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What Next? Thoughts on the Conflict Between Israel and Palestine
- Analysis
- October 17, 2023
Awful as the past week has been, the horror is far from over. A major Israeli incursion into Gaza is likely. Hamas will respond with even more strikes into Israel and by brutally killing its hostages. Having meticulously planned and prepared their unprecedented attack, it is inconceivable that Hamas has not also prepared an elaborate
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The Raouf Farrah Case: Why Canada Should Defend Academic Freedom
- Analysis
- October 12, 2023
Never has our world been more in need of research. Whether dealing with the climate emergency or with organized crime, major global challenges are complex and divisive. The only way to break out of the echo chambers that polarize debates around them is to collect, produce, and disseminate reliable information, the core tasks of scientific
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Is Global Warming Accelerating? A Terrifying Scientific Debate with No Easy Policy Options
- Analysis
- October 11, 2023
Unless you’ve been living underneath a rock, you will have heard that global average temperatures were shattered this summer. July and August were the hottest months ever recorded (since record-keeping began in 1850), and September 2023 was orders of magnitude warmer than any previous September (see Figure 1). In all likelihood Earth’s average temperature this
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What the Alliance des États du Sahel Means for Security Politics in West Africa
- Analysis
- October 4, 2023
The Sahel region has been at the heart of African peace and security concerns for over a decade. While the ongoing conflict in Mali is an epicentre of insecurity in the region, no state has been untouched by jihadist insurgencies in that time. Western states have taken a key interest in counterterrorism in the region
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