NATO Summit: Shuvaloy Majumdar on Power and Politics
(Interview starts at 37:20 in the above video) The NATO Summit takes place this week and all eyes are on Joe Biden...
Biden-Putin summit could be a triumph of progress, or a triumph of low expectations: Aurel Braun in the Globe and Mail
American and Russian rhetoric ahead of the Geneva summit Wednesday does not augur well for meaningful progress on relations between the two countries,...
Winter is coming to Canada's North. Vladimir Putin will make sure of it: Marcus Kolga in Maclean's
Russia's latest seabed claim reaches right to Canada's Arctic doorstep—an intimidating gesture that critics like Garry Kasparov urge Ottawa to stand up to,...
Russia’s strategy of trading loyalty for land: Frédérick Lavoie for Inside Policy
The Kremlin’s gains from last year’s Armenia-Azerbaijan war could be a model for its designs on Ukraine, writes Frédérick Lavoie. By Frédérick Lavoie,...
Wishful thinking is no substitute for strategy with China and Russia: Balkan Devlen in the Hub
The worst response to the Sino-Russian alignment is almost certainly what appears to be the present strategy: wait and see, hoping that the...
Facing the prospect of wars involving Russia and China: Balkan Devlen in the National Post
The potential for two simultaneous crises triggered by the Russian and Chinese regimes is real, writes Balkan Devlen in the National Post. Below...
Vladimir Putin is playing a high-stakes guessing game with Ukraine: Aurel Braun in the Globe and Mail
The West has many tools to signal to Putin that any new major military action would carry risks that far outweigh the benefits....
Threats from Russia, China underscore need to modernize Norad: Christian Leuprecht on CTV News
The increasing national security risks posed by Russia and China underscore the need to upgrade Norad's North Warning System. The last time...
Facing the Sino-Russian Authoritarian Challenge: New MLI Paper by Balkan Devlen
OTTAWA, ON (March 18, 2021): A new challenge is staring down democracies around the world in the form of an authoritarian alignment between Russia...
Putin’s political intimidation targets NHL superstar Aretmi Panarin: Marcus Kolga in the Toronto Star
While it may be unique for the Kremlin to target a well-known NHL superstar, the tactic itself is not, and should serve as...