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The attacks on Jaffar Express, Pahalgam and Khuzdar, which took place in 2025 in South Asia, prompted several global and regional responses from states and diaspora actors calling for action…
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Why such a project? Donald Trump's arrival in the White House in 2025 sent shockwaves through the European community. The reliability of their greatest ally was called into question, prompting…
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On August 7, India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would make an official visit to New Delhi at the end of 2025, amid growing…
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While Iran has suffered its most severe attack since the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) in the context of Israeli and U.S. strikes against its nuclear program, and with the Islamic regime…
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Over the last few months, President Trump's threats of Canada as a "51st state" have reignited Canadian feelings of national insecurity and awoken a patriotic rallying cry amongst the populace.…
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Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House for a second term presents a significant challenge to the security approach of the countries on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic…
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With the world becoming “increasingly dangerous and divided,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared his intention to revive the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) through a major spending program aimed at…
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This Hot Take assesses local and international perceptions of the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Far North region of Cameroon, as well as the various responses proposed based on…
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While tensions over unequal burden sharing within NATO are nearly as old as the alliance itself, so-called free-riders have never come under fire as harshly as they have since Donald…
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Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has provided incremental, yet relatively modest military assistance compared to its Western allies. This paper advances two…