RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
Canadian website “deeply enmeshed” in Russian propaganda efforts
By Mitch Riding, CRRI Intern Just two weeks after the U.K. Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee published its long-awaited ‘Russia Report’, it was the U.S. State Department’s turn. On 4 August, the Department’s ‘Global Engagement
Polycentrism in the Era of Great Power Rivalry
When imagining a list of the central norms enshrined in the contemporary international order, the most elementary principles usually come to mind: sovereign equality, the territorial integrity of states, national self-determination, multilateralism, rules-based interaction, and
A Scramble for the Arctic?
In a time when political tensions are escalating and countries are adopting more militaristic and confrontational geopolitical strategies, the Arctic is emerging as one of the main arenas in the showdown between the great powers.
Russia is going to vote… for Putin again?
The situation evolving in Russia bears a strong resemblance to a feast during the plague. The official COVID-19 figures are still impressive. Every day, more than 7,000 new cases are recorded, bringing the total to
The politics behind how governments control coronavirus data
By Anton Oleinik, Professor of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland COVID-19 has affected almost every country around the globe. The World Health Organization has confirmed cases in 216 countries and territories, a total that represents
Russians know what the absence of stability can mean. COVID-19 is just the latest reminder
By André Forget, a Canadian writer and editor The original source of publication: The Globe and Mail In the provincial Russian city of Yoshkar-Ola, where I live, the coronavirus was first greeted as something of