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Autocrats Use Feminism to Undermine Democracy
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- October 30, 2019
More women are being elected in autocratic regimes, but this is part of a democratic facade. The definition of democracy needs to change. Fake news, disinformation, foreign influence in elections: We’re starting to understand the ways bad actors attack democracy in Canada and around the world. But autocrats and other enemies of democracy also use
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Issues in Repairing U.S.-Russian Strategic Relations
- Analysis
- October 24, 2019
Similar to during the Cold War, the US and Russia are once again nuclear peer competitors. However, the emergence of a range of new nuclear actors hamper traditional understandings and represent a new – more complex – era in nuclear international relations. It is no surprise that post-Soviet relations between the United States and Russia
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This Election, Canadians Can’t Afford to Ignore Parties’ Defence Policies
- Analysis
- October 18, 2019
By Thomas Juneau and Srdjan Vucetic With the federal election days away, Canada faces five major defence challenges: the fragmentation of the rules-based international order, over-reliance on the United States, the challenges posed by emerging technologies, how Canada procures weapons and climate change. Canadians cannot afford to ignore these issues when casting their ballots. Canada’s
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What Does a New Ambassador Mean for Canada-China Relations?
- Analysis
- October 17, 2019
By John Gruetzner and Geoffrey Ziebart The appointment of former McKinsey executive, Domonic Barton, as Canada’s new ambassador to China presents a new opportunity to reset bilateral relations. However, while Barton is well-positioned to further Canadian interests in the world’s second-largest economy, he also faces a range of formidable challenges. Dominic Barton‘sappointment as Canada’s Ambassador
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