Category: FOREIGN POLICY & SECURITY

Negotiating Security in Latin America, How Russia Regained a Foothold in the Western Hemisphere

| May 22, 2019
Negotiating Security in Latin America, How Russia Regained a Foothold in the Western Hemisphere

Taylor Valley discusses Russia’s strategy in Latin America in her geopolitical analysis for the Foreign Policy Project.

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Russia’s Kissinger: The Man Behind Russia’s Geopolitical Grand Strategy

| December 6, 2018
Russia’s Kissinger: The Man Behind Russia’s Geopolitical Grand Strategy

Nicolai Nielsen writes about the mindset behind Russian foreign policy and its modern mastermind, Alexander Dugin.

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Inauspicious Incident: Erdoğan’s Evolving Relationship with Turkey’s Military

| October 10, 2018
Inauspicious Incident: Erdoğan’s Evolving Relationship with Turkey’s Military

Ben Tannenbaum writes about Turkish President Erdoğan’s evolving relationship with the military at the expense of Turkey’s civil society.

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Trump isn’t NATO’s Only Problem

| September 18, 2018
Trump isn’t NATO’s Only Problem

CIP Non-Resident Fellow Basel Ammane describes that while the risk of a declining US commitment to the alliance is real under the Trump presidency, a shaky commitment by a US president is hardly the only source of problems for today’s NATO.

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Limited Justice for Syria on the Horizon

| April 16, 2018
Limited Justice for Syria on the Horizon

As the long and tumultuous Syrian civil war grinds on, the cascade of death, displacement and physical destruction shows no signs of ending.

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Canada Should Reemphasize Its Place in NATO

| January 4, 2018
Canada Should Reemphasize Its Place in NATO

In this critical review and analysis, Basel Ammane argues why Canada should reemphasize its role in NATO.

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The Billionaire at the Centre of the Largest Corruption Scandal in Latin America

| December 5, 2017
The Billionaire at the Centre of the Largest Corruption Scandal in Latin America

Marcelo López de Aragón reports on the massive corruption scandal plaguing Latin America, exclusively for the Foreign Policy Project.

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The Emerging Tehran-Gaza-Doha Axis

| November 16, 2017
The Emerging Tehran-Gaza-Doha Axis

Amid Palestinian unification efforts, Shahab Moghadam argues that there is a growing axis emerging between Iran, Qatar and Hamas in this piece for the Foreign Policy Project.

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Why the Iraqi Kurdish vote was problematic — and what can be done about it

| October 6, 2017
Why the Iraqi Kurdish vote was problematic — and what can be done about it

Wisam Salih argues foreign governments should wait to support an independent Iraqi Kurdistan and outlines the steps Kurdish leaders need to take to gain legitimacy.

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Policy Brief – Momentous Change in the Nile Basin

| October 3, 2017
Policy Brief – Momentous Change in the Nile Basin

Basel Ammane discusses the ramifications of water scarcity affecting the Nile Basin in this Policy Brief for the Foreign Policy Project.

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