Aaron Willschick looks at the increase of ‘green on blue attacks’ as the latest evidence that NATO’s best before date in Afghanistan is well past due.
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Japan’s Deflating Yen: Prelude to a Global Currency War?
The government of Japan recently declared that it would be implementing drastic changes to its monetary policy, raising fears in the international community that artificial devaluation of the Japanese Yen will instigate a global currency war.
In Too ‘DEEP.’ NATO as an Institutional Educator
Transitioning from its supreme role as the security guarantor of the world, Aaron Willschick discusses NATO’s participation in education and institutional reform in emerging countries with the Defence Education Enhancement Program (DEEP).
A Lack of Coordination: The U.S., Canada and the Threat of Maritime Attacks
Despite the increased coordination in Canada-U.S. border security since 9/11, Aaron Willschick argues that the two countries are still far apart when it comes to the perceived risk to their maritime borders.
Casualties of the Crisis? US “No” on Missile Defense, EADS-BAE merger collapse, and an ever more constrained CFSP
Milosz Zak surveys the many setbacks in European security, aerospace and defense sectors, and global outreach, in light of US disengagement from the European theatre, outdated territorial mentality in strategic industries, and all round budget cuts.
The Challenges of Furthering the Missile Defence Agenda
Progress and Setbacks On January 16 and 17, the Military Committee Chiefs of Defence met to discuss and provide military advice for the North NATO Council and other NATO military authorities. The meeting saw the approval of the NATO- Russia Council’s 2013 work plan for cooperation. The plan’s renewal was largely the result of Read More…
Analyzing CETA: The Next Stage of Canada-EU Economic Cooperation
William Zhang on the evolving trade relations between Canada and the EU.
The New Cold War? NATO-Russian Relations in 2013
Aaron Willschick argues that NATO-Russian relations have hit a low point in the wake of the annual Munich Security Conference last week. Unless Cold War sentiments and old hostilities are left in the past, relations between the two sides will remain fragile and unpredictable.
Reexamining the Gulf of Guinea: Fewer Attacks, Better Pirates
James M. Bridger argues that just because there has been a reduction in instances of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea does not mean that the problem is close to being solved as offenders have increased both their operational sophistication and target selectivity.
Bigger Is Better? NATO’s “Enlarging” Role
Aaron Willschick argues that NATO’s global relevance as a military alliance has given way to a more political role evidenced by its successive enlargements to Eastern Europe.