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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…
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The development of 5G technology poses a new challenge within the informal alliance of the "Five Eyes". This new technology dramatically improves data throughput speed, network interoperability and is setting…
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Over the past few days, several testimonies have been describing a febrile and dangerous atmosphere in Iran and, in particular, in the capital Tehran. Iranians in Tehran have reported that…
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The abandonment of American leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) did not begin with Donald Trump. From the end of the Cold War, the weight of the United…
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Despite periodic instances of tension and disagreement, Ottawa has leaned heavily on its relationship with Washington to anchor its foreign policy throughout the postwar era. The bipolar Soviet-American standoff provided…
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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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This hot take is written as part of the Virtual Workshop Cycle on Building Capacity in the Age of COVID-19. The second workshop focused on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, and involved…
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The last two decades have been difficult for Canadian foreign policy. Successive governments in Ottawa have been struggling to articulate a coherent policy anchored in our values and interests as…
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New Vectors of Uncertainty With at least a half-dozen toss-up states and changes to the voting status quo-through larger mail-in & absentee ballot use, reductions in mail sorting machines, and…
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In her article published in the International Studies Quarterly, Stéphanie Martel maintains that the construction of a security community can be understood as a process of discursive performance based on constant…