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Disengagement or Drones? The American-African Security…
Recently speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama posited that an American …
Wrapping up the Arab Spring (2011-2013) Part 2:…
Since the beginning of what soon became known by the neologism ‘Arab Spring’ four countries have witnessed a…
A “De-Americanized” World: The Issue of China’s…
On Sunday, China’s official news agency called for the world to consider “de-Americanizing”: “As US politicians…
Another Uganda Plan: Israeli Foreign Policy and East…
If one were to predict which state besides Kenya spoke out most strongly about the attack on Nairobi’s Westgate…
Wrapping up the Arab Spring (2011-2013), Part 1:…
What happened to the Arab Spring, this unprecedented wave of protests spreading throughout the Middle East? Since…
“Uniţi Salvăm Roșia Montană”: Gold Mining and Civil…
United We Save Roșia Montană: That’s the motif that keeps protesters in Romania, and increasingly around the…
South Africa-Canada Relations: Benefit in Moving Closer,…
In May, Governor General David Johnston, led a Canadian delegation to South Africa. There, he warned and called…
“Lest Ye Become a Monster”: North Korean…
Just another day on the 38th parallel. Soldiers, separated by North and South, populate the ubiquitously…
Syria and the Tehran Street: Rouhani and Iran’s…
The recent standoff between Western powers and the Gulf Cooperation Council against the Assad regime’s…
“A Friendly Neighbour to the North”: Canadian…
Canadians, for the most part, have a global reputation as a peace-loving and human-rights-respecting people;…
Tweeting Terror: The Digital Proliferation of Terrorist…
The digital proliferation and expansion of terrorist networks is not a new phenomenon, but the devastatingly real…
Welcome to Of Soldiers and Statesmen
The subfield of Civil-Military relations, a discipline under the broad umbrella of security studies, starts with…