Dr. Serhiy Dzherdzh, head of the NATO-Ukraine Civic League, the NCC’s counterpart in Ukraine, reports on the situation there.
Diplomatic Relations
From Disaster to Diplomacy: How Tragedy Fosters New Forms of Multilateral Engagement
Adena Eliasoph discusses the role of middle power states in disaster management.
Made in USA, Assembled in Canada (Part 2/2)
Discussing the Harper government’s MidEast policy and efforts by US-based officials to influence policy on Iran.
Made in USA, Assembled in Canada (Part 1/2)
On recent Canadian-Iranian relations and the Iranian government’s recent diplomatic overture.
Ukraine or U.N envoy debacles will not derail nuclear talks
Relations between P5+1 & Iran have not faltered in the face of pressure from lobbyists, Eastern Europe, or a diplomatic impasse at the UN.
Syria’s Commitment to Peace: Exploiting Loopholes?
President Bashar al-Assad is expected to win the upcoming presidential elections – at the cost of prolonging the civil war.
Profile: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
Profiling Javad Zarif, the figure tasked with executing Iranian foreign policy and bringing the nuclear crisis to an end.
The Scramble for the Arctic
Christian Paas-Lang discusses questions of Arctic ownership.
Setting the Record Straight: Summary of a fact sheet issued by NATO
NATO explains why Russia’s accusations against them are unfounded.
The Search for MH370 Lending to Maritime Cooperation
Jasen Sagman explores how the search for MH370 has led to a fresh start of cooperation between rival maritime forces in the Pacific.