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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…

Policy Briefs
2025: A Pivotal Year for National Defence in Canada
For decades, Canada, a close ally of the United States, has relied on the latter’s hegemony for protection. However, Donald Trump's re-election…

Policy Reports
Canada must defend itself against US aid by developing sovereign capabilities
- Philippe Lagassé, Justin Massie
- May 26, 2025
How should Canada adapt its defence policy to deal with the realities of the new geopolitical environment? Since Donald Trump's return to…

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The Ukraine Wake-Up Call: Adapting Canada’s Defence Posture to Meet Strategic Objectives
- Justin Massie, Nicolas-François Perron
- May 20, 2025
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has provided incremental, yet relatively modest military assistance compared…

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The Russo-Ukrainian War as Seen from the Arab World
- Rachid Chaker
- May 13, 2025
In February 2025, Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting between American and Russian envoys to agree on the terms for initiating direct Russo-American…

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Trump’s High-Stakes Game: Pressuring Iran and Countering China’s Rise
- Pierre Pahlavi
- May 12, 2025
In a March 30 interview, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not agree to…
Panel 2 – Transatlantic relations and the war in Ukraine
- Laurent Borzillo, Maud Quessard
- March 10, 2025
Moderated by Mr. Gurvan Le Bras, SEAE - Dr. Maud Quessard, Director of the “Europe, Transatlantic Space, Russia” Department, IRSEM - Anastasiya…
Panel 1 – Trump 2.0 and transatlantic relations: what diagnosis?
- Alexander Lanoszka
- March 10, 2025
Moderated by Pr. Justin Massie, professor of political science, Université Québec à Montréal, co-director of the Réseau d'Analyse Stratégique, co-director of Le…
S3 Ep.30: Pan-Domain and CIMIC Responses
- Stephen Saideman, Anessa Kimball
- March 19, 2025
In the 30th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 3, with co-host Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D., Professor at Université Laval. Steve Saideman &…
S3 Ep. 29: After Action Report: Ukrainian Foreign Legion
- March 6, 2025
In episode 29 of Battle Rhythm season 3, with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow…
S3 Ep. 28: Canada First, Not Canada Alone
- February 20, 2025
In episode 28 of Battle Rhythm's third season, Steve Saideman and co-host Thomas Hughes, Assistant Professor at Mt. Allison University discuss JD…
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