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Misreading the Taliban: Strategic Evolution and the Consequences for Global Security
For many years, the world viewed the Taliban as a terrorist group whose agenda was limited to Afghanistan. The prevailing assumption was that the Taliban fought Afghan, U.S., and NATO forces with the intention of re-establishing themselves as an Islamic political power within Afghanistan. Many also believed that the group had learned from the failures
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Exploring the Sinosphere in Taiwan: Insights and Surprises
I spent three months in the spring of 2025 based at National Taiwan University’s Centre for China Studies, examining the question of Taiwan as a springboard for learning about the Sinosphere, by which I refer to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan (officially the Republic of China). I concluded that Taiwan can serve
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La transition compliquée en Haïti. Quelles options pour le Canada ?
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- December 3, 2025
Par Stephen Baranyi et Johnny Velcy* L’accord du 3 avril 2024, entre les partis politiques haïtiens qui avaient formé le Conseil présidentiel de transition (CPT) un mois plus tôt, demeure un instrument de gouvernance remarquable dans la quête d’une solution haïtienne à l’actuelle crise multidimensionnelle. Mais à deux mois de la fin de sa mise
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Living in a House of Dynamite
Cinema over the years has often served as an effective medium for conveying the existential threat posed by nuclear war. From the grim backdrop of doomed survivors in “On the Beach” to the eradication of small-town Kansas in “The Day After” Hollywood has compellingly if infrequently turned its camera lens on the implications of the
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