The consumer industrial complex
The war in Ukraine heralds a new future for killing machines—and that future belongs to China and Ukraine.
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.
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 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 better start thinking of a UN-centred global peace system
What’s missing is a coherent plan to develop a unity of purpose and effort, and a sequence of viable policy options to deliver on it.
Canadian defence: between promises and reality
National security is not measured in GDP percentages, but rather in the real capacity to protect our democracy and territory.
Arctic security cannot exist without Inuit sovereignty
The government must stop creating barriers for Inuit and northerners to be active in our communities.
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.
Science, cyber, engineering and tech experts will defend our sovereignty in the 21st century
Universities are ready to partner to train the next generation with the skills needed to advance new technologies to better protect our sovereignty. Â
