‘Disgraceful and indefensible’: feds’ failure to release new Defence Industrial Strategy by deadline sparks backlash
‘I can’t understand why a government can’t get down to business and operate rigorously,’ says Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at National Defence.
Keep pace with great: NATO’s race for survival began in Ukraine long ago
Ukraine has proven extremely resilient, and the lessons they’ve learned on the battlefield are incredibly valuable to a rapidly re-arming NATO—if we choose to learn and adapt.
Peace relies not only on the resolution of national issues, but on the solution of global problems
We need to structure our curriculums and our institutions to permit global thought, vision and action, igniting the imagination of students and researchers alike, challenging us all to stretch our minds and to create not only new technologies and a strong economy, but a world at peace.
All eyes on the Arctic
Canada may now have to play catch-up on procuring vessels to protect the North after years of passing up projects.
Where is the real threat to Canadian security coming from?
We have good reason to be concerned by the poison of misinformation and hate that willfully seeks to undermine our democratic norms and institutions.
Civil and defence aerospace are two sides of the same coin
The health of the broader civilian industry matters for our national security and defence industrial base.
The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms
Digital rules built around open cross-border data flows, limits on data localization requirements, and constraints on government leverage over proprietary software naturally reward the players already operating at scale across the border.
In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia
Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath of allegiance and registering with a militia regiment at the local armoury?
Canada’s rising disaster costs call for adaptive design
Climate change continues to worsen in high-risk areas, and certain policy decisions are converging to make disasters more common, more costly, and harder to overlook.
Ukraine-Russia: next steps
Russia’s economic trajectory is uncertain. Some analysts expect deterioration in 2026; others foresee relative stability. If Russia faces a downturn, a ‘hurting stalemate’ may emerge, creating incentives for compromise. But at present, no such ripe moment exists. The key question is whether Ukraine and the EU can wait long enough—and whether economic pressure on Russia can be paired with incentives that limit negative outcomes for both sides.
