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Escalation of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine webinar

Escalation of Russia's Aggression against Ukraine webinar

UCC — UCC Webinar, December 14, 2021Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo, and Dr. Balkan Devlen, Se...
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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

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — Though the focus of the NATO alliance has principally been on the European theatre, increasingly the alliance and its members have taken an interest in the Indo-Pacific region. But for an alliance that is centred in the Atlantic, what role is there in the Indo-Pacific?
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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

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — The West should aim to significantly increase the cost of invasion for Russia if we want to avoid war in Europe, writes Balkan Devlen. By Balkan Devlen, December 2, 2021 Vladimir Putin is once again threatening to invade Ukraine. The risk is real and Putin must be stopped before he plunges Europe into another war.
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Across the Pond Ep. 4: The Anatomy of NATO Operations

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

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — The smooth operation of the NATO alliance is vital to the collective security of the transatlantic, including countries like Canada. So what goes into ensuring that missions are planned, organized and executed successfully? And how can readiness and security be maintained across domains in the context of a global pandemic?
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Opinion | Stopping Belarusian dictator Lukashenko's greyzone aggression against NATO

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

The (Toronto) Star — Lukashenko is weaponizing human misery with the support of the Kremlin. His regime flew in thousands of people - men, women, and children - from third countries (mainly in the Middle East) to Minsk and pushed them across the border to Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
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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

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — Despite it being Canada's most important security commitment, many Canadians know little about Canada's history and role in NATO. MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen spoke with Joel Sokolsky and Joseph Jockel about their new book, "Canada in NATO, 1949-2019," to better understand how Canada's involvement and engagement with the alliance has shaped our defence and foreign policy while also serving vital roles toward our security and diplomatic interests.
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Across the Pond Ep. 1: A new podcast series by MLI's Transatlantic Program

Across the Pond Ep. 1: A new podcast series by MLI's Transatlantic Program

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — Canada is the quintessential transatlantic nation; our security and prosperity are intimately tied to the security and prosperity of both sides of the Atlantic. Our interests and values are deeply linked with and shared by our NATO allies; Canadians have spent considerable blood and treasure in defence of European democracy, and Canadians continue to stand on guard in Europe to this day.
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Ep. 66 - Why a Canadian Presence in Eastern Europe Matters with Balkan Devlen and Christian Leupr...

Ep. 66 - Why a Canadian Presence in Eastern Europe Matters with Balkan Devlen and Christian Leupr...

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — In the latest episode of Pod Bless Canada, MLI Senior Fellows Balkan Devlen and Christian Leuprecht discuss Canada's presence in Eastern Europe and Canadian contributions to NATO missions in the region. Devlen and Leuprecht go on to discuss why a Canadian presence in Eastern Europe matters, and what can we learn from missions like the Enhanced Forward Presence going forward.
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Wishful thinking is no substitute for strategy with China and Russia - The Hub

Wishful thinking is no substitute for strategy with China and Russia - The Hub

The Hub Canada — Democracies around the world face an important new challenge with an authoritarian axis being formed around Russia and China. The despotic regimes of Putin and Xi are increasingly acting in concert with each other - an alignment that can be seen in a range of policies, including on defence cooperation, subverting international norms and institutions, and on the question of cyber-governance and information security.
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Balkan Devlen: Facing the prospect of wars involving Russia and China

Balkan Devlen: Facing the prospect of wars involving Russia and China

National Post — The potential for two simultaneous crises triggered by the Russian and Chinese regimes is real Balkan Devlen, Special to National Post Observers are keeping a close eye on two recent developments: Russia has been amassing troops and weaponry on its border with Ukraine and closing parts of the Black Sea; and China has increased its provocations in and around Taiwanese airspace and territorial waters, as well as in the South China Sea.
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Facing the Sino-Russian Authoritarian Challenge: New MLI Paper by Balkan Devlen

Facing the Sino-Russian Authoritarian Challenge: New MLI Paper by Balkan Devlen

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — OTTAWA, ON (March 18, 2021): A new challenge is staring down democracies around the world in the form of an authoritarian alignment between Russia and China. In a new MLI paper titled, "Facing the Authoritarian Challenge: The Sino-Russian Alignment and what to do about it ," MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen explores the foundation behind this growing Sino-Russian alignment.
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New polling finds Canadians support a foreign policy agenda that sides with democracies

New polling finds Canadians support a foreign policy agenda that sides with democracies

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — OTTAWA, ON (February 22, 2021): Polling conducted on behalf of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute unveils a new, emerging consensus among Canadians' views on foreign policy. In a new commentary titled "Rethinking foreign policy: An emerging consensus for Canada ," MLI Senior Fellow Balkan Devlen examines how Canadians view the importance of democratic allies, international institutions, defence spending, and the govern­ment's stated foreign policy goals.
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The West should stop being a handmaiden to kleptocracy - iPolitics

The West should stop being a handmaiden to kleptocracy - iPolitics

iPolitics — Alexei Navalny's, Russia's Opposition leader, recent reporting about Putin's palace laid bare once again the kleptocratic nature of that regime. Navalny's arrest upon returning from Germany, where he was being treated after being poisoned by Russian security services, further galvanized ordinary Russians as they chanted "Putin thief" while protesting his arrest.
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How did Biden's first year turn into a foreign policy disaster? A "pre-mortem" by Balkan Devlen

How did Biden's first year turn into a foreign policy disaster? A "pre-mortem" by Balkan Devlen

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — Keeping an eye on these challenges and how the Biden administration deals with them will tell us a lot whether the year will end in disappointment or hope, writes Balkan Devlen. By Balkan Devlen, January 27, 2021 Everyone is hoping that the Biden administration's foreign policy will be "boring".
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Building Resilience Against Information Warfare and Disinformation: Straight Talk with Elisabeth ...

Building Resilience Against Information Warfare and Disinformation: Straight Talk with Elisabeth ...

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada — OTTAWA, ON (January 15, 2021): In the first week of 2021, we witnessed an angry mob descend upon the US Capitol, resulting in a shaken country, lives lost, and a seemingly tenuous democracy. This was a stark example of the consequences of information warfare, and a reminder of the need to counter such activities from hostile foreign states.
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How to Avoid Failure in Building Societal Resilience Against Disinformation and Subversion: Polic...

How to Avoid Failure in Building Societal Resilience Against Disinformation and Subversion: Polic...

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — By Balkan Devlen, December 23, 2020 Building resilience is an ongoing process that requires a whole-of-society approach. It also starts by putting our house in order to make it less exposed to foreign attempts at subversion, writes Balkan Devlen. This policy brief is based on a workshop organized by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, with support from the NATO Public Diplomacy Division.
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WHO you gonna call? Why there's something strange about international institutions: New MLI repor...

WHO you gonna call? Why there's something strange about international institutions: New MLI repor...

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — OTTAWA, ON (December 23, 2020): The World Health Organization's initial refusal to alert the world to the true danger of the pandemic, due to its deference to China, is a symptom of a wide-ranging failure by the UN and other organizations to reject the influence of regimes that seek to undermine Western values In MLI's latest report, "WHO you gonna call?
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How minilateralism can help fill the void left by failing international institutions: Balkan Devl...

How minilateralism can help fill the void left by failing international institutions: Balkan Devl...

Macdonald-Laurier Institute — OTTAWA, ON (December 23, 2020): Global institutions have been backsliding in recent years, falling victim to ineffective governance and revisionist authoritarian regimes. But what is to be done? According to Balkan Devlen and Jonathan Berkshire Miller, what is needed is a rethink of multilateralism.
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Talking Turkey Episode 5 with Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber

Talking Turkey Episode 5 with Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber

Centre in Modern Turkish Studies — Talking Turkey episode with Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber, Senior Fellow at MTS and a foreign policy expert.
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A Better Future? How the West can support democracy in Belarus and Russia

A Better Future? How the West can support democracy in Belarus and Russia

MLI — Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has greatly increased his oppression against democracy activists since the presidential elections in August 2020 whe...
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Securing the Flank: Defending Canada's allies and partners from the Baltics to the Black Sea

Securing the Flank: Defending Canada's allies and partners from the Baltics to the Black Sea

MLI — The lands between the Baltic and the Black Seas are once again at the forefront of securing democracy and freedom in Europe. This time around, the threats ar...
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