After recent allegations that Rwanda has been backing rebels in eastern DRC, the Netherlands (€5million), the United Kingdom (€16million) and now Germany (€21million) have suspended some, or all of, their aid budgets to Rwanda.
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“Frontline” Review of the NATO Council’s Maritime Security Conference
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Reflections On the Burgas Attacks: Iran’s Revenge?
Israel must not repeat the mistakes of the past and vindicate terror by retrenching its policy of striking at Hezbollah’s leaders and key operational personnel.
China’s Bright Future in Canada
Following several trade missions to China and emphatic discussion of increasing investment opportunities, it appears that Canada and the Asian superpower have finally struck a deal.
Canada’s Plans for Power Projection
For nations with a global outlook, the ability to respond to contingencies around the world has often been a mix of necessity and choice.
China’s Maritime Policies: An Opportunity for Canada
China has once again fueled the regional fire that has characterized its relations with neighbouring states for the last several decades.
Hong Kong: Between One Country and Two Systems
One question that arises in the general environment of public controversy and outrage is: to what extent Hong Kong is a democracy?
The Fuss Over the Falklands
Thirty years after the conflict, British-Argentine hostility over the Falklands has reached a new level, reviving a new war of words.
Knocking on Bashar’s Door
With Syrian rebels battling government forces in the capital Damascus and the confirmed death of at least three of Assad’s inner circle, is the conflict coming to an end?
From Security to Development: the Evolution of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The SCO’s largely security driven agenda has given rise to speculation that the organization has evolved as a counterbalance to NATO in the East.