Kashmir: Can The Rules Based International Order Clean it up Without Risking All Out Nuclear War?

Defense, Diplomatic Relations, Emerging Security, India, Intelligence & National Security, Pakistan, Peace & Security, South Asia, United Nations December 4, 2019 Samer Khurshid

Samer Khurshid examines whether the rules based international order can clean up KASHMIR, by providing a glimpse into its troubled past, a possible means to resolve the longest crisis of the UN, and encouraging an end to the violence in Kashmir.

Policing the Final Frontier: When International Law becomes Extraterrestrial

Emerging Security, Global Governance, Global Horizons, International Law & Policy, International Relations, Space, Space, Taylor Allen, Technology, UN, United Nations November 23, 2018 Taylor Allen

In this special extended report, Taylor Allen analyzes current space legislation and treaties and their effectiveness against the goals and technological advancements of both state actors and the private sector.

Defining the Red Line: Syria’s Legitimization of WMD Usage

Edward Tat, Emerging Security, United Nations April 20, 2018 Edward Tat

With last weekend’s Allied airstrikes on Syria, a very limited response was made to Assad’s chemical attack on Douma. Was it too little, too late? Is there no “red line” to prevent future WMD usage?

The Rohingya: A Desperate People with Little Help in Sight

Emerging Security, Human Rights, International Relations, migration, Nancy Qin, United Nations November 1, 2017 Nancy Qin

The desperation of the Rohingya are clear for all to see, so why isn’t anyone doing anything?

Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems- Changing the Environment of Warfare

Canada, Defense, Emerging Security, Human Rights, Intelligence & National Security, International Law & Policy, International Relations, Peace & Security, Sandra Song, Security, Technology, Terrorism, The United States of America, United Nations March 24, 2016 Sandra Song

Sandra Song discusses the two-sided challenge of the Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and its implications for the future of warfare, as an introduction to Canada’s Defence Perspectives 2020-2050: Recapitalization and the Canadian Forces

How One Event Will Shape a Prime Minister’s Foreign Policy Agenda

Canada, Canada's NATO, Defense, Diplomatic Relations, Eastern Europe and Russia, Europe, France, Intelligence & National Security, International Relations, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Matthew Rae, NATO, Peace & Conflict Studies, Refugee, Russia, Security, Syria, Terrorism, United Nations December 11, 2015 Matthew Rae

Matthew Rae tackles how recent events can define Trudeau’s policy agenda and how this could make or break his term.

COP21: Issues of the Tiny Blue Dot

Aishwarya Sahai, Expanding Community, Investment, Uncategorized, United Nations December 4, 2015 Aishwarya Sahai

Analyzing the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference

Canada- A New Honest Broker

Canada, Climate Change, Culture, Defence Spending, Defense, Diplomatic Relations, Expanding Community, Global Governance, International Law & Policy, International Relations, Matthew Rae, Peace & Conflict Studies, Peace & Security, Security, United Nations December 3, 2015 Matthew Rae

Matthew Rae discusses the role of the ‘Honest Broker’ in International Relations, and the Canadian government’s approach to returning to ‘Pearsonian’ foreign affairs.