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The Russo-Ukrainian War as Seen from the Arab World

  • Rachid Chaker
  • May 13, 2025
In February 2025, Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting between American and Russian envoys to agree on the terms for initiating direct Russo-American negotiations over the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv,…
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Engaging With a New Syria

As Syria embarks on a new chapter following the end of the Assad regime, Canada reaffirms its commitment to peace, stability, inclusive governance, and reducing the global refugee crisis. This…
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The Case Against Canadian Nuclear Weapons

A Changing Non-Proliferation Paradigm?  Should Canada build its own nuclear weapons? While self-evidently against the country’s own non-proliferation and disarmament commitments, this question has been recurrently raised by Canadian commentators…
Canada American Coercion
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Canada Must Prepare for American Coercion

While Canada has long enjoyed a close and stable relationship with its American neighbour, threats to stifle the Canadian economy in order to force it to join the United States,…
French Nuclear Weapons
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French Nuclear Weapons in Post-Cold War Politics

  • Florian Galleri
  • March 12, 2025
  • Time to Read: 11 min
What role did French nuclear weapons play in post-Cold War politics? At first glance, this question might seem marginal or even obsolete. After all, since the 1990s, the “second nuclear…

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