Central Asia is the topic of discussion on this Editor’s Forum. NAOC interns weigh in on what they perceive to be the critical issues in the geopolitics facing this region and what they might mean for NATO in the years ahead.
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Eyes East: Bringing “Vostok 2018” into Focus
Russia and China and Mongolia, oh my! Russia recently conducted its largest war games since Soviet times, in Siberia, and Chinese and Mongolian units participated. What should NATO make of this? Justin Dell argues that these exercises are probably more about Russian self-assertion in the Far East than about building a Russian-Chinese axis of autocracy.
Iranian interest in Iraq and ramifications on NATO
In this article, Sivan Ghasem highlights Iran’s role in Iraq and the current umbrella of militia’s that operate under Iran’s direction. She underscores the measures of hard and soft power executed by the Iranian regime and how this could effect relations with NATO.
How Putin Won the World Cup
Following the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Alison MacPhee investigates if host countries can truly keep politics out of international sport.
Photography Meets Security: A Convenience for Troops
They say pictures are worth a thousand words, but how much more would they be worth if they were also a secure form of communication? From a security perspective, it could be quite a lot. With the introduction of advanced personal technology, states around the world have focused on intelligence gathering, and armies have focused Read More…
What would an American Tariff on Steel and Aluminium mean for America’s Trading Relationship?
Editors from the NATO Association examine the effects that tariffs and a possible trade war would have on America’s allies and what this means for free trade in the world.
The Final Showdown: Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s Travel Ban
Assim J. Chaudhary explores the recent development of President Trump’s Immigration Policy and the implications it has on national as well as international relations.
La traite d’êtres humains : un fléau mondial qui continue d’inquiéter et de mobiliser la communauté internationale
Le 14 novembre dernier, CNN diffusait sur sa chaîne un reportage sur des migrants africains vendus comme esclaves en Lybie. Un reportage choc qui a permis de dénoncer une nouvelle fois les atrocités vécus par de nombreux migrants, et qui, plus largement nous rappelle que la traite d’êtres humains est loin d’avoir disparue. Une Read More…
The Cost of Free Trade
The Trump administration is considering pulling out of the KORUS free trade agreement. Is it the right move when standing against a nuclear North Korea?
A Shifting Global Economy, Part 4: Global and Geopolitical Trends
This podcast is the fourth and final part in a series on “A Shifting Global Economy,” which engages our researchers in International Business and Economics on changes in the global economy driven by political, social, technological and other global trends. You can check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. Listen as our analysts talk Read More…