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This text was originally a statement to the Standing Committee on National Defence on February 26 2021, in the context of the allegations of sexual misconduct against former Chief of…
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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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On October 1st 2020, Belgium resumed its participation in Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led international coalition against ISIL, with four F-16 fighter jets and military support personnel. Just like previous…
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International organisations (IOs) are created with the aim of solving collective action problems when a crisis arises. Yet, member states have repeatedly established ad hoc crisis responses in situations where…
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Throughout the fall of 2020, Theodore McLauchlin and Marie-Joëlle Zahar, Professors at the University of Montreal, organized a series of virtual workshops in association with the Network for Strategic Analysis…
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In an interview made to all the French regional daily press, French President Emmanuel Macron asserted that "[We] must not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting stops, we…
Policy Briefs
Key Points: Donald Trump's tenure has eroded the confidence of key democratic allies in the United States. So much so that the latter now doubt Washington's loyalty and their commitment…
Policy Briefs
Almost three decades after NATO began to open its doors to countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it is time to revisit scholarly debates about enlargement. Most of the debate…
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Since the fall of the USSR, the Turkish government has contested the usefulness of NATO. This challenge has increased following the recent decisions of the Turkish government: procuring Russian S- 400s, collaborating with the military…
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Highlights The U.S. pivot to Asia strategy, launched by the Obama administration in 2011, comes in response to the significant structural change represented by China's economic and military rise. This…