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Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Diplomatic Relations Piotr Zulauf Procurement Security Security, Trade and the Economy Technology Terrorism The United States of America

The Economy of Drones and their Proliferation

Piotr Zulauf discusses how drones are changing national economies and how their proliferation will transform the way we wage war.

Christian Paas-Lang Defense Diplomatic Relations Security Society

Turkey’s Silent Military

Christian Paas-Lang discusses the conspicuous absence of the Turkish military in that country’s most recent political crisis.

Alexander Langer Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Peace & Conflict Studies Security

The Anatomy of a Coup: Comparing Thailand and Egypt

Alex Langer discusses the recent military coups in Egypt and Thailand and analyzes the impact on the international community.

Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia Expanding Community Global Governance Peace & Conflict Studies Zahra Sachedina

Minister-Counsellor at the Russian Embassy to the UK, Alexander Kramarenko, speaks at the Cambridge Union Society

Zahra Sachedina analyzes the Russian perspective on the Russia-West relationship offered by Russian Minister-Counsellor to the UK Alexander Kramarkenko.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Peace & Conflict Studies Security Steven Chadwick Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

Iraq under Siege: The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant

Steven Chadwick discusses the geopolitical implications of an increasingly powerful ISIS.

Defense Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia International Law & Policy Kristian A. Kennedy Peace & Conflict Studies Rights Security Society Society, Culture, and Security The United States of America

What would George Kennan think of “Containment 2.0”?

Kristian Kennedy discusses the extent to which Obama’s actions in Russia are a modern application of Kennan’s Cold War policy of containment.

Defense Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia NATO and Canada Scott Falls Security Trade

Looking to the East: Canada-Poland Relations

With Stephen Harper’s latest trip to Europe beginning in Warsaw, Scott Falls discusses Canada’s relationship with Poland and how it is affected by the current situation in Ukraine.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Daniel Troup Expanding Community Global Governance Society Western Europe

EU Elections: Distinguishing the Far-Right’s Gains

Daniel Troup discusses the recent EU elections and argues that those concerned with rising nationalism should focus on France.

Asia-Pacific Defense Maritime Nation Naval Issues Paul Pryce Peace & Conflict Studies Procurement

North Korea’s Mystery Frigates

Recent satellite imagery suggests North Korea’s maritime power has been underestimated. Paul Pryce explores the implications for the region.

Canada Craig Moorhead Defense Investment Society Strategic Reserve

Reservist Employability in the Present Economic Climate

Craig Moorhead discusses the employment difficulties facing Canada’s former reservists.