This fifth workshop focus on the Canadian Armed Forces under COVID-19. International capacity-building activities became an increasingly large part of what the Canadian Armed Forces does in the world. They…
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This blog post is written as part of the Cycle of Virtual Workshops on Building Capacity in the Age of COVID-19. The fourth workshop focused on NATO and defence, and…
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In a context of increasing competition between the great powers and a relative decline of the United States, this article aims to provide information on the Italian position of this…
In this episode, Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé and Thomas Juneau speak with Marc-André Franche, Head of the UN Secretary General's Peacebuilding Fund, which helps more than 40 countries prevent violent conflict, avert…
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In the twenty years following the adoption of the first United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), the integration of women to peacekeeping operations has become…
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On November 9, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an end-of-hostilities agreement, under the aegis of Russia. This ceasefire, which enshrines a military victory for Azerbaijan, will have many repercussions on regional…
This fourth workshop focus on NATO and defence. Increasing superpower tensions since the early 2010s have put the risk of traditional, conventional interstate conflict back on the global security agenda…
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As the world shifts from unipolarity to great power competition, the new technological and military capabilities of China and Russia are real threats to the security of North America. The…
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Climate change, due to an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in Earth’s atmosphere, is affecting all aspects of life in the Arctic. It particularly impacts the region…
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This blog post is written as part of the Virtual Workshop Cycle on Building Capacity in the Age of COVID-19. The third workshop, which took place on November 3rd, 2020…