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Graffiti depicts the Kurdish flag and the name of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region, on Oct. 4, 2026. Safin Hamid/AFP via Getty Images

Iraqi Kurds sees opportunities – and risks – in the withdrawal of US troops

The region may become less of a target for groups seeking to pressure the United States. But the Kurds also have less security support now, should they need it.
Soldiers of the 41 Canadian Brigade Group carry ammunition for C9 squad automatic weapons during training at CFB Suffield, Alta., in October 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

How Canada could defend itself against an American invasion

Beyond Donald Trump’s anti-Canada rhetoric, there are many material and geo-strategic reasons why Canada must take his threats to Canadian sovereignty very seriously.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend a dignified transfer on July 22, 2026, for casualties of the Iran war. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the Army’s ‘brass ceiling’

Half of the officers who have been fired or blocked from promotion are women or Black. A scholar who studies the US military explains why that’s dangerous.

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