.
Internal Policy or External Policy? The Divergence in Polish Defence Policy
The election of Poland’s Law and Justice Party has brought attention to Poland’s increasingly divergent attitudes towards the EU and NATO. Michael Kang looks at possible implications this might have on the future of Poland’s defence.
Inside 2 Percent, NATO’s Security and Finance Conundrum
In response to political pressure on burden-sharing within NATO, and the need for increased capacity along it’s eastern front, Neil Siviter analyzes what can be done to sustainably finance the Alliance to face modern crises.
Why Kosovo Matters: What the West Doesn’t Understand About the Balkans- Part III
In the final piece to his “What the West Doesn’t Understand About the Balkans” series, Vedran Kuljanin looks at why Kosovo is an important piece of land to both Albanians and Serbians alike and how the West misdiagnoses the problems present.
China’s Cultural Revolution: 50 Year Anniversary Marked with Silence
Kristyn Byrne explores the China’s reaction to its Cultural Revolution.