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Balkan Devlen’s Biography

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I am a professor and a foreign policy thinker with two decades of experience across three continents. I think, teach, speak, and write about the future (mostly on foreign policy, great power politics, and global catastrophic and existential risks) and the best ways of thinking about and preparing for the future (anticipation, forecasting, and strategic foresight).

Currently, I am Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, where I lead the Transatlantic Program, the Director of the Centre in…

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Escalation of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine webinar

Escalation of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine webinar

UCC Webinar, December 14, 2021Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the U…

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Across The Pond Ep. 5: Understanding NATO's role in the Indo-Pacific

Across The Pond Ep. 5: Understanding NATO's role in the Indo-Pacific

Though the focus of the NATO alliance has principally been on the European theatre, increasingly the alliance…

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Putin Wants to Turn Ukraine into a Vassal State: Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy

Putin Wants to Turn Ukraine into a Vassal State: Balkan Devlen for Inside Policy

The West should aim to significantly increase the cost of invasion for Russia if we want to avoid war in Euro…

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Across the Pond Ep. 4: The Anatomy of NATO Operations

Across the Pond Ep. 4: The Anatomy of NATO Operations

The smooth operation of the NATO alliance is vital to the collective security of the transatlantic, including…

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Opinion | Stopping Belarusian dictator Lukashenko's greyzone aggression against NATO

Opinion | Stopping Belarusian dictator Lukashenko's greyzone aggression against NATO

Lukashenko is weaponizing human misery with the support of the Kremlin. His regime flew in thousands of peopl…

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Across the Pond Ep. 2: The Past, Present, and Future of Canada in NATO

Across the Pond Ep. 2: The Past, Present, and Future of Canada in NATO

Despite it being Canada's most important security commitment, many Canadians know little about Canada's histo…

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Opinion: Trump's military doctrine is insular, with short military commitments Original

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By Richard Shimooka, Alexander Lanoszka, Balkan Devlen
| National Post Verified
The objective isn't invasion, it's low-risk opportunism U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his state of the union address in 2020. Over the past several months, the Trump administration has employed military force to spectacular effect — against Iranian nuclear facilities, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and Boko Haram targets in Nigeria.
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Trump’s National Security Strategy: Neither national, nor secure, nor a strategy

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By Richard Shimooka, Alexander Lanoszka, Balkan Devlen
| The Hub Canada
Commentary 19 December 2025 President Donald Trump dances after speaking at Fort Bragg, June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. Alex Brandon/AP Photo. Table of Contents The Trump administration's National Security Strategy (NSS) is a radical departure from established U.S. strategic foundations, reflecting "America First" thinking. The NSS is characterized by internal contradictions, undermining its potential to guide policy effectively.
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Opinion: Mixed fleet of fighter jets not the answer for Canada's Air Force

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By Alexander Lanoszka, Richard Shimooka, Balkan Devlen
| Yahoo Canada Verified
A U.S. Airforce F-35 Lightning fighter jet develops vapour on its wings as it practices for an air show in London, Ont., in a file photo from Sept. 11, 2020. Replacing Canada's aging fleet of F-18 fighter jets with a new, mixed fleet would be a bad idea, write Alexander Lanoszka, Richard Shimooka and Balkan Devlen of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
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