What should NATO do to address a divergence in threat percetion? Marko Gombac explores the value of geographically based identitiy construction in helping the alliance stay together
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An Olive Branch Overdue: India, Pakistan and the Normalization of Trade
As emerging economies, India and Pakistan have a lot of potential to engage in beneficial trade. Anthony Galea examines their hostile relationship and what the countries stand to gain from a normalization of relations.
NATO Energy Security Crucial to Checking Russian Aggresion
As tensions escalate in Eastern Europe, Russia has started holding back energy supplies in response to sanctions. Carter Vance explores how an Energy Security Strategy is crucial to NATOs objectives in the region
The IMF’s Relationship to Neoliberalism is not, nor ever was, Straightforward
As the IMF begins to question and evaluate its past policies, the organization is finding multiple issues with its past legacy of neoliberalism. Carter Vance looks at the ups and downs of a complex ideological relationship.
What Next After Orlando?
Our program editors consider how the U.S. should respond to the mass shooting in Orlando.
Is Israel A Strategic Asset Or Liability for NATO?
Our program editors debate whether NATO should hug Israel close or keep its distance.
The EUs Swan Song: Resurgent Nationalism and the End of an Era
As Europe faces an ever mounting list of problems, nationalist parties looking to leave the EU have sprung up in every major country. Marko Gombac explains how these well supported parties are fracturing the Union
Defining Taiwan
An interview with Director-General Catherine Y. M. Hsu of Taipei’s Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto
Brazil’s New Government is Playing with Fire and the World May Get Burned
The interim government of Brazil, led by former Vice-president Michel Temer, is sparking unrest by proposing unpopular reforms. Carter Vance explains why the government is overstepping its mandate and how the unrest could affect the world 7th largest economy.
The EU’s Swan Song: Labor Reform in France and the Divisiveness of Belt-Tightening
France is in a state of emergency, but not due to terror threats. Marko Gombac discusses what labor Reforms and Riots in the Third largest EU economy mean for the stability of the Union