Canada should remain in the arms business, but tighten the rules: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (May 14, 2021): Recent calls to limit Canada’s defence exports ignore important realities, including the major contribution our domestic arms industry...
The lessons Canada's military didn't learn from the Somalia inquiry: Richard Shimooka in the National Post
The sexual misconduct crisis now facing the Forces points to broader systemic issues the Somalia inquiry tried, and failed, to address, writes Richard...
Should Canada leave NATO? No - Christian Leuprecht and Joel J. Sokolsky in the Star
Depriving Canada of NATO would jettison its standing as a trusted ally and partner just when Canada needs alliances to deter aggression by...
Vladimir Putin is playing a high-stakes guessing game with Ukraine: Aurel Braun in the Globe and Mail
The West has many tools to signal to Putin that any new major military action would carry risks that far outweigh the benefits....
Four years on, the Latvia mission is Canada’s quiet success: Alexandra Richards, Christian Leuprecht, Alexander Moens and Alexander Lanoszka for Inside Policy
A more informed understanding by the public is necessary to ensure our domestic bipartisan political consensus underpins the Latvia mission, write Alexandra Richards,...
Military efforts at home are increasingly the norm. A Joint Task Force Canada is the next logical step: Christian Leuprecht in the Globe and Mail
Evidently, domestic operations are no longer a part-time sideshow, yet the CAF still responds to emergencies with pick-up teams, writes Christian Leuprecht in...
The Decline of Canada’s Defence Aviation industry: Richard Shimooka in the Hill Times
If the government is serious in its desire to sustain the aerospace, and defence aerospace industry, it must do so through a well-reasoned...
The Moral Hazard in using Canadian Armed Forces as Provincial First Responders: New MLI Commentary by Christian Leuprecht
Ottawa, ON (December 8, 2020): For some provincial governments, the pandemic has effectively transformed the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) into provincial emergency first...
Shifting Focus But Not Purpose: The Canadian Military’s Role in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout - Carter Vance and Adam P. MacDonald for Inside Policy
The Canadian Armed Forces are not going to come to our collective rescue, but intelligent deployment of the military could ease the burden...
Riga Conference 2020
The Rīga Conference is an annual meeting of regional and international experts in foreign policy and defence, academics, journalists, and business representatives, promoting...
