Analyses
The abandonment of American leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) did not begin with Donald Trump. From the end of the Cold War, the weight of the United…
Strategic Plan
The purpose of the NSA strategic plan is to orient the Network’s objectives, which are mainly based on its activities of mobilizing knowledge and developing the next generation of experts.…
Strategic Reports
Highlights Canada does not have the means and power to influence, let alone shape, the nature of the international system. Although Canada cannot influence the nature of the system by…
Analyses
Despite periodic instances of tension and disagreement, Ottawa has leaned heavily on its relationship with Washington to anchor its foreign policy throughout the postwar era. The bipolar Soviet-American standoff provided…
Analyses
In the context of parliamentary elections in Georgia, slated for October 31, 2020, Russian pressure on this small Caucasian state continues, both through increasing land seizures and massive propaganda campaigns.…
Analyses
This hot take is written as part of the Virtual Workshop Cycle on Building Capacity in the Age of COVID-19. The second workshop focused on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, and involved…
Analyses
The last two decades have been difficult for Canadian foreign policy. Successive governments in Ottawa have been struggling to articulate a coherent policy anchored in our values and interests as…
Analyses
New Vectors of Uncertainty With at least a half-dozen toss-up states and changes to the voting status quo-through larger mail-in & absentee ballot use, reductions in mail sorting machines, and…
Strategic Reports
Military training abroad is one of the main foreign policy tools deployed by a growing number of countries, including Canada. In recent years, a number of officers trained within these…
Analyses
In her article published in the International Studies Quarterly, Stéphanie Martel maintains that the construction of a security community can be understood as a process of discursive performance based on constant…