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In many respects, Donald Trumpâs 100-minute rally held in Conway, South Carolina, on February 10, 2024, was just like his previous rallies. It began with Trump giving shout-outs to local…
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In a June interview with La DĂ©pĂȘche du Midi, President Emmanuel Macron said: "We must not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way…
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In her article published in the International Studies Quarterly, StĂ©phanie Martel maintains that the construction of a security community can be understood as a process of discursive performance based on constant…
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Over the past few weeks, the continued and intensified protests in Myanmar despite the intensification of state repression is representative of a more general trend of resistance movements to gain…
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In the context of parliamentary elections in Georgia, slated for October 31, 2020, Russian pressure on this small Caucasian state continues, both through increasing land seizures and massive propaganda campaigns.…
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In May 2023, press reports stated that an artificial intelligence (AI)-controlled drone had killed its own instructor during a test conducted by the US military. Although it was a virtual…
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This policy report explores the extent to which the concept of Arctic Exceptionalism collides with the return to great power politics, particularly Russiaâs resurgent strategic behaviour in the High North…
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While the Baltic Sea is becoming a âNATO lakeâ with Finlandâs entry into NATO and Swedenâs upcoming integration, the Alliance seeks to increase its involvement in its Arctic flank. The…
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Hypersonic weapons can increase pre-emption fears and dangerously alter crisis escalation scenarios by the 2030s. This popular argument builds on the expectations that their unpredictable flight path create target ambiguity,…
Policy Reports
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference is scheduled for January 2022. Since its ratification in 1968 and the end of the Cold War, the nuclear landscape has changed dramatically.…