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Isabelle Zhu Women in Security

Canada’s (Feminist) Foreign Policy, from Trudeau to Carney

In just over a year as Prime Minister, Mark Carney has drawn stark comparisons to his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. Canada has since committed to bolstering hard military power and trade diversification in response to a complex geostrategic environment, a stark departure from the values-based and progressive policy that was a hallmark of the Trudeau era. In this article, Isabelle Zhu argues that despite the explicit differences across Trudeau’s approach and the current government’s on foreign policy, there is actually substantial continuity as it pertains to Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) and the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. Under Carney, Canada can continue to pursue its defence and security objectives through investments in WPS principles.
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L’impact de la guerre Iran-Israël sur le flanc sud de l’OTAN 

Depuis les échanges de missiles entre la République islamique d’Iran et l’État d’Israël en 2024, les confrontations directes se sont intensifiées. Bien que l’OTAN ne soit pas directement intervenue dans le conflit, celui-ci s’est imposé comme un enjeu stratégique croissant susceptible d’influencer les discussions au sein de l’Alliance. Au milieu de ce conflit, la Turquie Read More…
Security, Trade and the Economy

Consumer to Contributor: Canada’s Integration into NATO’s Commercial Space Architecture

As NATO races to integrate commercial satellites into its collective defence architecture, can Canada afford to remain a passive consumer of allied space infrastructure? In this article, Kaya Dupuis argues that Canada must modernize its space governance framework, through updated export controls and a dedicated space security policy, to position its world-class space industry as a formal contributor to NATO security before the rules of governing commercial military space are written by others.

Energy Security

Energy Security and the Limits of Sanctions: Lessons from Myanmar 

Despite extensive sanctions and international pressure following the 2021 military coup, Myanmar’s natural gas exports have continued to generate significant foreign currency revenues for the military government.
Using Myanmar as a case study, this article argues that the principal constraint on sanctions has not been a lack of legal authority or political will, but the realities of energy security. Myanmar’s offshore gas sector is deeply embedded within regional energy networks that continue to serve the strategic and economic interests of neighbouring states, creating dependencies that complicate efforts to disrupt those revenue streams.
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats

Indigenous Leadership: The Missing Pillar of Canadian and NATO’s Arctic Security Strategy

As geopolitical competition intensifies across the Arctic, Canada and NATO’s Arctic security strategy must extend beyond defence capabilities. This article explores how meaningful partnerships with Inuit and Indigenous communities strengthen Arctic sovereignty through Indigenous leadership, environmental stewardship, and generations of lived experience and permanent presence.
Kaya Dupuis Women in Security

Testimony as Justice: Ukrainian Women Documenting the Unthinkable

Ukrainian women-led organizations are building the evidentiary record for Russian wartime sexual violence, but are Canada and its NATO allies directing enough resources to the mechanisms that make accountability possible? In this article, Kaya Dupuis examines how organizations like La Strada-Ukraine and JurFem are documenting conflict-related sexual violence under active fire and what Canada’s commitments under NATO’s Women, Peace and Security agenda actually look like on the ground.
Global Health and Security Women in Security

Protecting Women and Girls in Conflict: Sexual and Reproductive Health as a Global Health Security Imperative

Armed conflict is often measured by territorial gains, military casualties, and geopolitical consequences. Yet one of its most enduring and overlooked consequences is the destruction of health systems and the disproportionate burden placed on the health of women and girls. As conflicts become increasingly protracted, attacks on healthcare facilities, the displacement of civilians, and widespread Read More…
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats

Cognitive Liberty at the Edge: A Governance Framework for NATO Neural Interface Security in the Hybrid Threat Landscape

Neural interfaces are entering NATO’s own defence health systems, and existing cybersecurity frameworks weren’t built for them. This article lays out what NATO should do before the gap is exploited.
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats

Tag‑Swapping at Toronto Pearson: Insider Threats, Cyber‑Physical Airport Systems, and NATO’s Resilience Agenda  

This article will look at the baggage‑tag switching scandal at Toronto Pearson Airport—where insiders allegedly moved passengers’ tags onto drug‑filled suitcases—and use it to show how modern airports have become vulnerable to cyber‑physical systems, not just places with broken conveyor belts.