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How Should Canada Manage Its Relationship with China in 2026?

  • Pascale Massot, Balkan Devlen, Yuxi Liu, and Stephen R. Nagy
  • February 16, 2026
Policy Forum Politique is a new publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a topic of national security significance to Canada. For this fifth edition, we ask four experts for their perspectives on the following question: Not long after Prime Minister Mark Carney's announced a rekindled 'strategic partnership'…

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Sustaining Public Engagement on Canada’s Security and Defence Priorities

This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
Strategic Reports

Cooperation in the Arctic and the North Atlantic: Roles to Play by Canada, France, and Portugal in a Changing Maritime Order

  • Céline Rodrigues and Homa Azodi
  • July 7, 2026
This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
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Alliance Commitment and the Limits of Strategic Reorientation in Canada

Deterring with Partners: Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what ends? Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what…
Analyses

Why Not Canadian Nuclear Submarines?

  • Jonathan Cassels
  • June 22, 2026
Canada’s submarines are running out of time. Built over thirty years ago for service with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, the four-boat…
Strategic Reports

Credibility First: Rethinking Canadian Strategy in the Face of American Hostility

Introduction: The Missing Link in Canadian Strategy The Canadian strategic debate is monopolized by rearmament, military deterrence, and alliance management. These priorities…
Analyses

Rethinking Moderation Through an International Lens: The Case of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Syria Between Statecraft and International Pressure

Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) shift from one of the most radical jihadist movements of the Syrian war to a globally acknowledged ruling…

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