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National Defence

How Taiwan Can Defend Its Coastline Against China: J. Michael Cole in the National Interest

Tanks and large surface ships don't make sense anymore; but drones, artificial intelligence, and unmanned defenses do, writes J. Michael Cole.  By J....

 

July 2, 2019 at 3:36 pm read more

Defence policy should be an amalgamation of perspectives: Richard Shimooka in The Hill Times

While the DND leadership put forward what it believed to be the best approach, Mark Norman’s advice itself changed what government policy was,...

 

June 12, 2019 at 3:19 pm read more

Europe remembers Canada's pivotal role in D-Day. Why don't Canadians? Richard Shimooka in the National Post

Unfortunately, the history of Canada’s critical contribution at D-Day has become forgotten, despite its importance, writes Richard Shimooka.  By Richard Shimooka, June 6,...

 

June 6, 2019 at 3:54 pm read more

China-U.S. tensions loom large as Shangri-La Dialogue addresses Asian security issues: J. Berkshire Miller in the Japan Times

There is a broader sense, both in Washington and among many states in the Indo-Pacific region, that the U.S. and China are on...

 

June 2, 2019 at 12:59 am read more

Canadians should be outraged by the Liberals' fighter jet debacle: Richard Shimooka in the National Post

It’s a curious quirk about our politics: had this been any other policy area, it would be easy fodder for a scandal. However,...

 

May 14, 2019 at 9:20 pm read more
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Revealing the Catastrophe: MLI’s influence on the Fighter Jet Replacement Fiasco

In a recently published MLI report titled The Catastrophe: Assessing the Damage from Canada’s Fighter Replacement Fiasco, author Richard Shimooka sheds light on...

 

May 10, 2019 at 7:53 pm read more

Assessing the Damage from Canada’s Fighter Replacement Fiasco: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (May 6, 2019):  In a hard-hitting new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report, MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka takes a critical look at the...

 

May 6, 2019 at 3:53 pm read more

It’s time for Ottawa to rethink how it sees Asia: J. Berkshire Miller in the Globe and Mail

Canada should assertively and unapologetically promote its interests in an Indo-Pacific region, writes J. Berkshire Miller. By J. Berkshire Miller, April 26, 2019...

 

April 26, 2019 at 5:33 pm read more

NATO’s survival depends on a flexible response to U.S. concerns: Joel Sokolsy and Christian Leuprecht in the Globe and Mail

Allies cannot take U.S. support for granted. American presidents have long complained about the lack of allied burden-sharing, but such complaints have merit...

 

April 4, 2019 at 8:25 pm read more

Why Canada’s counter-proliferation framework needs an update: Alex Wilner in the Hill Times

New strategies for communicating threats, responses, and obligations with a range of Canadian stakeholders are needed, writes Alex Wilner. By Alex Wilner, March...

 

March 18, 2019 at 8:12 pm read more
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Events

  • Connecting After COVID: How Canada and its allies can partner on infrastructure and trade in the Indo-Pacific

    January 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST

Top News

  • Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

    Elliot Tepper, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Multimedia, Recent News

     MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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  • Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Health, In the Media, Latest News, Philip Cross, Recent News

    Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

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  • The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

    Columns, COVID-19, Health, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

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  • New legislative proposal to combat global hostage-taking

    Foreign Affairs, Justice, Justice - papers, Latest News, Papers, Press Releases, Recent News, Sarah Teich, Security and defence - papers

    OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

    Columns, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Recent News

    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

 MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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