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With a tariff deadline looming, Canada and the United States […]
The most capable warship in the world means nothing if Canada waits a generation to receive it.
Sixteen years of parliamentary statements, defence documents, military procurement, and joint exercises tell a consistent story: alignment with the US...
After five months of escalation, Washington is still searching for an exit from a war whose aims were never clearly defined.
Ottawa’s new AI strategy addresses models and chips. The real contest for AI sovereignty is happening one layer up, in deployment, and Canada is not...
The Foreign Interference Commission identified disinformation as the single greatest threat to Canadian democracy, yet Ottawa’s signature...
Canada may have to pay a steep price whether it […]
A new Strategic Partnership will be judged by whether it delivers shared economic opportunity, democratic accountability, and meaningful inclusion for...
Ottawa is investing billions to expand domestic AI capacity and reduce reliance on foreign infrastructure. But as extreme weather risks grow, the...
As US, Russian and Chinese rivalry intensifies, the UN faces a narrowing window to keep outer space secure for all.
Governments are spending billions in taxpayer money to subsidize the depletion of the world’s fish.
Two siloed DND strategies, one on Women, Peace and Security and the other on quantum science and technology, share more ground than either document...
Better models and Canadian data centres will not fix public-service AI if governments cannot agree on which data to trust.
Why young Canadians are quietly opting out, and what it means for the rest of us.
Ottawa is about to choose a headquarters for a new defence bank. The decision will say as much about Canada as the institution itself.
Why Canada’s productivity crisis is rooted in its inability to build the industrial clusters that keep talent, capital and frontier industries at...
The failure of American colonists to win Canadian hearts and minds 250 years ago offers lessons for responding to current meddling in the Alberta...
Where global platforms optimize for engagement, the EBU is built around trust, public service and shared standards. That distinction matters for...
Connecting Canada’s foreign policy to our economic aspirations.
NATO’s 2021 climate commitments are widening the gap between members. The operational consequences are being ignored.
Hosting the World Cup is not simply about welcoming the world. It is about governing who gets to enter it.
Canada’s financial intelligence system is moving toward AI, but the technology only works as well as the data, the oversight, and the governance...
The rules of the game with Canada’s most important partner […]
As Canada seeks to accelerate AI adoption, building public trust will require governing not only the data AI systems use but the decisions they...
The agreement reopened negotiations and the Strait of Hormuz, but it also revealed how far Washington had moved from its original war aims.
Canada has portals, strategies, and identity initiatives. What it does not have is the shared digital infrastructure that lets services, data, and...
What the US-Iran Memorandum Reveals About America’s Retreat from the Middle East.
Why Strategic Risk Intelligence Should Be Part of Canada’s Arctic Development Agenda.
Foreign influence begins abroad, but it succeeds by exploiting weaknesses in Canada’s domestic information environment.
As Donald Trump prepares for his big 80th birthday UFC […]
Why human trafficking deserves a place in Canada’s national security conversation.
Why the world’s most important nuclear agreement is losing credibility.
As Washington turns economic interdependence into political leverage, Ottawa and Mexico City have more interests in common than ever.
Teaching Canadians to use AI is not enough. They must also learn how to question it.
What Canada’s GlobalEye Decision Reveals About Defence in the Trump Era.
The world’s collective problems risk being aggravated by the emergence of rival digital blocs.
A transformational election in Wales and continuing debates over Scottish independence highlight challenges that may resonate far beyond the United...
Canada and other middle powers should explore a multilateral anti-coercion agreement as economic pressure increasingly replaces rules-based restraint.
Military conflicts are easy to start and painfully difficult to […]
In the Iran conflict, tactical success is outpacing strategic clarity, leaving the narrative that sustains legitimacy increasingly fragile.
International rankings can tell us how Canada appears online. They tell us much less about whether a federation can govern digital infrastructure,...
Ottawa’s shift on Western Sahara signals a broader test: whether Canada is prepared to build an Africa strategy around real anchor partnerships, not...
Abandoning the label does not resolve the contradictions at the heart of Canada’s gender-inclusive foreign policy.
Louise Blais returns for a special episode on CUSMA, joining […]
Shared resources, not shared values, have long defined Canada–U.S. relations, and still do.
Canada has repeatedly condemned Israeli settlements as incompatible with international law and a two-state solution. So why do goods produced in those...
Canada is expanding its military ambitions while weakening the diplomatic capacity needed to carry them out.
Just days before Donald Trump is set to meet Xi […]
Why Canada could help build new institutional pathways amid the Israel-Iran crisis.
A strained relationship with a dominant power, unpredictable leadership, and deep dependence, Canadians now face a dilemma the American colonists...