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Alessandro Gagliardi Defense International Law & Policy Peace & Conflict Studies Procurement Rights Security Strategic Reserve Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa The United States of America

Private Military Companies will fill NATO’s Shoes

Alessandro Gagliardi analyses why PMCs may continue to operate in Afghanistan, should NATO withdraw in 2014.

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NATO Standoff Over Crimea

Sam Khanlari and Alessandro Gagliardi highlight the hard power differential between NATO and Russian forces

Julia Baldesarra Rights Society Society, Culture, and Security

Fashion and Bangladesh: Human Rights Issues Bursting at the Seams

Since last year’s tragic Bangladesh factory collapse, mass retailers are facing increasing scrutiny for their manufacturing practices, a sentiment demonstrated during the World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto. The event, which showcased designs from Canadian designers, spotlighted the current labour practices still taking place in Bangladesh and the commitment of corporations to take responsibility for their Read More…

Andrew Majoran Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Diplomatic Relations Global Governance International Law & Policy Peace & Conflict Studies Security Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa Western Europe

One Man’s Terrorist is Another Man’s Freedom Fighter: The Struggle for Definitional Solidarity

Andrew Majoran analyzes the issues multilateral institutions have with defining terrorism.

Global Horizons Rights Tina Bouffet

The Peacekeeper, the Student & the Big Education Gap

Tina Bouffet discusses the need to bring current international affairs and issues down to a more useful day-to-day level

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Global Governance International Law & Policy Janice Alvares Peace & Conflict Studies Rights Security

Better late than Never: UN approves War Crimes Investigation in Sri Lanka

Five years after the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka the UN approved a resolution to investigate atrocities committed during the war

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Janetta McKenzie Peace & Conflict Studies Security The Middle East and North Africa

Counterinsurgency Part II: Rebranding the Intervention

Despite high hopes, COIN has not lived up to expectations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Peace & Conflict Studies Sam Khanlari The Middle East and North Africa

Syrian Opposition Remains Divided

Despite nearly four years of conflict, the Syrian opposition remains divided.

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Eisenhower’s Warning: Part 1

Conor Smith analyses the Military Industrial Complex as a function of convergent political and economic factors.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Security Stuart Munnich Technology

A short introduction to Cyber Security

Taking a look at emerging cyber threats, who is carrying them out and how dangerous they really are.