Get Back to Foreign Policy Basics, Ditch Faulty Approach on Ukraine
Sloppy stick-handling on Ukraine might be symptomatic of a broader malaise. It happens when policy-making is replaced by political hyperbole.
The New Kremlinology: Reading the New York Times
With censorship soaring and real reporting all but taboo, the major dailies have just one important function left: being a political signaling system.
Ukraine’s ‘Servant of the People’ is a Western Fiction
There are far better ways to support the Ukrainian people than glorifying Volodymyr Zelensky
Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine
The following contribution has been prepared by the participants of The Science and Ethics of Happiness Study Group.
The Ukraine Crisis – More War or Shared Responsibility?
The US goal to end the Putin regime by overextending and unbalancing Russia has thus far not succeeded.…
Russian Elections: Authoritarianism or Limited Democracy?
With Vladimir Putin encouraging the Belarusian President to work more closely with the country's opposition and Russia's own "managed" elections in 2021, Russian politics are more complicated than a simple dictatorship.
What Would be the Defence Implications of an Independent Scotland?
Scotland’s election on May 6 saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) win 64 of 129 seats in Holyrood, Scotland’s Parliament. Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the SNP, takes this win—the latest in a series of four consecutive wins for the party—as a mandate to press ahead with a second referendum for Scottish independence.
Canada and Germany: Managing a Changing Geo-Political World Order
Changing Seas The fast-changing geo-political and geo-strategic environment around the globe is pushing Canada and Germany into reinventing…
Chechnya’s LGBTQ2+ Human Rights Violations: An Opportunity for a Canadian-Led Response?
On December 17th, 2020, then-Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne issued a statement condemning Chechnya’s ongoing human…
L’évolution des idées populaires sur la sexualité humaine en France
Au milieu d’une pandémie mondiale, la tension typiquement caractéristique de la sphère politique Américain est très élevée. Nombreux…