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International Security




  • NATO: A Liberal Alliance in an Increasingly Illiberal World?

    NATO: A Liberal Alliance in an Increasingly Illiberal World?

    • July 9, 2017

    By Alexandra Gheciu

    Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa

    In recent weeks, we have witnessed a number of developments designed to signal NATO’s persistent — arguably reinvigorated — role as the key security institution of the …

    By Alexandra Gheciu
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  • Liberals’ Bold Bill C-59 Would Redraw the National Security Landscape

    Liberals’ Bold Bill C-59 Would Redraw the National Security Landscape

    • June 21, 2017

    The Liberal government has finally introduced long-awaited reforms to national security legislation, fulfilling a promise to roll back the Harper government’s anti-terrorism measures and put its own stamp on security policy. These reforms are part of a last-minute surge of …

    By Wesley Wark
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  • Defence Review: A Realistic Plan That’s Bound to Disappoint

    Defence Review: A Realistic Plan That’s Bound to Disappoint

    • June 14, 2017

    The Liberal government finally released on June 7, after 18 months of anticipation, its new defence policy. As with any other official policy document, and especially defence policies, it is important to remember that its value is limited. A comparison …

    By Thomas Juneau
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  • Theresa May’s use of “critical” threat level is a double-edged sword

    Theresa May’s use of “critical” threat level is a double-edged sword

    • June 14, 2017

    In the wake of the vicious suicide bombing in Manchester, the British government under Prime Minister Theresa May has temporarily suspended an election campaign and done two extraordinary things. It has raised the terrorism threat level to “critical” — something …

    By Wesley Wark
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  • The Politics of Border Security in the Sahel

    The Politics of Border Security in the Sahel

    • May 9, 2017

    By Philippe M. Frowd

    A casual observer of the Sahel could be forgiven for understanding this region of West Africa as a space of threat: radicalization, terrorism, massive population growth, and irregular migration all grab the headlines. …

    By CIPS
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  • What Joining the Arms Trade Treaty Means for Canada

    What Joining the Arms Trade Treaty Means for Canada

    • April 24, 2017

    The government of Canada is about to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the first and only legally binding treaty designed to regulate the multibillion-dollar global arms trade. On April 13, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the introduction …

    By Srdjan Vucetic
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  • Trump and Syria: After Cruise Missiles, What?

    Trump and Syria: After Cruise Missiles, What?

    • April 7, 2017

    The United States has moved swiftly and dramatically to punish the Syrian regime for its use of chemical weapons against civilians in a recent attack on a rebel-held town in Northern Syria. On Thursday evening, US warships off the coast …

    By Wesley Wark
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  • Illegal but Legitimate? The Consequences of US Action in Syria

    Illegal but Legitimate? The Consequences of US Action in Syria

    • April 7, 2017

    The United States has fired missiles at the Syrian military. This is a dramatic escalation in the horrific Syrian conflict. It is also the most legally doubtful use of military force by a NATO state in recent history.

    To be …

    By Craig Forcese
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  • One Thing Trump is Right About

    One Thing Trump is Right About

    • January 20, 2017

    Throughout the Cold War, the amount of military violence worldwide grew steadily, reaching a peak in 1992. A major reason was interference by the superpowers in local conflicts. The proxy wars that resulted when the United States and the Soviet …

    By Paul Robinson
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  • What is Montenegro to NATO Now?

    What is Montenegro to NATO Now?

    • January 13, 2017

    Montenegro’s accession to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) took a major step forward this week as the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Balkan country’s membership bid. President-elect Donald Trump has yet to tweet …

    By Srdjan Vucetic
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  • The Liberal Democratic World Order Is Falling Apart

    The Liberal Democratic World Order Is Falling Apart

    • January 13, 2017

    As a new year opens across the globe, the post-Second-World-War order and the global rule of law are losing out to the rule of individual men. From Russia to China to the EU, authoritarian rule is tightening its grip.

    In …

    By Errol Mendes
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  • Canada has an Opportunity to be the Voice of Reason on Syria

    Canada has an Opportunity to be the Voice of Reason on Syria

    • January 6, 2017

    “‘Does this road lead to Aleppo?’ Your answer can be ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Your opinion doesn’t make it so. Consult a map before you go!” The question in this poem was first posed by the 13th-century Persian poet, Rumi. If …

    By Jabeur Fathally
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