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Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Iraq Megan Spurrell NATO NATO and Canada Peace & Security Security Syria The Middle East and North Africa

Harper Toes a Hardline to Syria

Megan looks into the recent expansion of Canadian military operations into Syrian territory and explores the legal implications of this unprecedented move.

Ben Abonyi Defense Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia Expanding Community Global Horizons International Law & Policy International Relations NATO Naval Issues Security Western Europe

NATO and the Nordics Part One: Sweden’s NATO debate in the wake of Russian bellicosity

In Part one, Ben Abonyi assesses Sweden’s strategic connections with NATO, and Russian aggression against Sweden’s potential NATO membership.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Development Emily Robinson Human Rights Libya Peace & Conflict Studies The Middle East and North Africa

“Decisive Moment” or Siren’s Song? The Pursuit of a Unified Libyan Government

Emily explores questions about the viability of a unified Libyan government as they continue to permeate discussions on the North African state’s future.

Nancy Kanwal Peace & Conflict Studies Women in Security

The National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan: Implementation of the Security Pillar Eight Years Later

With only a few years left until the end of the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan’s implementation period, Nancy Kanwal explores how much progress the government of Afghanistan made to include more women in national and international decision making processes.

Canada Canadian Armed Forces Defense Paul Pryce Procurement

The Osprey or the Albatross

As the Canadian procurement process for new fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft continues to draw out, Paul Pryce looks at an innovative option: the V-22 Osprey.

Eastern Europe and Russia Society Society, Culture, and Security Stefano Spensieri

Putin’s Precarious Position: Part Two

In Part Two, Stefano Spensieri discusses Putin’s consolidation of power through the suppression of free speech and control over Russian media, and the link to the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.

Culture Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Human Rights Iraq Islamic State Kabir Bhatia Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Refugee Society Society, Culture, and Security Syria Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

The Yazidis: Their Beliefs and the Basis of the Islamic-State-Led Genocide

Kabir Bhatia examines the Yazidi belief-system, and the justifications used by the Islamic State for the Yazidi genocide

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Diplomatic Relations Israel Palestine Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Zaid Al-Nassir

For Netanyahu, A Tough Road Ahead

Zaid examines the low in US-Israeli relations, and the ramifications of this lull in the coming few years.

Asia-Pacific Brian Merry China Diplomatic Relations France International Relations Investment Security, Trade and the Economy The United States of America Western Europe

Will China’s New Bank Shift the Global Balance of Power?

As strong Western European countries invest in China’s new bank, Brian Merry discusses its implications on the US as China seeks to shape a modified order.

Africa Boko Haram Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Human Rights International Relations Iraq Islamic State Peace & Conflict Studies Peace & Security Security Syria Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa Vanessa Hayford

Alliance Between Boko Haram and ISIS: What Does it Mean?

Vanessa Hayford explores what the recent allegiance pledged by Boko Haram to the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) means for the future of Jihadism in the Middle East and West Africa.