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Angel Yen Asia-Pacific Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense International Law & Policy Islamic State Japan The United States of America

Japan: Constitutional Reinterpretation and ISIS

Angel Yen examines the reinterpretation of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, and its effects as the nation moves forward.

Canada Eastern Europe and Russia Energy & Resources Erik Underwood Investment Security, Trade and the Economy The Arctic

Arctic Ambitions: The Implications of Low Oil Prices

Underwood discusses the high cost of Arctic & Oil Sand extraction, and the ongoing issues with Canadian and Russian oil producers.

Benjamin Dooley Expanding Community Global Horizons Israel Palestine

Uncertainty Pervades as Israelis Go to the Polls

Benjamin reports from Jerusalem on the status of Israeli elections and the implications involved in the electoral battle for premiership.

Canadian Armed Forces Human Rights Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Saman Rejali Saman Rejali Security Society The United States of America Women in Security

Militarized Masculinity and Gendered Security: War and Peace From a Feminist Perspective III

Saman Rejali analyses how the creation of soldiers through gendered military indoctrination inhibits their abilities to act as peacekeepers and non-violent actors both at home and abroad.

Canada Defense Diplomatic Relations Expanding Community NATO NATO and Canada Paul Pryce The United States of America Western Europe

An Alliance of Interests or Community of Values?

Paul Pryce discusses the transient nature of national interests and argues for a renewed focus on values as the thing which holds NATO together.

Development Investment Security, Trade and the Economy Stefano Spensieri Western Europe

The Foggy Road Ahead: The Syriza Party and the Greek Debt Crisis

With just four months to craft a plan to solve Greece’s financial issues, Stefano Spensieri discusses Greece’s Syriza party and the biggest challenge facing Greece and the EU.

Africa Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Development International Law & Policy Jelena Djuric Security Sudan

Darfur: How can we remember the world’s ‘biggest forgotten war’?

Jelena Djuric writes about UNAMID’s plan to halt its mission in Darfur in light of recent rape allegations in the village of Tabit.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Jenny Yang Terrorism

Lone Wolf Terrorism in Canada: Is Community Policing an Effective Deterrent?

Jenny Yang explores the potential of community policing in deterring lone-wolf terror attacks in Canada.

Culture Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Iraq Islamic State Kabir Bhatia Society, Culture, and Security Syria Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa Trade

The Islamic State’s War on Culture?

The looting and destruction of antiquities in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State terror front threatens to wipe out the cultural legacy of the Bronze and Iron ages; the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilizations; and Sufi and Shi’ite traditions.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Human Rights India Rights Rija Rasul Society, Culture, and Security Women in Security

India’s Rape Laws and the Uber Ban

Uber, a Silicon Valley start-up that offers users easy access to cheap and reliable transportation, has become extremely popular worldwide. Recently, the government of Delhi banned Uber after a 26-year-old woman accused an Uber taxi driver of rape. The accused later confessed to the crime and was arrested. Sexual violence against women is rampant in Read More…