Publications

Hot Takes

Canadian Independence from the United States Means Investing in Defence

  • Ross O'Connor
  • August 19, 2025
Over the last few months, President Trump's threats of Canada as a "51st state" have reignited Canadian feelings of national insecurity and…
Hot Takes

The Perils of Attractiveness: Small States on NATO’s Eastern Flank Facing American Uncertainty

Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House for a second term presents a significant challenge to the security approach of the countries…
Articles

What’s Plan B? Rebuilding Foreign Policy in Response to the Predatory Policies of the Trump Administration

Donald Trump's return to the US presidency in January 2025 raises important questions about the future direction of US foreign policy and…
Hot Takes

Canada and ReArm Europe: More Buck, More Bang?

With the world becoming “increasingly dangerous and divided,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared his intention to revive the Canadian Armed Forces…
Hot Takes

Security in Competition: Analyzing the Perceptions of Boko Haram in the Far North of Cameroon

  • June 12, 2025
This Hot Take assesses local and international perceptions of the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Far North region of Cameroon, as…
Hot Takes

Leaving the Free-Rider Club: Lessons from Belgium

  • Michelle Haas and Tim Haesebrouck
  • May 30, 2025
While tensions over unequal burden sharing within NATO are nearly as old as the alliance itself, so-called free-riders have never come under…

Video

Podcast

Upcoming Events

No result

École supérieure d’études internationales (ESEI) - Université Laval The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces / Le Ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces armées canadiennes