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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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Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy as Military Diplomacy
- Analysis
- September 28, 2023
Canada’s military is already taking its place in the Indo-Pacific. On August 15, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) announced that the frigates HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver, along with supply ship Asterix, had set sail for nearly five months of duties in the Indo-Pacific. The RCN declared, “Our sailors will be engaging in vital exercises, fostering
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What To Do About the Canadians Imprisoned in Syria?
- Analysis
- September 20, 2023
It’s time to go back to basics when discussing the issue of the Canadians currently imprisoned in Syria. This issue can be approached in several different ways. But it can’t be ignored. Canadians may not like where this case is headed, but the end game is predictable. The story of these Canadians is a sorry,
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