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Canadian-Estonian clean energy partnership signals deepening ties with the Baltics
Canada is demonstrating its utility as an emergent key partner to the Baltics. With the recent partnership between Estonia and Canada regarding developing clean and …
The Black Sea in 2026: Strategic Manoeuvres and Economic Opportunity
A forward-looking analysis of how rising geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is reshaping regional security, trade routes, and Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine and …
Impact of Digital Technologies upon Strategic Stability: Relevance to Canada
Unlike the relatively static assumptions of mutual vulnerability of Cold War–era stability models, the digital era introduces fluid and adaptive threats. These newly emerging threat …
Quick Takes
Canadian-Estonian clean energy partnership signals deepening ties with the Baltics
Canada is demonstrating its utility as an emergent key partner to the Baltics. With the recent partnership between Estonia and Canada regarding developing clean and …
Electing a New Future: The stakes and implications of Hungary’s Parliamentary election
With upcoming parliamentary elections in April, 2026, the future of Hungarian democracy, and the future of the new-right as a whole in the EU is …
From Defence to Community – Social Stability as a Pillar of National Security
In the face of modern conflict and growing geopolitical instability, the Canadian 2025 federal budget is signalling a strategy adept at dealing with conventional security …
Policy Briefs
The Black Sea in 2026: Strategic Manoeuvres and Economic Opportunity
A forward-looking analysis of how rising geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is reshaping regional security, trade routes, and Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine and …
Impact of Digital Technologies upon Strategic Stability: Relevance to Canada
Unlike the relatively static assumptions of mutual vulnerability of Cold War–era stability models, the digital era introduces fluid and adaptive threats. These newly emerging threat …
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Geopolitical Significance of the Washington Peace Declaration for the South Caucasus
This paper studies the Washington Peace Declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan and its potential impact on security and economic integration in the South Caucasus region. …
Black Sea Policy Briefs
The Black Sea in 2026: Strategic Manoeuvres and Economic Opportunity
A forward-looking analysis of how rising geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is reshaping regional security, trade routes, and Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine and …
Canada’s Role in the Black Sea: Mine Countermeasures and Beyond
Canada’s role in the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Task Force supports regional security by helping clear naval mines and ordnance threatening vital shipping routes. Working …
Foreign Fighters and Regional Security in the Black Sea Region: Policy Imperatives Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Foreign Terrorist Fighters pose rising risks in the Black Sea amid the Russia-Ukraine war. A new memo urges regional cooperation, with Canadian support to boost …
The Strategic Importance of the Caspian and Black Sea Regions for Europe’s Energy Security
This memo considers the competing geopolitical rivalries of Black and Caspian Sea energy security.
NATO’s Role in the Black Sea Region – Strategic Interests and Challenges
This policy memo assesses the current security landscape of the Black Sea and presents the important strategic value of this region to Russia.
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Canadian-Estonian clean energy partnership signals deepening ties with the Baltics
Canada is demonstrating its utility as an emergent key partner to the Baltics. With the recent partnership between Estonia and Canada regarding developing clean and …
The Black Sea in 2026: Strategic Manoeuvres and Economic Opportunity
A forward-looking analysis of how rising geopolitical competition in the Black Sea is reshaping regional security, trade routes, and Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine and …
Impact of Digital Technologies upon Strategic Stability: Relevance to Canada
Unlike the relatively static assumptions of mutual vulnerability of Cold War–era stability models, the digital era introduces fluid and adaptive threats. These newly emerging threat …