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Citing Manchester, Trump rebukes NATO over defence spending ... » May 25, 2017 ..."Two per cent is the bare minimum for confronting today's very real and very vicious threats," Mr. Trump said. Only five of the 28 ...The alliance has only once invoked Article 5 – the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which triggered NATO's participation in the war in Afghanistan. He did, however, offer some... Theglobeandmail.com

Measuring Geopolitical Risk » Dec 24, 2017 ...during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine crisis, and after the Paris terrorist attacks. High geopolitical risk leads to a decline in real activity, lower stock returns, and movements in capital flows away from emerging economies and towards advanced economies. When we decompose the index into threats and acts... Www2.bc.edu

Air Canada denies U.S. claim it has been focus of terror plots - The ... » Mar 10, 2017 ...U.S. Homeland Secretary John Kelly says countless terror plots on passenger jets operated by Air Canada and U.S. airlines have been stopped by ...is no truth whatsoever in the suggestion that Air Canada may have been involved in such threats," spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick told The Globe and Mail. Theglobeandmail.com

Why Aren't There More Terrorist Attacks? - Schneier on Security » May 5, 2010 ...Two, there are far fewer terrorists than the political rhetoric of the past eight years leads everyone to believe. .....The effort and costs required for sending the low- level threat actor out with some form of device is so close to sending a real, full blown attack in, that there is no rational gain to carrying out a test. Schneier.com

95000 Words, Many of Them Ominous, From Donald Trump's Tongue » Dec 5, 2015 ...The New York Times analyzed every public utterance by Mr. Trump over the past week from rallies, speeches, interviews and news conferences to ...and 'we' need a candidate who sees the threat and can alleviate it,” said Matt Motyl, a political psychologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago who is... Nytimes.com

The Saudi arms deal: What we've learned so far, and what could ... » Jan 14, 2016 ...The 2014 agreement gives General Dynamics Land Systems Canada a 15-year contract to make weaponized military vehicles for Saudi Arabia. In total ...Here's Steven Chase's breakdown of the deal, and here's what London politicians and business officials told The Globe's Richard Blackwell about the... Theglobeandmail.com

Beyond the Border: U.S. and Canada Expand Partnership in Trade ... » In 2011, the United States and Canada announced a joint strategy—Beyond the Border—to boost security in, and facilitate the flow of goods and services between, the two countries. Heritage.org

The Spoils of War: Trump Lavished With Media and Bipartisan ... » Apr 7, 2017 ...Donald Trump now sees how true that is, as the same establishment leaders in U.S. politics and media who have spent months denouncing him as a mentally unstable and inept authoritarian and unprecedented threat to democracy are standing and applauding him as he launches bombs at Syrian... Theintercept.com

Brian Michael Jenkins - Profile | RAND » Paul Wilkinson and Brian Michael Jenkins, eds., Aviation Terrorism and Security, Frank Cass Publisher, 2006 ...GlobalSecurity.org; The Globe and Mail; The Guardian; The Hill; Homeland Security Today; Inside Science; Insurance Journal; Los Angeles Times; The Mark News; Mercury News; Mineta Transportation Institute;... Rand.org

Australia airport security stays heightened after police allege ... » Jul 30, 2017 ...Australia's terrorist threat level remained unchanged at "probable." Australia is a staunch ally of the United States and partner in military campaigns in the Middle East. The Islamic State group has highlighted Australia as a western target. The plot was the 13th disrupted by police since Australia's terrorist... Theglobeandmail.com