OPEC Dishes another Blow to Canada’s Energy Industry
Canada’s energy industry is bracing for another round of belt-tightening in the wake of OPEC’s recent meeting.
Aleppo: The Key to Ending the Syrian Civil War
The Battle for Aleppo is the ultimate turning point for the Syrian civil war. It’s also a powder keg for relations between Russia and the West.
Backgrounder: Turkey under Erdogan
This backgrounder recounts the long road to Turkey’s seminal 2017 referendum, and what to expect next from this key NATO ally that is still undergoing dramatic political shifts.
Iraq-Syria Border: The Next Durand Line?
Deteriorating stability in both Syria and Iraq suggests that the Middle East might be skidding dangerously close to the precipice of a widespread sectarian conflict.
FLASH: Canada on the Clock to Save NAFTA
The focus is now on Canada to come to terms with Washington. But Ottawa’s position may not be as dire as it seems.
Backgrounder: Greek Elections
New Democracy has swept to power in the Greek elections. But will it be the same old story in austerity-plagued Athens?
Mexico’s Presidential Contest
Enrique Peña Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is likely to become Mexico’s next president following the July election. A capture of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera, however, chief of the Sinaloa drug cartel, could provide a significant impetus for Felipe Calderón’s center-right National Action Party.
What’s at Stake in a Hard Brexit
What’s on the line if the Johnson government pulls Britain out of the UK without a deal on October 31?
OPINION: Broaden Torture Prosecutions
"Nobody's above the law," President Barack Obama declared in 2009, as Congress contemplated an investigation of torture authorized by the Bush administration. But Mr. Obama has failed to honor those words.
DRC: Cutting off Kabila’s Cobalt Fix
Joseph Kabila has promised new elections, but recent moves regarding the DRC’s mining code suggest he may have other plans.