2016-11-18 By Murielle Delaporte The fact that crisis serve as a catalyst for needed and awaited reforms is a well-known proposition. The triple effect of an increasing threat environment, of Brexit and now of what is widely perceived in Europe as the unpredictability of a new Trump Administration is having…
2016-11-16 By Danny Lam S-Canada relations are one of the world’s strongest, most extensive and enduring partnerships between two major nations in the world. This historically close relationship is based on shared values, temperament, ideals, and outlook developed over two centuries of peace after the War of 1812, After that war,…
2016-11-16 According to a story published October 26, 2016 by the UK Ministry of Defence, the UK is stepping up its support for allies in Europe in the face of a more assertive Russia. The Defence Secretary said that the UK will commit RAF Typhoon aircraft to the NATO Southern Air…
2016-11-09 With the election of President Trump, a key question is how he will pursue national security and how he will shape American defense capabilities in the period ahead. He has clearly indicated that he does not want to send the US military on ill defined operations with questionable strategic purpose; he…
2016-11-07 By Richard Weitz At this writing, a Russian naval battle group is assembling in the East Mediterranean off Syria’s coast. It includes Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, which is now making its first combat mission following years of repair and modernization. The small carrier carries four Su-33…
2016-11-05 By Danny Lam There are few territorial disputes as muddled as the South China Sea. Republican China (ROC), despite its irrelevance from 1950 onwards, steadfastly maintained a claim - initially made in 1947 when the government was on the verge of defeat – to vast stretches of the seas…
2016-11-05 By Danny Lam Western Foreign policy towards China have been focused on interactions with Peking since the Jesuits found a place in the Ming Court at the expense of understanding the dynamics of the vast civilization nominally ruled by present day Beijing. Extending diplomatic recognition and permitting the PRC…
2016-11-05 By Garth McLennan The hell that is the Russian-backed siege of Aleppo in Syria has forced the administration of American President Barack Obama to contemplate options it otherwise wouldn’t. In early October, as the latest U.S.-driven effort at a real ceasefire in the country was falling apart, The Washington Post’s…
