Kelsey Berg explores whether Japan’s longstanding state of pacifism is moving towards military involvement, or if it is a miscommunication.
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British Defence Spending Reviewed
Barack Obama may have hailed the British government’s commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence, though it now transpires that Chancellor George Osborne had made “significant changes” to the way Britain calculates its military budget.
Celebrities: a Strategic Resource for Peace?
Sukhpal Kaur Sangha asks if there are better ways to utilize star power.
A Look at the New General
The Canadian Armed Forces has a new top commander. Paul Pryce discusses the background of General Jonathan Vance and the implications of this appointment.
Interview with Outgoing Deputy United Nations Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (Part 2)
Benjamin Dooley interview’s James W. Rawley, Outgoing Deputy United Nations Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
Economic Dimensions of the Iran Nuclear Deal
Steven Rai assesses the economic impact of the Iranian nuclear deal.
Forced Migration in the Mediterranean and International Law
Marta Canneri looks at the international legal perspective on the current migration crisis in Europe.
Tracing the Kurds
Hasan Siddiqui attempts to detail the various Kurdish groups across Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran; their interconnectivity, how they affect one another and the greater regional implication around them.
Assessing America’s Strategic Options toward China, Part VII: Which Will Prevail?
In the final article of of a seven-part series, Michael Lumbers examines America’s future strategic options toward China.