Category: REGIONS
Strengthening Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence: North Korea Moving Towards Assured Second Strike Capability
North Korea is making strides in developing survivable nuclear forces, one in which its new SLBM plays a crucial component. Given the difficulties in detecting ballistic missile submarines, SLBMs are arguably the most reliable leg of Pyongyang’s a nuclear deterrent force. CIP Non-Resident Fellow Debalina Ghoshal provides analysis in her latest contribution.
What to Make of the Government’s Decision not to Extend its Mission in Mali
CIP Fellow Basel Ammane provides analysis on Canada’s decision not to extend its UN mission in Mali.
Does the New Saudi Reactor Justify Proliferation Fears?
Is Saudi Arabia’s development of a nuclear reactor a proliferation concern? The CIP’s Basel Ammane takes a look in his latest for the NATO Association of Canada.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Canada Should Reemphasize Its Place in NATO
In this critical review and analysis, Basel Ammane argues why Canada should reemphasize its role in NATO.
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.