• Global Nightmare, False Alarm — or a First Step to a New Geopolitical Order?

    Global Nightmare, False Alarm — or a First Step to a New Geopolitical Order?

    We have had a few days now to calm our jangling nerves. President-elect Trump has already had a civilized conversation with President Obama and “promised” to keep a couple of features from Obamacare. But he is going to be an almost omnipotent president, controlling both Congress and Senate and, maybe worse for Americans, shaping the

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  • Trump’s Mixed Signals Threaten Stability

    Trump’s Mixed Signals Threaten Stability

    The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has ushered in a period of unsettling uncertainty in international affairs. He has called the foundations of American foreign policy into question, but his precise intentions remain mysterious. If Mr. Trump allows this uncertainty to continue — or worse, if he turns his back

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  • Trump’s Victory Means Major Security Shocks for Canada

    Trump’s Victory Means Major Security Shocks for Canada

    The shock effect of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential campaign will reach and shake the bedrock of Canadian national security policy. Maybe not right away, maybe not always visibly, but a Trump presidency has enormous implications for Canada’s security and intelligence system, its capabilities and the protections it can offer Canadian society. It

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  • Trump’s Election Makes US Human Rights Pariah

    Trump’s Election Makes US Human Rights Pariah

    The election of Donald Trump as US President poses a grave threat to human rights — in the US and worldwide. To meet this threat, the global human rights movement, and in particular its US components, must reprioritize and refocus their work. US policy at home and abroad needs to come under much greater scrutiny.

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