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Copyright as Security: Lessons from Denmark’s Approach to Deepfakes

In this article, Soha Sarfraz explores how the rise of deepfakes is placing new strains on democratic resilience, using Denmark’s developing legal and policy response as a case study of how states may preserve trust and political legitimacy in the age of fake media, Soha examines what lessons Canada might draw from that model. She argues that deepfakes increasingly threaten not only individual reputations, but also electoral integrity and the broader information environment, contending that the challenge is no longer merely a technological, but fundamentally political and strategic.

Previous Events

Event Report – Baltic and Ukrainian Youth on Security and Solidarity

On May 13, 2026, the NATO Association of Canada (NAOC), the Canadian Lithuanian Youth Association, and the Embassy of Lithuania to Canada co-hosted a panel discussion titled “Baltic and Ukrainian Youth on Security and Solidarity.” The event explored the role of youth in supporting Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s full-scale invasion, countering Russian disinformation, and maintaining transatlantic solidarity with Ukraine. The discussion also examined what NATO countries can learn from Ukraine’s resilience, including lessons on informational resilience, civic mobilization, and rapid innovation in defence technologies. Read the full event report for a detailed overview of the discussion and key takeaways.

NATO and Canada

Canada’s Defence Spending and Plans: From Promise to Practice

Canada has finally hit NATO’s 2% defence spending target, and it aims even higher. But writing bigger cheques doesn’t automatically translate into battle-ready ships, jets, or troops. Between procurement timelines that stretch into the 2050s, a personnel system that hires only one in thirteen applicants, and serviceability rates hovering around 58%, the gap between budget promises and deployable power remains stubbornly wide. Canada is making smart moves: joining European defence initiatives and diversifying away from US-only supply chains, but the real test will be whether it can turn historic investment into tangible military effect before allied patience runs thin.

Security, Trade and the Economy

Complement or Challenge to Transatlantic Security? Reassessing Europe’s Role in NATO

As Europe advances its pursuit of strategic autonomy, questions are emerging about the future of NATO and transatlantic security. Can a more independent Europe strengthen collective defence, or risk fragmentation? This article explores how alignment and coordination will shape the future of Western security.

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

National Security on Fire: The Rising Threat of Canadian Wildfires

In Canada, the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires, driven by climate change, have evolved from an environmental challenge into a national security concern, threatening critical infrastructure, displacing communities, and straining the capacities of emergency and military response systems. This is most evident in British Columbia, where recent wildfire seasons have forced governments to escalate Read More…

Global Health and Security

Canada’s Need for Binding AI Legislation Amidst Outsourcing of Canadians Health Data

Canada regards universal healthcare as a national value and a point of sovereign pride, yet the data that powers it (the diagnoses, treatment notes, and intimate clinical conversations recorded by AI scribes etc.) are currently being processed through servers which fall under American law, with no binding Canadian standard for how it is stored or Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier in the Global South

From devastating floods in Pakistan to prolonged droughts across the Horn of Africa, climate-related disasters are increasingly shaping political and humanitarian crises around the world. Climate change is often described as a “threat multiplier” because it tends to intensify challenges that already exist within societies rather than directly causing conflict on its own. Environmental pressures Read More…

Global Health and Security

Impact of Forced Migration on Canada’s Healthcare System and the Limits of NATO’s Post-Evacuation Support

As global conflict, climate change, and poverty continue to drive people from their homes, the number of refugees and cases of forced migration keep rising. By mid-2024, over 122 million people worldwide had been displaced from their homes, marking the twelfth consecutive year of increasing displacement numbers and a trend which shows no indication of Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

From Oil to Environment: How the Strait of Hormuz Shapes Global Energy and Canadian Security

A single geopolitical disruption can send shockwaves through the global economy, revealing not only how fragile the world’s energy systems are, but also how deeply they are tied to environmental challenges. The Strait of Hormuz is a vital passage in the global energy system, serving as a narrow passage through which a significant portion of Read More…

Global Health and Security

Interdependence Under Strain: Geopolitics and the Future of Medical Supply Chains

Global medical supply chains are among the most complex and interdependent systems in the modern world, linking raw material producers, manufacturers, distributors, and healthcare providers across multiple continents. This interdependence has historically enabled efficiency, cost reduction, and broad access to life-saving medicines and technologies. However, recent geopolitical tensions, coupled with the lessons of the COVID-19 Read More…