The Security, Trade and the Economy program aims to provide Canadians with relevant and accessible analysis on current international economic policies with a focus on Canadian interests and trade security. Additionally, the program examines our country’s commitment to NATO’s mandate of encouraging economic collaboration and eliminating economic conflict.
Following the August signing of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), a large-scale gas pipeline project that aspires to connect the region’s copious hydrocarbon resources to the European markets, has been drawn back into international debate. The present article illuminates how the SGC enhances the Read More…
In this special report, Marian Corera discusses the challenges and concerns of the One Belt One Road Initiative of China. What concerns must President Xi Jinping address to convince countries that the Belt and Road is a viable boost to the Asian economy?
In this article, Dakota Bewley investigates the the depth of Chinese infrastructure development in Africa and the possible impacts of the One Belt One Road initiative for the world order.
Increasing global temperatures are contributing to adverse climate events. In this article, Marian Corera investigates the the economic cost of climate change and the need for climate action.
In this interesting publication, Taylor Allen forecasts the possibility of a NATO without American leadership amidst serious claims and criticisms from President Donald Trump.
In the wake of the G7, the 2018 BRICS Summit aimed to address a fracturing global economy characterized by rising protectionism and unilateralist policies. McCartney Lee discusses the BRICS and the 2018 Johannesburg Declaration in his latest article.
In his latest article Junior Research Fellow Ramesh Balakrishnan discusses how growth in global trade could be put at risk if current trade protectionist trends continue.
Simran Sawhney writes on China’s lucrative Belt and Road Initiative and its appeal to NATO’s Eastern European allies.
The future of the Middle East and the secret to ensuring a truly balanced power structure does not occur by simply breaking up the region into spheres of influence, or by turning it into a zero-sum game.
In diplomacy, success in promoting any given policy is never assured, especially when dealing with belligerent nations like North Korea. Yet, Research Analyst Yun Sik James Hwang explores how the recent Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un is considered a major victory for Pyongyang.