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The Case Against Canadian Nuclear Weapons

A Changing Non-Proliferation Paradigm?  Should Canada build its own nuclear weapons? While self-evidently against the country’s own non-proliferation and disarmament commitments, this question has been recurrently raised by Canadian commentators…
Conflict Sensitivity
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Conflict Sensitivity: A Key Approach for Climate Adaptation

  • Amanda Makosso
  • March 17, 2025
  • Time to Read: 15 min
This policy report 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…
Canada American Coercion
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Canada Must Prepare for American Coercion

While Canada has long enjoyed a close and stable relationship with its American neighbour, threats to stifle the Canadian economy in order to force it to join the United States,…
French Nuclear Weapons
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French Nuclear Weapons in Post-Cold War Politics

  • Florian Galleri
  • March 12, 2025
  • Time to Read: 11 min
What role did French nuclear weapons play in post-Cold War politics? At first glance, this question might seem marginal or even obsolete. After all, since the 1990s, the “second nuclear…

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