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From Friendship Motive to Absolute Loyalty: Lessons from Canada’s Experience in NATO’s Libya Campaign

This brief is part of the Strategic Analysis Network’ special Back to the Future essay series, which was financed through a grant from the Department of National Defence’s MINDS program. Introduction Our Operation Unified Protector (OUP) study published in the Journal of Strategic Studies, along with subsequent research, revealed important features of NATO alliance politics,…

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Growing Tensions in the Taiwan Strait and Implications for Canadian Interests

  • J. Michael Cole
  • September 17, 2026
Arguably no other conflict on the planet today holds the potential of sparking the kind of superpower — and possibly nuclear —…
Strategic Reports

Canada’s Strategic Autonomy in the 21st Century: A Roadmap

Executive Summary For the first time in its history, Canada is making strategic autonomy a guiding principle of its defence policy. However,…
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What security benefits or risks should the Government of Canada consider when thinking about AI?

  • Matthew da Mota, Balkan Devlen, Jennifer Irish, and Dave McMahon
  • August 5, 2026
Policy Forum Politique is a publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a topic…
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Canada should seek more than observer status on GCAP

The multilateral collaboration is an unprecedented opportunity for Canada to build the next generation of air power The Global Combat Air Programme…
Strategic Reports

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),…
Analyses

Buyer or Co-Producer? Canada Must Decide What It Wants from the Acquisition of New Submarines

By selecting ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, the Carney government has settled the…

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