NATO and Canada

Rearming the Depths: How Canada Is Reclaiming Undersea Sovereignty

Canada’s $60B+ Canadian Patrol Submarine Project marks a turning point in Arctic defence and strategic autonomy. This piece coauthored by Emma Zhang and Sanam Singh examines whether the procurement can restore under-ice capability and deliver long-term industrial and geopolitical returns.

NATO and Canada

A SAFEr Bet for Canada? How the €150-Billion SAFE Program Is Pulling Ottawa Closer to Europe

By joining the EU’s €150-billion SAFE program, Canada is positioning itself closer to Europe’s defence-industrial strategy and recalibrating its long-standing reliance on the United States. In this piece, Sanam Singh examines what this shift means for Canada’s alliances, procurement choices, and long-term strategic autonomy.

Security, Trade and the Economy

Special Report: China’s Strategic Complicity and the Hidden Engine Behind Russia’s War Effort

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been marked by limited battlefield success, with no indication of a divisive victory for either party or a peace settlement. Russia has had to cope with an almost systematic increase in sanctions in scope and scale in order to conduct its invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions aim to hobble Russia’s Read More…

Jake Rooke Security, Trade and the Economy

Special Report: The Battle Behind the Production, Russia’s Defence Industry and the Paradigm of its Strategic Advantage in the Land Domain

Disclaimer: Any views or opinions expressed in articles are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the NATO Association of Canada. Russia’s recent success on the battlefield has been directly influenced by the robustness of the Russian defence industry’s land-domain sector. This sector can be characterized by its focus Read More…

Jake Rooke Security, Trade and the Economy

Special Report: Unveiling Western Business Implications in the Russian Defence Industry’s Supply Chains

Significant attention has been drawn to the adaptability of Russia’s defence industry and how it has diversified its supply chains, circumvented sanctions, and bolstered its ability to conduct its war of aggression on Ukraine. While scrutiny has been directed towards adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, and intermediaries (e.g., China), including Western allies and Read More…

Eric Jackson NATO and Canada NATO Operations

Political Accounting: Rethinking NATO’s ‘2 percent’ Rule

Is the ‘2 percent’ rule an effective way to measure a member State’s commitment to NATO? Eric Jackson explores how political manipulation in current defence spending misrepresents a nation’s military readiness and suggests a broader definition for security expenditures.

Ananda Narasimhan Canadian Armed Forces Expanding Community

Should Canada and NATO allies build stronger ties with strategic partners in South Asia? Part II

NATO and India have the potential to establish a mutual beneficial military-diplomatic relationship creating security within Asia. A two part article explores the possibilities of an Indo-NATO partnership.