Could Canadian Crude Improve European Energy Security?
If Canada is to help improve European energy security amid the Ukraine war, it must start delivering crude oil to Europe immediately. But how viable are these deliveries given Canada's export focus on the United States?
Malabar 2019: Deepening US-India Defense Cooperation On Display
The growing significance of the annual Malabar naval exercises is certainly a sign of the times in the Indo-Pacific region.
President Trump and the Geopolitical World Order: Middle East
The geopolitical world order is being remade under President Trump, but not necessarily in the way he intends. This series takes a region-by-region look at US foreign policy and asks: What does the decline of US power and influence mean for the world?
Hezbollah Assassination
Israel’s strategy of isolation and targeted assassinations can be expected to continue against Hezbollah and Hamas after Israel was widely attributed as being responsible for the car-bomb assassination of Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Imad Mughniyah on February 13th in Damascus.
Internet Trolls: Propaganda’s Final Frontier
Paid government trolls are now a fact of life on the Internet, and it’s only going to get worse.
From Ukraine to Myanmar, Drone Warfare Marks a Paradigm Shift
The Myanmar civil war and Ukraine war are serving as laboratories for the testing and development of drone warfare.
A Shadow over Political Reform in Myanmar
The prospect of a colossal electoral defeat in 2015 may cause the Myanmar government to backpedal on political reform.
Outlook 2017: The Syrian Civil War
2016 ended with a major victory for government forces in Aleppo. Will 2017 be the year that the Syrian civil war draws to a close?
Burkina Faso’s Elections to Proceed, Votes or No Votes
Changes to the electoral code align with broad democratic backsliding in the region.
With Friends Like This: Russia and Turkey Fall Out over Idlib
Reprisal attacks against the Syrian government and renewed refugee flows into Europe are just two of the potential consequences of a deadly airstrike on Turkish troops in Idlib.