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Inevitable or Inadmissible? Threatening Nuclear Weapons Use
- Analysis
- November 10, 2023
Of the world’s nine states with nuclear weapons, two – Russia and Israel – are now fighting high intensity wars. Another three of the nuclear nine – the United States, the United Kingdom, and France – are deeply invested in both wars, supplying weapons and expecting to influence outcomes. The other four nuclear powers –
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The Security Challenges of Emerging Technologies: Commons-Based Options for Canada
- Analysis
- November 8, 2023
Some new technology will be unstoppable. We are not going to be able to stop unmanned drone technology. At best we can try to regulate its usage, which in times of war can be like whistling in the wind. In a recent issue of Foreign Affairs, Bremmer and Suleyman offer a very sober and disturbing
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The Arms Race in Outer Space – Prevention or Proliferation?
- Analysis
- November 7, 2023
Diplomatic efforts towards the goal of preventing an arms race in space are floundering as leading space powers opt for confrontation over cooperation. The importance of outer space in terms of the continued operations in that environment free from threats of attack or harmful interference is ever more salient for our world. The exponential growth
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A Third Front for Israel? Reflections on the Situation in the West Bank
- Analysis
- November 3, 2023
The aftermath of Hamas’ despicable October 7 attack against Israeli civilians threatens to spiral in ways which will widen the conflict and create many more casualties. Aside from Gaza, attention is focused on Israel’s border with Lebanon and the threat of Hezbollah. Like Hamas, Hezbollah is backed and supplied by Iran. But it is significantly
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