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The Election of Joe Biden: Implications for Democratic Allies

Stéfanie von Hlatky, Justin Massie
November 18, 2020

The U.S. presidential election demonstrated the tenacity of President Donald J. Trump's ideas, policies and leadership style. The conservative nationalism and populism that marked his presidency continues to enjoy broad…

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Can Canada Be Influential in a World of Great Power Politics?

Jonathan Paquin
November 9, 2020

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…

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Rethinking the Impact of US Military Training on Coups

Ludwine Tchatat, Theodore McLauchlin, Lee Seymour
October 28, 2020

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…

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Competitions and Power Games in the Arctic – Realities, Fictions and Implications for Canada

Mathieu Landriault, Magali Vullierme
August 14, 2020

Bordering the United States and Russia, between NATO and EU member and non-member countries, the Arctic sub-regions are increasingly the subject of often alarmist, sometimes aggressive rhetoric, focusing on the…

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COVID-19 and Canada’s Capacity-Building: Security Assistance and Training in the Pandemic

Theodore McLauchlin
June 19, 2020

How has capacity-building, above all security assistance and training operations, been affected by COVID-19? What is likely to come? Because Canada’s capacity-building operations occur in multilateral frameworks, the key question…

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The Geopolitical Impacts of COVID-19

Stéfanie von Hlatky, Hannah Hollander, Justin Massie, Marco Munier & Sam Skinner
June 18, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerable geopolitical impacts. It acts as a catalyst on several security and defence issues. This strategic note focusses mainly on three of them: 1) strengthening the state…