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Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Ending Pakistan’s Proxy War in Afghanistan: New Paper by Chris Alexander

OTTAWA, ON (March 3, 2021): Alongside regimes in Russia, China and Iran, Pakistan deserves recognition as amongst the world’s greatest disruptors for its proxy...

 

March 3, 2021 at 1:55 pm read more

Canada should not forget Afghanistan: Irfan Yar for Inside Policy

Growing expectations of a possible peace deal for Afghanistan should not overshadow the country's problems and challenges, writes Irfan Yar. Canada in particular...

 

February 5, 2019 at 9:46 pm read more

The ‘Father of the Taliban’ Is Dead. What Does That Mean for the Afghan Peace Process?

The 'Father of the Taliban' is dead. Irfan Yar examines how Maulana Sami-ul-Haq’s murder could impact the Afghan peace process and cause to an...

 

November 7, 2018 at 8:34 pm read more

Shuvaloy Majumdar weighs in on President Trump’s shifting Afghanistan strategy on CBC

MLI Munk Senior Fellow Shuvaloy Majumdar stopped by CBC’s Power and Politics to discuss United States President Donald Trump’s shift in strategy when...

 

August 23, 2017 at 9:33 am read more

Are Canadians Training for Terrorism in Pakistan? Probably…

A debate is forming around a recent article published on Saturday by Asia Times Online. In his article, "Al-Qaeda to Unleash Western Jihadis",...

 

January 18, 2011 at 9:14 am read more

General McChrystal’s Runaway Fiasco

Rolling Stone magazine scored a veritable coup with "The Runaway General", an exceptional exposé of General Stanley McChrystal, the (former) commander of all US...

 

June 24, 2010 at 8:52 am read more

The U.S. and Canada: Lost in Ask-again-istan

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made news on her trip to Ottawa this week by making public the American hope that as...

 

March 30, 2010 at 6:53 pm read more

Targeted Killings in Counterterrorism

Every day, dozens of unmanned aerial machines stalk the skies of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Guided by unseen hands operating consoles thousands of kilometres...

 

March 15, 2010 at 10:30 am read more

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    OTTAWA, ON (April 12, 2021): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to announce its newest Senior Fellow, Mariam Memarsadeghi, who will examine the new...

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Canada's Reliance on Foreign Intelligence: Christian Leuprecht on the Forum Daily

 Canada is the only major democracy without its own foreign intelligence, lagging behind other G7 countries. MLI Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht joins...

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