In this article, Sanam Singh argues that NATO’s medical system anchors every mission with Canada’s leadership enhancing its strength on the ground and in the air. The piece shows how Canada’s expertise positions NATO to confront the growing threat of cyberattacks targeting military healthcare.
Alexander Morrow and Nataliia Dikalchuk explain why Ukraine’s fight matters far beyond Europe. The war is reframing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, prompting Taiwan to prioritize self-reliant defence and pushing China to reassess Western unity. Their analysis highlights how democratic resilience in one region shapes security calculations in another.
Nuclear weapons are many things. Their fearsome power provokes millenarian musings of humanity’s penchant for self-destruction. They are a great force multiplier in international relations, raising the relevance of marginal states and confirming the dominance of powerful ones. They form a key part of NATO’s strategic rationale by serving as a deterrent against aggression. Though Read More…
This article explores how international human rights law, through the CEDAW treaty, can help strengthen NATO’s Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. It looks at how CEDAW’s legal obligations can support NATO’s goals by adding stronger accountability for member countries. Using Canada as an example, the piece shows how combining legal commitment with political action can make real progress toward equality and women’s roles in peace and security.
Innovation as strategic capital NATO members are placing increasing emphasis on science, technology and industrial capability as part of collective defence. The recent commitment by allies to move toward defence spending of 5% of GDP, including higher levels of research, development and industrial investment, reflects a recognition that technological advantage affects deterrence, economic resilience and the ability to operate in contested environments. This shift Read More…
The post-INF ground game has been moving fast in the past few months with long-term consequences for European security. Having successfully eliminated ground-launched intermediate-range missiles as a whole class of weapons from American and Russian Cold War inventories, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was a cornerstone of European security for so long that it was easy Read More…
In recent years, there have been increased calls for the Canadian government to introduce legislation against disinformation. Tighter laws have been requested in an attempt to reduce the digital flow of deliberately false information in Canadian political discourse around controversies like vaccines, especially during elections. For one, in 2022, Canada’s chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault Read More…
*This is the fourth instalment of a six-part series. Canada faces a number of challenges beyond those experienced by the Canadian Armed Forces that have further contributed to its inability to project sovereignty and security into the Canadian Arctic. These challenges have included: low Arctic population density, vast uninhabited areas, small remote settlements, and significant Read More…
