Atlantic Council of Canada Highlights

Continental Pipe-Dreams
By: Rodnie Allison Last week’s repudiation of the Keystone XL expansion project represents one of the greatest failures North American continental security in recent times. According to the former president and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, Jack Mintz, the Canada-US relationship is now at Read More...


Pakistan: Between the Gavel and the Gun
By: Alexander Corbeil The land of coups, nuclear warheads, and Islamic extremists has born witness to a tense standoff between the country’s three political powerhouses. President Asif Ali Zardari and his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) are currently in a struggle with both the Supreme Court and Read More...


The Anatomy of US-China Cooperation on North Korea
By: Ben Hartley New leadership in Pyongyang invariably changes the strategic calculus of China and the US on the Korean Peninsula. The appointment of Kim Jong-un as Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army is an important indication of the legitimacy of Jong-un, and points to the ruling Read More...


A Somali Quagmire Part I – A Guide to the Players
By: James Marcus Bridger As was the case for much of the Cold War, Somalia once again finds itself playing host to a number of competing local, regional, and international actors. The beleaguered Transitional Federal Government (TFG) now controls the capital Mogadishu, thanks to an offensive Read More...


Is A Financial Crisis in Eastern Europe on the Horizon?
Even as the debt crises of Italy and Greece continue and the economic malaise of the “big two” of Europe, France and Germany, has made the headlines in the past few months, Europe watchers may have noticed that the latest region to be affected is in fact outside the Euro-zone altogether. Read More...



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