Excerpt: As the Ukraine crisis has demonstrated, we should not assume that freedom of information necessarily leads to a more open or democratic society. Information can be harnessed and manipulated by authoritarian regimes in order to generate confusion and undermine trust in government, often with unpredictable and destabilizing effects on society.
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A Guide to EU Enlargement
In Part VII, Sandra Song demonstrates the aims and process of EU membership and enlargement.
What Threats Are International Institutions Unprepared For?
Our editors consider what threats have eluded reform or sufficient attention from international bodies.
3D Printing and the Future of Security
Ian is arguing that 3D printing introduces a wide array of complex challenges to international security.
NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative: Hit or Miss?
Years after the Arab Spring, Paul Pryce proposes that the time has come to draw upon NATO’s Istanbul Cooperation Initiative.
Chechnya: A Resurgent Insurgency?
Evan Blackwell examines the potential for a revitalized terrorist insurgency in Russia’s troubled North Caucasus.
DND Decides that Silence is the Best Policy
Kelsey Berg examines the government’s recent policy to halt public briefings from the Department of National Defence.
The Slow Grind: America’s Bombing Campaign in Syria and Iraq
The U.S. Military might have total air supremacy over the sky’s of Iraq and Syria, but can a bombing campaign alone defeat the Islamic state?
Is Obama Responsible for the Rise of ISIS?
Our editors and special contributor, Professor Asher Susser of Tel Aviv University, consider a question sure to be asked during next year’s U.S. presidential election.
Canada’s Supply Ship Slipup: ‘Ready, Aye, Ready’?
The early retirement of the Protecteur-class supply ships leaves the Royal Canadian Navy in a challenging position. Paul Pryce discusses the attempted solutions and their potential impact on Canada’s military readiness.