Facing the Biggest Challenges of Our Generation
- Analysis
- December 18, 2018
We live in a period of profound change and transformation, with neoliberalism now under siege and becoming channeled in new directions. At the center of all of this is the state, especially states that are also great powers. Shifting geopolitical …
READ MORETrump’s return to the White House will have seismic effects on the global political economy. These won’t be limited to one-off shocks like those associated with his threatened 25% tariff increase. A more lasting legacy will be the broad-based repoliticization …
READ MORELate on Inauguration Day, newly sworn-in President Trump signed an executive order outlining his America First Trade Policy. Although presidential impatience and the occasional tweet are bound to upset the policy’s fine print and timelines, the document is worth …
READ MOREThe Ethiopian diaspora in Canada held a significant protest in Ottawa on November 19, 2024. The demonstrators carried posters denouncing the Ethiopian regime. Messages such as ‘Stop the Amhara genocide’, ‘Justice for the Amhara people’, were prominently displayed. From City …
READ MOREThe recently-released third edition of the Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) found, not surprisingly, that the two countries with the lowest scores in the index are Afghanistan and Iran. Both countries have institutionalized gender inequality through laws and …
READ MOREThree African politicians seeking the role of Chairperson of the African Union Commission met on Friday, 13 December 2024 in a debate at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. The debate was organized in line with Article 18 (b) of …
READ MOREDepuis plusieurs années, le Cameroun fait face à de nombreux conflits armés qui menacent la paix et créent un climat d’insécurité sur le territoire. Pour venir à bout de ces crises qui déstabilisent le pays de façon générale, l’Etat et …
READ MOREWith Donald Trump’s recent election victory in the United States, pressures on Canada to boost military spending to meet NATO’s 2% GDP target are bound to intensify. Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO members, including Canada, for not contributing “their fair …
READ MOREIf a state believes possessing nuclear weapons — or relying on those of allies — provides safety, then it may be less inclined to consider other options even if nuclear deterrence is extraordinarily dangerous.
The arguments for retaining nuclear weapons …
READ MOREOtto von Bismarck left a social insurance program; Willy Brandt, the “Neue Ostpolitik” (new eastern policy); Helmut Kohl, German Unification; – and Angela Merkel, paralysis? That’s what critics claim. While Germany at the end of 2024 is in crisis, blaming …
READ MOREThe war in Ukraine has strengthened the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cooperation, but it has also revealed the power of domestic dynamics to destabilize the alliance. Slovakia’s “pro-Russian turn” under Prime Minister Robert Fico and Germany’s ambivalent approach to …
READ MORELe Canada s’est engagé à dépenser l’équivalent de 2% de son produit intérieur brut (PIB) en dépenses militaires d’ici 2032. Cette date d’échéance est toutefois hautement spéculative puisqu’elle fut énoncée à la hâte en juillet dernier, en marge du sommet …
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