“This paper argues that this approach, even though it is highly flawed, represents the least bad alternative for Canada. This assessment can be separated in five steps:
What are Canada’s interests in the fight against IS?
What is the strategy to counter IS?
Is this strategy consistent with Canada’s interests?
Is this strategy working?
What should the next steps be for Canada? ”
http://www.cdfai.org/canadas_policy_to_confront_the_islamic_state
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