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Charting Ukraine’s Pathway Toward a Just Peace with Canada & NATO Allies – Panel Report

On February 23, 2026, the NATO Association of Canada (NAOC), in partnership with the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Embassies of Ukraine and Lithuania in Canada, organized a panel discussion entitled “Charting Ukraine’s Pathway Toward a Just Peace with Canada & NATO Allies”. The event was dedicated to commemorating the 4th anniversary of the Read More…

Centre For Disinformation Studies

Defending Solidarity After Warsaw’s Flag Incident

On 9 August in Warsaw, police detained 109 people during a concert by Belarusian singer Max Korzh for “drug possession, unlawful entry, assaults on security staff and use of pyrotechnics.” At the same event, one attendee displayed the red-and-black flag associated with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). The symbol is contentious in Poland because the Read More…

Centre For Disinformation Studies

Spamouflage in Canada: How Targeted Disinformation Undermines Democracy

Two years have passed since Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) Canada, which detects foreign interference and disinformation, identified the first Spamouflage campaign. First detected in 2023, the Spamouflage campaign refers to a covert disinformation operation that relies on networks of newly created or hijacked social media accounts, frequently seen to amplify narratives aligned with PRC (People’s Read More…

Centre For Disinformation Studies

What Canada Has Yet To Learn from Ukraine About Countering Disinformation

Imagine a government on the verge of a decision that will take years to implement and billions of dollars to sustain. A major defence procurement. A long-term NATO deployment. A new assistance package for an ally. On paper, everything looks orderly. Briefings are prepared. Consultations take place. Procedures are followed. Yet, even before the decision Read More…

4. Programs NATO and Canada

When Allies Become Threats: What U.S. Pressure on Greenland Reveals about NATO’s Fragility and Canada’s Arctic Vulnerability

Rachel Potter analyzes the geopolitical fallout of U.S. pressure on Greenland, arguing that it reveals a deeper fragility within NATO and raises a critical question for Canada: can alliance guarantees still be trusted when power begins to override restraint?

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

Power Play in the Arctic: Part 6 – Cold Fronts, Hot Choices: Dr. George Soroka Looks Ahead

*This is the final instalment of a six-part series. For the final instalment of the “Power Play in the Arctic” series, Marcus Wong (MW) sat down with Dr. George Soroka (GS) of Harvard University’s Department of Government, who also serves as Executive Officer of The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies at the Weatherhead Read More…

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Indo-Pacific and NATO

Hedging with the Dragon: Mark Carney’s China Visit and Canada’s Search for Strategic Autonomy 

What does Mark Carney’s decision to re-engage China signal about Canada’s strategic options in a more coercive global economy? Tasneem Gedi argues that Ottawa’s limited recalibration with Beijing reflects an unavoidable strategy of hedging amid U.S. unpredictability. While such engagement may expand Canada’s room for maneuver in an increasingly coercive global economy, it carries risks and thus must be pursued narrowly, conditionally and in close alignment with Canada’s alliance commitments.  

4. Programs NATO and Canada Uncategorized

From Caracas to Canada: What U.S. Doctrine Means for the Northwest Passage 

Following the American intervention in Venezuela, Jonah Moffatt assesses the “Trump Corollary” outlined in the 2025 National Security Strategy, and what this hemispheric vison of security means for the long-contested Northwest Passage. He argues that through diplomatic coordination with its Nordic allies, Canada can utilize the forum and frameworks of NATO to protect its national interests while emerging as a leader of multilateralism in a time of uncertainty.

Canadian Armed Forces

From Unisex to Women-Specific: Rethinking Equipment Fit in the CAF

When “unisex” equipment is designed around male body norms, readiness is not neutral. As women’s participation in the Canadian Armed Forces grows, gendered differences in body proportions have practical consequences for mobility, endurance, and injury risk. Referencing NATO anthropometric data and Ukraine’s wartime redesign efforts, this article underscores why women-specific combat clothing fit is central to force generation and long-term sustainability.

Society, Culture, and Security

Le plan de Donald Trump pour l’Ukraine : percée diplomatique ou fantasme géopolitique ?

La réélection de Donald Trump en novembre 2024 a relancé le débat sur l’avenir de la guerre russo-ukrainienne et, plus crucial encore, sur la cohérence de l’alliance atlantique. À peine investi, Trump a fait fuiter début novembre 2025 un plan de paix en 28 points pour l’Ukraine, inspiré d’un document russe et négocié en secret Read More…