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“Returned Extremist Travellers”: The Small Numbers Problem for Canada, Part 2
- Analysis
- January 18, 2018
See Part 1 of this blog here. The key to a successful response to RETs is knowing who they are and when they will reach your shores. Impossible though this seems, real opportunities for identifying the IS fighter cadre exist: imagery, signal identification, agents (HUMINT), social media, and open source information. A lot of high
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International Theory at CIPS: Past and Coming Attractions
- Report
- January 15, 2018
The origins of CIPS’s International Theory Network (ITN) go back to an inspiring talk in 2010 by McGill’s Vincent Pouliot. A treatment of the evolution of NATO–Russia relations from a Bourdieusian perspective, Pouliot’s seminar led some folks in the audience to demand more such theory-laden talks. At least 67 people in the National Capital Region
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2018: A Strong Canada–Japan Relationship Bodes Best for Peace
- Analysis
- January 10, 2018
At the dawn of 2018, anxiety and uncertainty seem to loom over the horizon. The most obvious risks come from North Korea, with its missile tests and threats to use nuclear warheads against the United States. President Trump’s threatening rhetoric against North Korea’s “Rocket Man,” Kim Jong-un, leads some people in Japan to jest that
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Canada Must Step Up to Help Stop Beijing’s Bullying of Taiwan
- Analysis
- January 10, 2018
China began 2018 with a breach of longstanding arrangements for aviation safety in the Taiwan Straits. On 4 January, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) unilaterally opened up northbound civil flights on flight path M503 and three connecting east–west extension routes, in violation of a mutual agreement negotiated in 2015 between the Taipei Airlines
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