Hot Takes
On August 7, India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would make an official visit to New Delhi at the end of 2025, amid growing…
Hot Takes
While Iran has suffered its most severe attack since the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) in the context of Israeli and U.S. strikes against its nuclear program, and with the Islamic regime…
Policy Forums
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…
Hot Takes
Over the last few months, President Trump's threats of Canada as a "51st state" have reignited Canadian feelings of national insecurity and awoken a patriotic rallying cry amongst the populace.…
Hot Takes
Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House for a second term presents a significant challenge to the security approach of the countries on the eastern flank of the North Atlantic…
Articles
Donald Trump's return to the US presidency in January 2025 raises important questions about the future direction of US foreign policy and its impact on the international order established after…
Hot Takes
With the world becoming “increasingly dangerous and divided,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared his intention to revive the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) through a major spending program aimed at…
Hot Takes
This Hot Take assesses local and international perceptions of the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Far North region of Cameroon, as well as the various responses proposed based on…
Hot Takes
While tensions over unequal burden sharing within NATO are nearly as old as the alliance itself, so-called free-riders have never come under fire as harshly as they have since Donald…
Policy Briefs
For decades, Canada, a close ally of the United States, has relied on the latter’s hegemony for protection. However, Donald Trump's re-election and his policy of focusing on national priorities…