Strategic Reports
Almost three decades after NATO began to open its doors to countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it is time to revisit scholarly debates about enlargement. Most of the debate…
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This policy report explores the extent to which the concept of Arctic Exceptionalism collides with the return to great power politics, particularly Russia’s resurgent strategic behaviour in the High North…
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This paper was co-published with the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy. Consult the English version: Zachary Paikin, "Revisiting Canada-Russia Relations: A New Paradigm for a Multipolar World," Institute for Peace…
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The Strategic Analysis Network (SAN) has been tasked by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) to conduct a comparative study on defence planning. Three sets of questions guide this report:…
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During autumn 2020, the Strategic Analysis Network hosted a series of online workshops on the links between COVID-19 and capacity-building activities. In this policy brief, I update my previous work…
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The types of conflict states aim to deter have evolved since the Cold War, presenting new challenges each time. Deterrence theory became popular during the Cold War, with nuclear capabilities…
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From academia to politics, issues of inclusion and diversity are gaining increasing importance in different spheres of Canadian society. In international security, the debate on diversity is not new. However,…
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Key Points: Donald Trump's tenure has eroded the confidence of key democratic allies in the United States. So much so that the latter now doubt Washington's loyalty and their commitment…
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The mandate of Donald Trump confirmed a strong trend since the financial crisis of 2008: the American hegemon is in decline. Furthermore, the international order the United States built is…
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The Nagorno-Karabakh armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which began on September 27, lasted nearly two months and is said to have claimed more than 10,000 lives, twice as many…