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Donald and Adolf
Trump and Hitler have much more than hair issues in common. Of course, the America of 2016 is not the Germany of 1933, and Donald Trump...
Oct 31, 2016
Trump’s Plan B: From demagoguery to violence
At the time of writing, it looks likely that Trump will not win the US presidential election. His numbers are gravitating around 40...
Aug 16, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 4: Where do Turkey’s relations with the West go from here?
In the wake of the coup, Erdogan has thrown down gauntlets to the US and the EU that they will have difficulty picking up. First, Erdogan...
Aug 3, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 3: The turn towards authoritarianism
The third blog in this series looks at the transition of Erdogan and his AKP party to an overtly Islamist stance It is hard to pinpoint...
Aug 2, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 2: The Erdogan-​Gulen Connection
This, the second in a four-part series on the coup in Turkey, looks at the relationship between the erstwhile allies, President Erdogan...
Jul 29, 2016
Coup, Counter-​coup, Consequences – Part 1: The Remarkable Rise of Recip Erdogan
Against the backdrop of the coup in Turkey, this blog looks at the impressive ascendency of the Turkish President. It is the first in a...
Jul 28, 2016
Brexit and the NATO Summit in Warsaw
Coming shortly after the successful referendum on taking the UK out of the EU, the NATO summit on 8-9 July in Warsaw promises to be one...
Jul 19, 2016
Ukraine and the Sino-Russian Relationship
This piece served as the basis for a presentation transmitted via Skype from Kiev, Ukraine to Kingston, Canada for a conference organized...
Jun 30, 2016
Ukraine and the Sino-Russian Relationship
How will the relationship between Russia and China affect the future trajectory of Ukraine? This article will appear in a book on the...
Jun 13, 2016
Reflections on the Sino-Russian Relationship
This article originally appeared at http://www.cdainstitute.ca/images/on_track/On_Track_Winter_2016/On_Track_20.3_-_Law.pdf Whither the...
Feb 20, 2016
In Defence of Sunnistan: Part 3
This third blog on the situation in the Middle East discusses the proposition to create a Sunni state in parts of Syria and Iraq. On 25...
Jan 12, 2016
Towards a Grand Anti-terrorist Coalition: Part 2
This second blog in a series of three looks at the ongoing efforts to put together a grand anti-terrorist coalition. January 2016 will...
Jan 7, 2016
Unsavory Alliances: The Struggle for Power in Iraq and the Levant, and beyond: Part I
If we forget for a moment, the Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda and their sundry allies and accomplices, there are essentially two alliances...
Dec 16, 2015
Trumping the Donald
Think what you may of Donald Trump – buffoon, demagogue, or political neophyte – he has touched some important nerves in the American...
Sep 2, 2015
Nukes: never again?
The sixth and ninth of August 2015 mark the seventieth anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and...
Aug 6, 2015
Challenges facing the West – Part 5 of the World War IV Series
In this five-part series, I explore the development and scope of what I have termed World War IV. This series is based on my presentation...
Jul 21, 2015
The Three Rings of Conflict – Part 2 of the World War IV Series
In this five-​part series, I explore the development and scope of what I have termed World War IV. This series is based on my...
Jul 16, 2015
In the Aftermath of the Paris Killings
More than new security measures will be necessary if Western countries are going to have any prospect of reducing the threat of terrorism...
Feb 4, 2015
El acercamiento entre los Estados Unidos y Cuba y su amplia repercusión
Publicado el dia 30 de enero 2015 en el Centre of Security Governance El 17 de diciembre pasado, los Estados Unidos y Cuba anunciaron que...
Jan 31, 2015
The US-Cuba Rapprochement and its Broader Implications
This blog appeared on the website of the Centre for Security Governance on 30 January 2015. On 17 December, the US and Cuba announced...
Jan 30, 2015
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