The Nuclear Option: A Risky Shift in India’s Pakistan Policy
In terms of global geopolitical developments, the past few weeks have been a bit of a frenzy. After the abrupt ending of the Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit, there are reports More
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Canada and the EU
Yesterday, a public event at McGill University featured Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and the High Representative of the European Union, Frederica Mogherini. The event was titled “Navigating Uncharted Waters: More
A Murder in Istanbul: Jamal Khashoggi and the Death of the Liberal Order
Jamal Khashoggi, arguably Saudi Arabia’s most influential dissident-journalist, walked into the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul, and never came back out. In all likelihood, he was murdered in cold-blood by Saudi’s More
NAFTA, the Redux: A Primer on USMCA
Renegotiating unfavourable trade agreements was a key campaign promise of President Trump. Whether grounded in empirical realities or otherwise, Trump managed to emerge as a credible representative of America’s losers More
Money Doesn’t Matter: Where’s the Backlash Against Financial Integration?
Contemporary times will be remembered as one of significant waves of backlash against globalization. While such waves of backlash are not new – we saw one through the 1970s – More
A Future Unknown: The Liberal World Order
Before Trump officially assumed office, foreign policy pundits were deeply divided. Half believed that Pax Americana was history, and so was the global liberal order. The other half deemed the More
The Pakistani Elections: New Leader, Same Story
The outcome of the recent Pakistani elections fell along expected lines. Former cricketer Imran Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party, and will form More
Brains Over Brawn: The Rise of Smart Power in Asia
Since the advent of the Arab Spring across the Middle East and Northern Africa, debates regarding international systemic polarity have once again become vogue. Various scholars have argued that the More
“It’s Trade, Stupid!”: Don’t Forget Brexit
The post-war history of global trade has so far been like a cheery fairy-tale. Even as multilateral trade liberalization froze from the Doha round onwards, the proliferation of preferential trade More
Trudeau Goes to India
Srijan Shukla Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to India felt like a crash course on “how to destroy a bilateral relationship in 7 days.” In the world of More