National Indigenous Defence Conference (NIDC) 2026
*This overview was published for the NIDC 2026, being held in Ottawa on 27 February 2026 Overview The National Indigenous Defence Conference will advance reconciliation efforts, strengthen partnerships, build capacity,…
Ajax will force the UK to submit into continuing the programme
16 December 2025 For those classicists, Ajax was notable for his abundant strength and courage, especially in his duels with Hector at the Battle of Troy. He was known as…
Report – From the Depths: Getting the Victoria-class Submarine Replacement Right
28 October 2025 For multiple governments, the Victoria-class submarine fleet has been a procurement curse. The subs have been on land more than at sea, undergoing extensive refits and numerous…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly for Pakistan: The Taliban Attacks
The situation is tense at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after the Taliban launched an attack along seven points of Pakistan’s border on 11 October. Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on…
Canada’s Blue River Project could solve the West’s Tantalum vulnerability
From compact electronics like the phone in your pocket to the systems powering national defence, a little-known metal called tantalum is an irreplaceable component of modern life. This rare, blue-gray…
Nepal Protests: First-Hand Account
10 September 2025 “It’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake.”, The wisdom of Tallyrand comes to mind as I walk down the foothills of the Himalayas and watch the…
Balkan instability continues to centre on Serbians and Western neglect.
21 August 2025 It is no secret that I think the road to European security runs through the Balkans. The greatest issue facing European security lies here, and central to…
Trump’s India-Pakistan realignment will have international ramifications
13 August 2025 Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir spoke at a black-tie dinner hosted by a Pakistani-origin businessman in Florida on Saturday. There were close to 100 people at the…
Rock to Chips: Ensuring continued Canadian Prosperity
Two reports released this year – AI 2027 and Future Lives: Social Mobility in Question – deserve far more attention than they’ve received. Alongside Could Canada Be a Failed State?…