Analyses
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
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…
Strategic Reports
Introduction: The Missing Link in Canadian Strategy The Canadian strategic debate is monopolized by rearmament, military deterrence, and alliance management. These priorities are legitimate and this paper does not challenge…
Analyses
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 authority of post-Assad Syria is one of the…
Analyses
Lithuania is poised to take the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2027. Although the start date appears many months away, the Baltic…
Policy Forums
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 sixth…
Analyses
The Iranian crisis is not merely a matter of airstrikes, threats, and diplomatic statements. It also plays out in the internal realignments of power in Tehran and in the way…
Strategic Reports
Introduction Long regarded as a forum for global cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable development, the Arctic – which covers an area of over 16.5 million square kilometres – has…
Debriefs
This text is a summary of the conference From Ambition to Action: Succeeding in Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy held on January 26, 2026 at UQAM. On Monday, January 26, a…
Strategic Reports
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 In…