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Security and defence – papers

Despite internal tensions, NATO can meet the challenge of a rising China: New Paper by Brooke Smith-Windsor

OTTAWA, ON (June 23, 2020): As we enter an age of volatile geopolitics post-COVID-19, it is necessary to consider how the North Atlantic...

 

June 23, 2020 at 4:47 pm read more

Why Russia’s Arctic Strategy Requires a Realistic Response from Canada: New MLI report by Aurel Braun and Stephen J. Blank

OTTAWA, ON (April 9, 2020): Though the COVID-19 pandemic has justifiably captured the public’s attention, it is important to remember that authoritarian regimes...

 

April 9, 2020 at 4:26 pm read more

Huawei Risk is a China Risk: Why Canada Needs to Ban Huawei’s Involvement in 5G

OTTAWA, ON (March 19, 2020): Should Canada ban Huawei from its 5G network? Proponents of Huawei insist the Chinese tech giant is a purely...

 

March 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm read more

What China’s rise as a polar power means for Canada: New MLI paper by Anne-Marie Brady

OTTAWA, ON (December 30, 2019): While few Canadians have been paying attention, distant China has become a rising power in their own back...

 

December 30, 2019 at 8:51 pm read more

How Canada can start to fix its money laundering problem: New MLI study by Christian Leuprecht

OTTAWA, ON (December 19, 2019): Money laundering is finally being acknowledged as a serious and growing problem in Canada. And policy-makers are also...

 

December 19, 2019 at 9:11 pm read more

Making sense of surging irregular border crossings: New MLI study

OTTAWA, ON (December 12, 2019): An increase in irregular migration has placed strain and scrutiny on Canada’s immigration and refugee system. The controversy...

 

December 12, 2019 at 3:50 pm read more

AI, bots and deep fakes: MLI study shows how technology shapes the fight against foreign political interference

OTTAWA, ON (August 29, 2019): Hostile foreign actors are increasingly employing digital foreign interference (DFI) as part of their toolkit to undermine democratic...

 

August 29, 2019 at 4:56 pm read more

Russia-proofing your election against foreign interference: New MLI Study

OTTAWA, ON (July 31, 2019): With the federal election only a few months away, Canadians are right to be concerned about the possibility of...

 

July 31, 2019 at 2:15 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

Assessing Islamist Radicalization in Canada: New MLI Report

OTTAWA, ON (April 9, 2019): With ISIS facing complete collapse, Canada is now forced to deal with an uncomfortable reality; there are Canadians...

 

April 10, 2019 at 1:37 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

  • 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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  • Canada should retaliate against Biden's wrong-headed decision to cancel Keystone. Here's how: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

    Columns, Economic policy, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Jack Mintz, Latest News, Recent News

    We could pursue policies that impact a critical U.S. export to Canada: digital services writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

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  • Use COVID pause to reconsider drug-price regulation: Nigel Rawson and John Adams in the Financial Post

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

    Canadians need Ottawa to work with the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians and patients to improve access to new medicines and vaccines, write Nigel Rawson...

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  • Assessing the Trump administration's record on Taiwan: New commentary by J. Michael Cole

    Dragon at the Door, Foreign Affairs, In the Media, J. Michael Cole, Latest News, Press Releases, Recent News

      OTTAWA, ON (January 19, 2021): With the US presidency about the change hands, many around the world wonder what changes the incoming...

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  • EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

    Foreign Affairs, In the Media, Latest News, Multimedia, Podcasts, Recent News, Shuvaloy Majumdar, United Kingdom

    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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EP. 57 - The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar

Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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