Policy Briefs
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…
Policy Reports
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…
Policy Reports
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…
Reports
The Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA) has been tasked by the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) to conduct a comparative study on defence planning. Three sets of questions guide this…
Policy Reports
During autumn 2020, the Network for Strategic Analysis hosted a series of online workshops on the links between COVID-19 and capacity-building activities. In this policy brief, I update my previous…
Hot Takes
This text was originally a statement to the Standing Committee on National Defence on February 26 2021, in the context of the allegations of sexual misconduct against former Chief of…
Hot Takes
The ongoing diplomatic crisis between the United States and Turkey will have a significant impact on Canadian defence policy. While some strategic issues remain contentious, there is currently common ground…
Hot Takes
In September 2020, the Chairman of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), Adam Schiff, published a short critical article in Foreign Affairs in which he asserted that…
Hot Takes
As the frenzy intensifies around the “Indo-Pacific,” Canada must play its cards right with a mix of prudence and creativity. To do so, bidding on the Association of Southeast Asian…
Policy Briefs
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…