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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.

Olga Rodchenko Peace & Conflict Studies Rights Security Women in Security

Women and War in Ukraine: Women’s Roles in the Conflict and the Conflict’s Impact on Women

Olga Radchenko examines how women have been experiencing and participating in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Defense Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia International Relations NATO Security Society, Culture, and Security Stefano Spensieri

Putin’s Precarious Position: Part One

In part one, Stefano Spensieri examines how Putin has placed Russia in a difficult financial situation due to aggressive military expansion.

Africa Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Global Horizons Paul Pryce Procurement Technology

The African Standardization Challenge

NATO benefits from standardized training and equipment. Amid several regional conflicts, Paul Pryce argues West Africa must also make the jump to standardization or suffer a ‘logistical nightmare’.

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.