Canadian Armed Forces Roderick Ramsden

The “Three State Solution” for Iraq: What are the Consequences of Iraqi Kurdish Independence?

Iraqi Kurdish Independence on the Horizon. Roderick Ramsden discusses the plight for independence in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and explores the potential consequences for the rest of Iraq.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Neil Siviter

A Second Islamic State? The Next Chapter of the War in Syria

As Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri recently ordered the group’s Syrian affiliate – the Al Nusra front – to form an emirate, Neil Siviter analyzes how the group seeks to achieve this project and also, how a second Islamic State could influence the conflict in Syria

Expanding Community

Frozen Conflicts, Part I of III: Nagorno-Karabakh and Stability in the South Caucasus

In Part I of a three-part series on frozen conflicts in post-Soviet Europe, Sonia Liang examines the impact of Nagorno-Karabakh on stability in the South Caucasus, and the geostrategic interests of both great and small powers in shaping the conflict.