Daniel Waring discusses what the cooling of relations between the U.S. and Cuba means for American businesses and travelers.
Diplomatic Relations
Confusion and Perplexity: the Complicated Relationship Between Peacekeeping and Peacemaking
Sandra Song explores the difficult relationship between UN peacekeeping and peacemaking, and how it affects the contributions made by the Canadian Armed Forces.
Breaking Point: Hyperextending Hizbullah
Hasan Siddiqui’s outlook on the current situation in the Levant and Hezbollah’s capacity therein.
Assessing America’s Strategic Options toward China, Part I: Confrontation
In the first of a six-part series, Michael Lumbers examines America’s strategic options toward China.
NATO and the Nordics, Part II: What the Finnish elections mean for NATO membership
In part two, Ben Abonyi comments on how the Finnish elections and Russia’s aggression against Finland could affect its potential NATO membership.
Canada and Myanmar’s Move Towards Global Acceptance
Hasan Siddiqui reassesses Myanmar’s transition towards accountability and transparency alongside recent developments in it’s domestic affairs.
The War in Afghanistan Takes An(Other) Turn
Daniel Woodburn discusses the difficulties of post-war transition in Afghanistan, including the creation of democratic institutions and the challenges posed by transnational terror.
The Iran Deal and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
With the Lausanne framework of the Iran Deal completed, Stefano Spensieri assesses the deal as a success of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Unsettling tensions between the U.S. and Canada?
Kevin Hempstead examines recent diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Canada surrounding the tenure of U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman.
Sweden’s Uncompromising Diplomat: Margot Wallström
Daniel Waring takes a look at the polarizing figure of Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström.