The Gouzenko Affair and the Development of Canadian Intelligence
Canadian intelligence reached its sophistication as result of the Gouzenko Affair, which triggered a ramp up of counter-espionage and Signals Intelligence capabilities.
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: French Policy after the 2015 Attacks
The counter-terrorism measures implemented by the French Government after the 2015 attacks have largely failed to meet the challenges of current international terrorism.
Consequences of Coercion: Impacts and Limitations of Targeted Sanctions Regimes
Despite their widespread usage through the UN Security Council, targeted sanctions regimes fail to effectively impair the capacity of the targeted entity.
Is “One Man’s Terrorist Another Man’s Freedom Fighter”?
Terrorists can, in certain theoretical cases, be considered freedom fighters through Just War Theory. However, it is doubtful this threshold is ever reached in practice.
The UN Failure in Yugoslavia: Lessons from Canadian Peacekeeping
Canada’s inability to improve UNPROFOR operations in Yugoslavia resulted from an interaction between an inconsistent foreign policy and a changed international system.
UN Intervention: Help or Hindrance in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
The UN’s attempts to maintain the peace process in eastern Congo proved mainly ineffective because it failed to identify and engage with key spoilers.
Climate Change and Mental Health: An Unlikely Duo
Mental illness should be included as a critical issue in discussions of human security and global climate change.
Incubators of Terror: Anatomising the Determinants of Domestic Terrorism
The presence of domestic terrorism in a state is linked to government strength and the territorial control of the terrorist organizations themselves.
Conflicts over the Mismanagement of Water: A Refutation of Conventional Wisdom
The real issue around water basin is not the scarcity of water per se, but the fact that institutions are unable to commit to a fair distribution of this resource.
Weaponized Artificial Intelligence & Stagnation in the CCW: A North-South Divide
The stagnation of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons stems from the discrepancy in technological development between the Global North and Global South.
