NATO Allies look to reconsider how responsibility is distributed across the Alliance. Rather than relying on increased defence spending alone, NATO should move to prioritize complementary capabilities and a more sustainable division of responsibilities. Canada could be a key player in this transition.
When does a cyberattack become an “armed attack”? In this article, Samantha Baryer examines the growing need for a shared framework, using the WannaCry and Viasat cyberattacks to explore how non-kinetic and cascading effects could inform an evolving understanding of NATO’s Article 5 in the cyber age.
On September 24th, 2026, the NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) hosted a fireside chat on the Europeanization of NATO in collaboration with the German Consulate in Toronto. The event was held at the Canadian Forces College, and brought together academics, policy experts, students, and members of civil society to discuss the current state of the Read More…
Introduction Responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland has quietly but steadily emerged as a significant military force within Europe and NATO. In just a few years, the Polish military has dramatically expanded in size, diversified its defence procurement and production, and embedded itself as a key NATO partner willing and able to confront Russian Read More…
The maritime domain remains a fundamental element of NATO’s collective defence, economic resilience, and strategic mobility. While secure maritime transportation is essential to Allied economies through the movement of essential goods and resources, NATO also relies on a secure maritime environment to support military deployments and protect critical infrastructure. Maritime navigation is also becoming increasingly Read More…
Canada has spent considerable time defining what it wants from the Indo-Pacific. The next challenge is demonstrating what it can accomplish there. Mongolia offers an opportunity to do precisely that. Prime Minister Mark Carney has argued that, in an era of great-power rivalry, middle powers need stronger networks among themselves. Canada cannot exercise influence in Read More…
What happens if Canada’s new submarines arrive late? In this article, Pavit Sidhu examines the risks of a submarine capability gap and argues that Canada should put lower-cost stopgap measures in place while it waits for the new fleet.
NATO’s relationship with its Indo-Pacific Four (IP4) partners, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, now runs mainly through working-level defence industrial cooperation rather than summit diplomacy. This shift began under the joint framework agreed at the 2025 Hague Summit, but it operates as four separate bilateral tracks with no common defence industrial venue. The Read More…
As the 2023-2026 cycle of Individually Tailored Partnership Programmes (ITPPs) between NATO and Australia, Japan and South Korea draws to a close, it is worth examining how the alliance is approaching the varying interests of its Indo-Pacific partners. NATO formed ITPPs with Indo-Pacific 4 (IP4) partners Australia, South Korea and Japan in 2023, and New Read More…
Relations between the Republic of Korea and NATO began in 2005 and have since evolved from a purely diplomatic partnership into closer strategic and military cooperation. Due to the recent escalation in the Middle East and the escalating war in Iran, the government of South Korea is evaluating its potential contributions to regional stability. A key question facing the South Korean government is whether to support Read More…