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By Lou E. Cardot, University of Toronto Background: Mali’s Security Crisis  For more than 10 years, Mali has been at the centre of one…

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The rapid evolution of defense technology has significantly changed the nature of the Russia–Ukraine War since its advent in February 2022. Unprecedented Russian drone…

During a visit to Baotou, Inner Mongolia, in 1987, former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping famously said that while “the Middle East has oil, China…

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On April 2, President Donald Trump announced tariffs on virtually every trading partner of the United States in what he called “Liberation Day.” He…

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