The multilateral collaboration is an unprecedented opportunity for Canada to build the next generation of air power The Global Combat Air Programme…
This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
By selecting ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, the Carney government has settled the…
Céline Rodrigues and Homa Azodi
July 7, 2026
This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
Deterring with Partners: Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what ends? Where should Canada focus its alliances, and to what…
Jonathan Cassels
June 22, 2026
Canada’s submarines are running out of time. Built over thirty years ago for service with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy, the four-boat…
Introduction: The Missing Link in Canadian Strategy The Canadian strategic debate is monopolized by rearmament, military deterrence, and alliance management. These priorities…
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS) shift from one of the most radical jihadist movements of the Syrian war to a globally acknowledged ruling…
Lithuania is poised to take the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 January 2027. Although the…
Justin Massie , Nicholas Glesby, and Richard Shimooka
May 29, 2026
Policy Forum Politique is a publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a topic…
The Iranian crisis is not merely a matter of airstrikes, threats, and diplomatic statements. It also plays out in the internal realignments…
Introduction Long regarded as a forum for global cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable development, the Arctic – which covers an area…
This text is a summary of the conference From Ambition to Action: Succeeding in Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy held on January 26,…
This brief is part of the Network for Strategic Analysis’ special Back to the Future essay series, which was financed through a grant from…
This text is a summary of the conference ‘Four Years of War in Ukraine: What Prospects for Peace and Transatlantic Security?’, held…
Dominique Arel
March 24, 2026
This text is a transcript of a presentation given at the conference ‘Four Years of War in Ukraine: What Prospects for Peace…
Under the impetus of Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Canadian government has embarked on a major reorientation of its defence policy. According…
This brief is part of the Network for Strategic Analysis’ special Back to the Future essay series, which was financed through a…
This brief is part of the Network for Strategic Analysis’ special Back to the Future essay series, which was financed through a…
If Trump were to abandon Europe and retreat to ‘his hemisphere’, we would have to defend a continent and an ocean without…
Pascale Massot , Balkan Devlen, Yuxi Liu, and Stephen R. Nagy
February 16, 2026
Policy Forum Politique is a new publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a…
Theo Urvoy and Andrew Erskine
January 27, 2026
This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
Canada is preparing to release its first National Security Strategy since 2004. Twenty-two years. A strategic eternity. Since then, the world…
What issue in Canadian foreign and defence policy saw the least improvement during the last year, and where should the Government of…
Martin de La Garanderie
November 25, 2025
Analysis of Donald Trump's plan for Armenia and Azerbaijan On 8 August 2025, Donald Trump welcomed Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian…
Several articles published in September 2025 revived alarmist positions on threats to Canada's sovereignty. Their authors paint a bleak picture of a…
Policy Forum Politique is a new publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a…
Natasha Fernando
November 11, 2025
The attacks on Jaffar Express, Pahalgam and Khuzdar, which took place in 2025 in South Asia, prompted several global and regional responses…
Introduction "We will do everything in our power to protect and defend every ally. And every square inch of NATO territory," said…
Why such a project? Donald Trump's arrival in the White House in 2025 sent shockwaves through the European community. The reliability of…
Policy Forum Politique is a publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a topic…
Aly Tkachenko
September 22, 2025
This brief illustrates how an ecological security perspective can shed new light on the intersections between climate change, security, and the relationship…
On August 7, India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would make an official visit to New…
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…
Policy Forum Politique is a new publication format that aims to stimulate debate by presenting a wide range of expert opinion on a…
Ross O'Connor
August 19, 2025
Over the last few months, President Trump's threats of Canada as a "51st state" have reignited Canadian feelings of national insecurity and…
Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House for a second term presents a significant challenge to the security approach of the countries…
This text is a summary of the conference What Plan B? Reshaping Foreign Policy in the Wake of the Trump Administration’s Predatory…
With the world becoming “increasingly dangerous and divided,” Prime Minister Mark Carney has declared his intention to revive the Canadian Armed Forces…
This Hot Take assesses local and international perceptions of the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Far North region of Cameroon, as…
Michelle Haas and Tim Haesebrouck
May 30, 2025
While tensions over unequal burden sharing within NATO are nearly as old as the alliance itself, so-called free-riders have never come under…
Quentin Martel
May 28, 2025
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…
How should Canada adapt its defence policy to deal with the realities of the new geopolitical environment? Since Donald Trump's return to…
Since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Canada has provided incremental, yet relatively modest military assistance compared…
Rachid Chaker
May 13, 2025
In February 2025, Saudi Arabia hosted a meeting between American and Russian envoys to agree on the terms for initiating direct Russo-American…
In a March 30 interview, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with bombing and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not agree to…
1- Introduction Cyber threats are escalating across Canada, and NATO allied countries, evolving in both scale and sophistication. While traditional cyberattacks targeting…
In this closing world, the United States assumed the role of stabilizing and sometimes even benevolent power. It worked to provide a…
As Syria embarks on a new chapter following the end of the Assad regime, Canada reaffirms its commitment to peace, stability, inclusive…
Summary Canada is currently under intense pressure to meet the NATO agreed 2% of GDP spent on defence and 20% of defence…
Introduction The weaponization of information against democracies has become a hallmark of modern geopolitical competition. In the last decade, countries across the…
‘They have lost a good opportunity to keep their mouths shut’. In February 2003, the French President at the time, Jacques Chirac,…
In its November 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canada identified rising violence in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup d’état as one of the most…
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…
Amanda Makosso
March 17, 2025
This policy report is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
While Canada has long enjoyed a close and stable relationship with its American neighbour, threats to stifle the Canadian economy in order…
Florian Galleri
March 12, 2025
What role did French nuclear weapons play in post-Cold War politics? At first glance, this question might seem marginal or even obsolete.…
On February 23, 2025, German citizens will be called to the polls for early federal elections, a rather rare event in the…
Gaspard Schnitzler and Erik Vouvalidis
February 4, 2025
This policy report is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
This policy brief is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
This policy report is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
This policy report is part of a special series, directed by Laurent Borzillo (Forum de défense et stratégie, FDS), Teodora Morosanu (FDS),…
(The End of the Assad Era in Syria: Between International Pressure and Domestic Challenges - Gianmarco Fontana) After years of stalemate, the…
(Italy and the Russo-Ukrainian War: Strategic Continuity or the Impact of Populist Tensions? - Nicolas-François Perron) Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…
Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War, two camps have rapidly emerged. Those supporting Ukraine in the defence of its territory and…
(Canada Must Prepare for the Seismic Shakeup that the Pentagon Will Face - Theodore McLauchlin) Donald Trump’s election has such wide-ranging implications…
Mathis Couturier
December 5, 2024
Canada must intensify its international cooperation in outer space to remain competitive and relevant in the global arena. This strategic note explores…
The Russian-Ukrainian war, triggered by the Russian invasion of 2022, is not limited to military confrontations. At the heart of this modern…
Kevan Gafaïti
November 14, 2024
Are Iran and Russia truly allies? This sensitive and timely question finds substantial answers in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine,…
In many ways, the events of fall 2024 represent a significant setback and a major turning point for Tehran's influence in the…
Benjamin Toubol
October 21, 2024
On August 5, 2024, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Shiite political-military group Hezbollah (“Party of God”) tweeted in Hebrew: “Maybe tonight,…
Martin de La Garanderie
October 7, 2024
The foreign agents law under the leadership of Bidzina Ivanichvili and the Russians Last May, the government led by the Georgian Dream…
Quentin Martel
October 4, 2024
Geopolitical tensions linked to the Arctic have developed as a result of Russia's hostile attitude in the region. The war in Ukraine…
Martin de La Garanderie
September 27, 2024
In the autumn of 2023, Azerbaijan's armed forces completed their reconquest of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, until then controlled by the self-proclaimed…
Bailee Dobson
September 9, 2024
The development of quantum technology is at the forefront of international security concerns. Unsurprisingly, with quantum computers expected to break current cryptographic…
“... surprise therefore becomes the means of acquiring superiority... When it succeeds, it sows confusion and breaks the enemy's courage” - Carl…
On February 19, the Department of National Defence issued a press release announcing a donation of more than 800 drones to Ukraine.…
“What happens in the North impacts the world, and when you look at security issues and climate change, the world is paying…
[This piece was originally published by War on the Rocks and is accessible in full here.] Canada’s military is in a “death…
Following the recent clashes between Iran and Israel, and with the situation tending towards a return to calm, it is time for…
Eliott Le Gall
April 5, 2024
Cyprus, a divided island "Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a will to…
Kim Richard Nossal
April 5, 2024
In many respects, Donald Trump’s 100-minute rally held in Conway, South Carolina, on February 10, 2024, was just like his previous rallies.…
Get the book Indo-Pacific: A Strategic Region, the seventh volume of the new Rubicon collection! Please note that this book is available in…
Olivier Sueur
February 29, 2024
One year ago, Le Rubicon honoured me by publishing an article entitled “Ukraine-Russie : une guerre de 20 ans” (Ukraine-Russia: a 20-year war),…
In early February 2024, Sudan's acting Foreign Minister, Ali Al Sadiq, traveled to Tehran to meet his counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Iranian…
In the wake of the 2021 sexual harassment and assault crisis involving allegations against high-ranking officers, including two Chiefs of the Defence…
Olivier Sueur
February 8, 2024
After thirty years of quite peaceful coexistence between the economic and geopolitical spheres (1990-2020), the former is being overtaken by the latter…
David Pappalardo
January 30, 2024
The concept of “integrated deterrence” is central to the US National Defense Strategy published by the Biden administration at the end of…
Hours after the spectacular raid carried out by Hamas by crossing the Israeli border on Saturday, October 7th, the attention of many…
In the wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden announced in May 2022 their intention to join NATO. These historic…
James Lee , Ja Ian Chong, Hsin-Hsin Pan, Chien-Huei Wu and Wen-Chin Wu
November 6, 2023
The United States’ policy toward Taiwan has been a source of continuing controversy. Amid warnings that Beijing may be preparing to use…
Western opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undeniably had consequences for interstate diplomatic, military and economic dynamics. Among them is the…
The allocation of the continental shelf in the Arctic region has generated significant speculation. Some, particularly in the media, portray this issue…
The latest Italian elections, held in September 2022, represent a turning point for both the country and the international community. According to…
September 16, 2022 - Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman arrested in Tehran because her veil was poorly adjusted, was taken to…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) finally updated its Strategic Concept in 2022, a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine. Although this…
While the Baltic Sea is becoming a “NATO lake” with Finland’s entry into NATO and Sweden’s upcoming integration, the Alliance seeks to…
In May 2023, press reports stated that an artificial intelligence (AI)-controlled drone had killed its own instructor during a test conducted by…
Get the book Security Challenges in Africa, the sixth volume of the new Rubicon collection! Please note that this book is available in…
This strategic note examines the initial lessons that can be drawn from the war in Ukraine. It is primarily based on two…