Japan and Canada Must Lead a New Coalition of Middle Powers0

• Analysis, Events, External
• October 26, 2026

The international order is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The United States is increasingly reluctant to bear the costs of global leadership, while China has little interest in assuming the responsibilities traditionally associated with hegemony. Rather than witnessing a straightforward transition …

Ensuring the Role of Humans in Military Applications of AI0

• Analysis, Events, External
• October 16, 2026

Can military applications of AI be controlled? I would say yes, there is a possibility of restricting and limiting how AI technologies are developed and used in the military domain. However, the focus of those efforts should not be on …

The Deterrence Within Common Security0

• Analysis, Events, External
• October 13, 2026

The Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security Issues (ICDSI) in 1982 offered this to frame the idea of common security:

States can no longer seek security at each other’s expense; it can be attained only through cooperative undertakings. Security in …

India–Canada relations: Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, and the Indo-Pacific0

• Analysis, Events, External
• September 21, 2026

When historians look back on the 2020s, they may conclude that the Strait of Hormuz crisis was not merely an energy shock. Rather, it was a strategic inflexion point that accelerated the reorganization of global trade, energy flows, and international …