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Is War with Iran “Legal” and How Much Does it Matter?

When the rules run out, who decides what counts as war.

14.04.2026 10

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Iran and How (Not) to do Regime Change

Military strikes by American and Israeli forces have left Iran destabilized and uncertain about its future leadership, thus igniting a war of regime...

04.03.2026 30

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Two Doctrines and One Way Ahead

Carney’s emerging foreign-policy doctrine emphasizes flexible coalitions among middle powers. But a closer look at Chrystia Freeland’s earlier...

29.01.2026 30

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How to Defend Greenland and NATO

It’s time for NATO members to take more concrete actions against Trump’s threats, which if continued will inevitably lead to the invocation of...

15.01.2026 50

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Geopolitics After Maduro

Are we destined to find ourselves living in a less secure, less predictable, and less free international order?

06.01.2026 40

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Trump’s National Security Strategy – What it Means for Canada

Trump’s rejection of mutually beneficial interdependence has clarified that the US is no longer a reliable ally or trading partner.

15.12.2025 30

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Trump’s Gaza Plan May Fail Precisely Because it’s His

While significant steps towards winding down the conflict have been taken, the final resolution of this intractable struggle will be harder than many...

15.10.2025 20

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Mediator to Target: Qatar’s Flirtation with Hamas Ends Badly

While Israel’s attack on Qatar did cross a diplomatic threshold, for Tel Aviv it was clearly worth the risk.

25.09.2025 20

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Tackling Non-proliferation After Iran

Ensuring nuclear non-proliferation will never be easy, but drawing the line at enrichment clarifies the distinctions nuclear latency too readily...

06.08.2025 20

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Canada and a post-American NATO

In European discussions of NATO’s future, Canada is sometimes an afterthought, but this is in neither our interest nor the Europeans.

10.03.2025 20

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Jack Cunningham