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CBRN Weapons and Non-State Actors

CBRN Weapons and Non-State Actors

What type(s) of non-state actors, according to their characteristics and objectives, are most likely to use CBRN weapons? ver since the..

May 13, 2013 with 0 Comments
The Hard Promise of China’s Peaceful Rise

The Hard Promise of China’s Peaceful Rise

The analysis below confirms an on-going change in the distribution of power in the Asia-Pacific. This shift not only discourages any..

May 5, 2013 with 0 Comments
A Realistic Assessment of Nuclear Disarmament

A Realistic Assessment of Nuclear Disarmament

This essay focuses on three main criteria/assumptions in order to evaluate whether abolition is a desirable policy goal for the..

May 4, 2013 with 0 Comments
Germany’s Wind Power Losing Fans

Germany’s Wind Power Losing Fans

As Angela Merkel’s plans to make Germany the greenest country in Europe progress, the unintended consequences of the efforts are..

March 28, 2013 with 0 Comments
The Cyber-Industrial-Complex

The Cyber-Industrial-Complex

The dynamic and rapidly evolving cyber-threat landscape has resulted in extensive budgetary, military, and legislative provisions,..

March 26, 2013 with 1 Comment
Corruption Threatens Libya’s Democratic Gains

Corruption Threatens Libya’s Democratic Gains

Nothing could indicate a stronger commitment to fighting corruption and illegal practices than a comprehensive reform of Libya’s oil..

March 25, 2013 with 1 Comment
The European Union’s Short Legs

The European Union’s Short Legs

European defence ministers need to take a dispassionate look at what capabilities are duplicated by maintaining 26 separate national..

March 25, 2013 with 0 Comments
Kosovo Talks: Progress Now, Problems Tomorrow?

Kosovo Talks: Progress Now, Problems Tomorrow?

Clearly, Kosovo still touches raw nerves and remains central to former Yugoslav states’ extraordinarily complex relations. As an..

March 21, 2013 with 0 Comments
Canada’s Shame

Canada’s Shame

The treatment and conditions of living for Canadian Aboriginals has long been a source of embarrassment and discontent within a country..

March 14, 2013 with 1 Comment
No SOFA: US Troops In Post 2014 Afghanistan

No SOFA: US Troops In Post 2014 Afghanistan

The discussions surrounding US troop numbers in post 2014 Afghanistan are valuable, but only to the extent that US policymakers and..

March 7, 2013 with 0 Comments
Canada and the Arctic Council

Canada and the Arctic Council

The next two years will be defining for both Canada and the Arctic region. As the ice sheet continues to dissipate in the summer months,..

February 26, 2013 with 1 Comment
French Motives In Mali

French Motives In Mali

Mali’s resources, argued by some commentators to be the primary motivation for the intervention in January, are negligible and are..

February 21, 2013 with 0 Comments
Mali: Intervention, Invasion, and Invention

Mali: Intervention, Invasion, and Invention

Broadly, it may be that intervention is a limited and fundamentally flawed approach, but to say that some invented Western Empire marches..

February 15, 2013 with 4 Comments
Iran And The Bomb: Coercive Diplomacy In, Arms Race Out

Iran And The Bomb: Coercive Diplomacy In, Arms Race Out

This talk has been presented at the debate A Nuclear Iran: The Start of a Middle Eastern Arms Race?, held at King’s College London,..

February 15, 2013 with 0 Comments
Time For Palestine To Join The Arab Spring

Time For Palestine To Join The Arab Spring

Palestinians must decide whether they want to continue living in dire conditions under a brutal Israeli regime or take the plunge, join the..

February 15, 2013 with 8 Comments
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