Naz Gocek discusses the accession of North Macedonia to NATO and examines its geopolitical impacts
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The Monocle Daily’s Interview with Alexis Amini on the RCAF pilot shortage.
On Wednesday, March 13th 2019, Research Analyst Alexis Amini was interviewed by the Monocle Daily on the topic of RCAF pilot shortages. Photo: The RCAF’s livery is shown on this leased King Air 350, which operates out of 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. Via. Royal Canadian Airforce website. Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed in articles Read More…
The Venezuela Crisis: Juan Guido vs. Nicolás Maduro
As the Venezuelan crisis deepens, Dakota Bewley investigates the roots of the problem and Venezuela’s status as a ‘petro-state.’
Momentum Accelerates for the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline
Momentum accelerated over the past month pointing towards the implementation, sooner rather than later, of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP). Already last summer the signature of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea established that neither Russia nor Iran would be able to block the construction of the pipeline. This even confirms Read More…
How Biometrics Helps Refugees Regain Dignity
Refugees often, and understandably, lack the legal documents needed to grant them legal personhood. Biometrics offers a way to change that, and reconnect refugees to vital services while clamping down on aid fraud.
Notable Women in History
In celebration of International Women’s day, we look back at some exceptional women leaders.
Depoliticizing Canada’s Defence Procurement Process
Willow Hillman discusses problems with the Canadian Defence Procurement process and how bipartisan agreement on small features of the process at the outset could represent the first step on a journey of a thousand miles.
Opinion: Returning ISIS foreign fighters, what needs to be done?
The stories about returning ISIS fighters and what should be done.
Missing The Forests For Their Trees: Defence Spending In The NATO Alliance
Mainstream media fixates on the 2% of GDP benchmark for defence spending among NATO allies when it comes to determining their commitment and contribution to the alliance as a whole. Willow Hillman discussed why focusing on this specific measure distracts allies from pursuing capability-based measures of alliance contributions.
Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan necessitate closer look at Kashmir crisis
On February 14th, a suicide bomber affiliated with the militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammed killed more than 40 Indian paramilitary personnel in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir. Accusing Pakistan of facilitating the attack, India launched an airstrike on Tuesday, marking the first time that warplanes have crossed the de facto border between the two countries in Read More…