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Strategic Reports

Canadian Foreign Policy Postures After the 1956 Suez Crisis: Lessons for Current Debates

Antonin Blanchard
September 18, 2026

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. Summary Since…

Strategic Reports

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 — war than the Taiwan Strait. The effects of…

Strategic Reports

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

Justin Massie, Philippe Lagassé
September 9, 2026

Executive Summary For the first time in its history, Canada is making strategic autonomy a guiding principle of its defence policy. However, the government has provided neither a concrete definition…

Policy Forums

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 of national security significance to Canada. For this seventh…

Analyses

Canada should seek more than observer status on GCAP

Brian Wu
July 15, 2026

The multilateral collaboration is an unprecedented opportunity for Canada to build the next generation of air power The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is a trilateral collaboration between Italy, Japan,…

Strategic Reports

Sustaining Public Engagement on Canada’s Security and Defence Priorities

Emmylou Sergentand Gabrielle Andrychuk
July 14, 2026

This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS), and Benjamin Boutin (Association France-Canada) with support from…

Analyses

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

Justin Massie
July 9, 2026

By selecting ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, the Carney government has settled the largest military procurement in the country's history. The…

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), and Benjamin Boutin (Association France-Canada) with support from…

Analyses

Alliance Commitment and the Limits of Strategic Reorientation in Canada

Nicolas-François Perron
June 29, 2026

Deterring with Partners: Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what ends? Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what ends? The question sounds forward-looking but, answering it…

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 Victoria-class was acquired by Canada in the 1990s…