Anticipating Future Cyberattacks on the High Seas
Assuming away both cyberattacks and an expansion of the gray zone is a sure recipe for experiencing fundamental strategic surprise.
The First Trudeau Era and Canadian-American Relations Today
While both Justin and Pierre Trudeau have sought ways to ensure Canada’s flexibility beyond the USA’s influence, for both, the special relationship must endure.
Getting Russian Gas to Europe: Old Relationships Sprout New Wings
It remains to be seen is how quickly Russia, Turkey and Hungary will embrace the new pipeline and how effective, in the lack of rules, this relationship can be.
Revisiting Responsibility in International Relations: Canadian Foreign Policy
In the last decade, IR research on responsibility has dwindled. Given this, we must revisit responsibility to understand how states engage with and deliver on the term.
Will Brexit Happen?
The potential for Brexit is assessed through the premise that only a second referendum can negate the legitimacy of the first.
The Immunity Dilemma: Peacekeepers’ Crimes and the UN’s Response
While the unwillingness to levy accountability on peacekeepers is unsatisfying to victims it does not have to be determinant of the UN’s ability to prevent future crimes.
Securitization of Refugees in Europe
Securitization of refugees to Europe varies when measured in terms of intensity and effectiveness. Yet, political discourse has been shaped by securitization attempts.
Hurricane Irma and the UK Overseas Territories
Despite talk of fundamental changes in the relationship the outcome of Irma could well be slight reform rather than major recalibration.
Why IR Scholars Should Try to Write Fiction
We should be aware of the ways in which real life can start to mirror genres or even the way politicians will shape politics to meet the rules of certain popular genres.
North Korea’s Nuclear Quest
The United States may not be able to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, but it can encourage them to use diplomacy instead of throwing nuclear tantrums.
