Two Solutions for the Strait of Hormuz Straitjacket
Existing pipelines can blunt Iran’s leverage today, but renewables are the only way to end it.
LEAVING AND FINDING HOME
Canada’s Opportunity to Remake Its Economy through Critical Strategic Minerals
Energy crisis as an opportunity, but not the one Canada thinks.
What Canada’s shipbuilding strategy is getting right, and where it is still failing
The most capable warship in the world means nothing if Canada waits a generation to receive it.
Canada Is Not Hedging on China; It Is Bandwagoning with Washington
Sixteen years of parliamentary statements, defence documents, military procurement, and joint exercises tell a consistent story: alignment with the US comes before independent strategic capacity.
Bill C-70 Is Not Enough: Canada Needs Media Literacy in Schools and Real Rules for Platforms
The Foreign Interference Commission identified disinformation as the single greatest threat to Canadian democracy, yet Ottawa’s signature legislation barely touches it.
Quantum Sensors Are Conflict Prevention. Canada’s Defence Policy Should Say So.
Two siloed DND strategies, one on Women, Peace and Security and the other on quantum science and technology, share more ground than either document admits.
A Two-Tier NATO Is Emerging on Climate: Almost No One Is Talking About It
NATO’s 2021 climate commitments are widening the gap between members. The operational consequences are being ignored.
The Garbage-In, Garbage-Out Problem in Fighting Dirty Money
Canada’s financial intelligence system is moving toward AI, but the technology only works as well as the data, the oversight, and the governance behind it.
Feminism at the Margins of Militarism: Security and Defence Policy in Canada
Abandoning the label does not resolve the contradictions at the heart of Canada’s gender-inclusive foreign policy.
The Ukraine War and Russia’s Status as a Great Power
How Russia Lost Its Status—and Why It Cannot Easily Regain It.
Canada is Not Ready for the Security Threats It Faces
The military has a framework for readiness that civilian agencies badly need.
Making Migration Part of Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Future
Canada champions gender-responsive migration governance abroad. When will it develop a feminist foreign policy which incorporates migration?
Ukraine Will Probably Have to Cede Territory to Russia. What Should Happen Next?
How Ukraine can lose territory without surrendering its future.
Canada’s Military Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis
Aligning defence investment with economic development is not a new idea. It is a Canadian tradition.
What a Cold War Nuclear Reactor Can Teach us About Canada’s Quantum Future
The Chalk River site offers a blueprint for how alliance collaboration drives science and technology innovation.
Carney Shelves Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy But Little Has Changed
Does the current Prime Minister’s approach really differ from his predecessor’s?
Women with Disabilities Have been Misfitting in Canada’s Foreign Policy for Thirty Years
They brought the knowledge to change it. The question is whether Canada will bring the resources.
Trump’s foreign policy is not transactional. It is tributary.
The framing that has dominated analysis of Trump since 2017 misses what has actually changed in his second term.