Why Canada should oppose Trump’s Golden Dome proposal
A comprehensive ballistic missile defence system is viewed by many defence analysts as potentially destabilizing as it could be perceived as enabling a nuclear first strike by one side.
Outpacing AI-speed threats: why Canada must rethink defence innovation
Canada has the momentum to be a world-leader in adapting behavioural AI to the electromagnetic warfare space, but needs to focus on a few keys to success.
The consumer industrial complex
The war in Ukraine heralds a new future for killing machines—and that future belongs to China and Ukraine.
Defence focus in budget signals turning point, but some defence experts wary about lack of detail
Defence spending promises in the 2025 budget are ‘seizing the moment,’ but lack previous specificity, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director of research Kevin Budning.
Budget 2025 could have enhanced Canada’s military mobility by investing in roads and rails
Without key defence infrastructure, the task of deterring, confronting, and combatting adversaries that pose a threat will be insurmountably difficult.
Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?
The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.
Opening the pathway for greater Indigenous inclusion in the Armed Forces
The CAF must position itself as an employer of choice for Indigenous Peoples by improving cultural safety, and supporting long-term career development and leadership.
We need you! Canada’s NATO commitment extends beyond defence to its people
It does not have to be an either/or choice of investments between refurbishing the military and investing in Canadians.
Chief of defence staff in full retreat
To try and deny or diminish your own comments once they have been ridiculed in public is not good leadership.
Is our military ready to be a half a million strong?
Before looking to enlist hundreds of thousands more soldiers, the CAF needs to start taking proper care of those already in uniform.
