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Tag Archives: Alex Wilner

Alex Wilner

What comes after the defeat of ISIS?: Alex Wilner for iPolitics

Alex Wilner argues Western countries like Canada will face some tough work to contain the offshoots of ISIS following the terror group's imminent...

 

February 13, 2017 at 9:51 am read more

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute examines major security threats with new Global Look Ahead project

Influential team of thought leaders to tackle the major security issues Canada faces in series of papers OTTAWA, Jan. 16, 2017 – The...

 

January 16, 2017 at 10:19 am read more
Alex Wilner

MLI Global Security Look Ahead Project: Alex Wilner for Inside Policy

By Alex Wilner, Jan. 16, 2017 The world is an increasingly messy place. Diplomatic relations between the major global powers – the United...

 

January 16, 2017 at 10:16 am read more
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Launch of Munk Senior Fellows program puts Canada’s best thinkers to work on the big issues facing our country

New program will allow MLI to build on its successes in helping to make Canada one of the best-governed countries in the world...

 

July 15, 2016 at 9:49 am read more
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MLI experts weigh in on counter-terrorism topics

MLI authors have been all over the news in recent weeks discussing counter-terrorism topics. MLI Senior Fellows Alex Wilner and Christian Leuprecht were...

 

May 3, 2016 at 3:36 pm read more
Alex Wilner

With terrorist kidnappings, governments can’t win: Alex Wilner in the Globe and Mail

Terrorist kidnappings of innocent people force governments to face two unenviable options: Paying the ransom and directly financing terrorism or appearing weak, inept or callous....

 

April 26, 2016 at 10:27 pm read more
Alex Wilner

MLI Senior Fellow Alex Wilner to discuss technology in warfare at Mackenzie Institute event

Macdonald-Laurier Institute Senior Fellow Alex Wilner, a thought leader on Canadian defence policy and international affairs, will speak about the future of technology...

 

March 17, 2016 at 2:19 pm read more
Alex Wilner

Unanswered questions on Canada’s revamped ISIL mission: Alex Wilner in Sun papers

Why is Canada withdrawing its CF-18s but content to assisting allies with refuelling in the fight against ISIL? Can our military negotiate the...

 

February 11, 2016 at 10:28 am read more

Change of strategy for fighting ISIS places Canada in an awkward spot, Wilner tells CTV

Global terrorism is still on the march. Now it’s up to Canada to decide how it wants to respond. Alex Wilner told CTV...

 

November 23, 2015 at 3:29 pm read more

How will NATO respond to Paris attacks?: Alex Wilner and Stéfanie von Hlatky in Sun papers

It’s still unclear what the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s response to last Friday’s bloody attacks in Paris, but Canada’s future commitment will likely...

 

November 20, 2015 at 9:09 pm read more
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