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July 5, 2023
What To Expect At The Vilnius Summit 2023
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May 19, 2023
Closing the Gap: Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Services for Syrian Refugee Women in Lebanon
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April 24, 2023
Poland and Migration Security
By David Thomas, Queen's University Belfast
February 27, 2023
Plane and Simple: Canada to Buy the F-35 Lightning After 15 Years of Debate
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February 13, 2023
An Alliance Reinvigorated
By Sergiy Sydorenko, Cornell University and Simon Waring, Royal Military College of Canada
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A Balancing Act: Unique Considerations for Tackling Sexual Misconduct in the Army Primary Reserves
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August 4, 2022
The Votes Are In: Why Moscow Might Annex Luhansk
By Sergiy Sydorenko, Cornell University
July 24, 2022
The Lynchpin of Africa, Djibouti: Recognizing the Importance of Regional Power Policy Divergence in Great Power Competition
By Odin Bartsch & Blair Maddock-Ferrie, Royal Military College
June 22, 2022
Russia says: nuclear weapons are here to stay
By Pia Brinkschulte, Uppsala University
May 9, 2022
Lost in Translation: Clausewitz, Disinformation, and the Decline of the West’s Will
By Jack Burnham, Queen’s University
April 26, 2022
Changing the LAW(S) of War: The Normative Implications of Autonomous Weapons Systems
By James Fleming, Queen’s University
April 12, 2022
Learning From Taiwan to Tap into NATO’s Largest Arsenal: The Meme Vanguard
By Blair Maddock-Ferrie, Royal Military College
March 28, 2022
Canada’s Strategic Interests
By Mark Southern, Royal Military College
March 11, 2022
Prevention, Resolution, Resilience: What Canada’s Role as Chair of the Voluntary Principles Initiative Means for Human Security
By Morgan Fox, Queen's University
February 26, 2022
International Relations Entering a New Era: The February 4th Russian-Chinese Joint Statement and Its Implications for Canada
By Simon Waring, Royal Military College
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