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China’s Best Friend in the West? The Rising Threat of Chinese Involvement with New Zealand’s Quantum Research

  • Bailee Dobson
  • September 9, 2024
The development of quantum technology is at the forefront of international security concerns. Unsurprisingly, with quantum computers expected to break current cryptographic…
Israel and Hamas
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Israel/Hamas: Strategic Surprise and the October 7th Attack

  • Antonin Blanchard
  • September 6, 2024
“... surprise therefore becomes the means of acquiring superiority... When it succeeds, it sows confusion and breaks the enemy's courage” - Carl…
Policy Briefs

Is Canada’s Donation of 900 Drones to Ukraine an Appropriate Response to Needs on the Ground?

On February 19, the Department of National Defence issued a press release announcing a donation of more than 800 drones to Ukraine.…
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Building a safer North: Climate security risks, gaps, and opportunities of the Canadian Arctic

“What happens in the North impacts the world, and when you look at security issues and climate change, the world is paying…
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Don’t Count on Us: Canada’s Military Unreadiness

[This piece was originally published by War on the Rocks and is accessible in full here.] Canada’s military is in a “death…
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Back to the Basics of the “Shadow War”: 6 Months of Escalation Between Iran and Israel and the Aftermath

Following the recent clashes between Iran and Israel, and with the situation tending towards a return to calm, it is time for…

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