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Canada and the Combined Joint Task Force

Jeremy Paquin explores the consequences of Canada’s withdrawal of CF-18s from the fight against ISIL and examines how this has affected Canada’s standing among allies.

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Has Iran Reached A Turning Point In Its Relations With The World?

Our program editors debate whether Iran’s adherence to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signifies a new era in its foreign policy.

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Panel on NATO, Russia and the Future of Scandinavian Defence Recap – January 7, 2016

Here is a summary of the panel event entitled ‘NATO, Russia and the Future of Scandinavian Defence’ that was held in Montreal on the January 7, 2016.

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Modern Assyrians: The Story of Genocide, Political Integration, and Displacement

This is the first part of a series of articles and interviews on the current refugee crisis by Fadi Dawood.

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Meat in the Age of Antibiotic Resistance

Kelsey Berg discusses the startling discovery of the MCR-1 gene in Canadian beef, and the measures to fight against antibiotic resistance.

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NATO’s Challenges in 2016

Matthew Rae explores main concerns for NATO in the new year.

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What Will Be The International News Story Of 2016?

Our program editors look into their crystal balls to see what the future has in store.

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Bosnia: Schizophrenic politics and NATO membership

Drazo Kraishnik looks at politics surrounding Bosnia’s NATO membership.

Caitlin Vito Defense Diplomatic Relations Europe Global Governance Operations

NATO finds itself in a political tinder box. In late November, for the first time in fifty years, an Allied country shot down a Russian fighter jet, setting off a spate of accusations and sanctions between Turkey and Russia. Russia’s President Putin was quick to implement retaliatory economic sanctions and to publically accuse Turkey of Read More…

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‘Minorityhood’: What is a Minority Anyway?

This is the first in a number of articles and podcasts that will seek to contextualize the history and politics surrounding the current political and social refugee crisis in Iraq and Syria. The mass extermination and enslavement of Yazidies under the ISIS in Mosul and surrounding region, and the expulsions of Assyrians from the Read More…