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Ensuring the Role of Humans in Military Applications of AI0
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 …
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The Deterrence Within Common Security0
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 …
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India–Canada relations: Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, and the Indo-Pacific0
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 …
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Canada Leads in the Deployment of Women Police Officers to International Peace Operations0
On March 30, 2026, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies hosted a screening of A War Movie (Casques bleuEs), a cinéma vérité documentary that follows Canadian women …
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Trump, Africa, Critical Minerals and the Global Order0
The Davos speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney was a watershed moment in the history of Canada. It was the public affirmation that the global order constructed over the post-war period, which facilitated US hegemony and benefited Canada, was being …
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Africa Forward Summit: Moving from Aid to Partnership or Moving “Forward” with Old Dependencies?0
The Africa Forward Summit claims to mark a new era of partnership. But is anything really changing, or is “partnership” simply the new label for old dependencies? For decades, Africa’s development story has been framed around aid. That narrative evolved …
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Splash, Ripple, Repeat – Reflections From the Director of Broken Courage0
I first encountered the idea that, “Stories are meant to heal,” through the work of the late Richard Wagamese. It’s teased out in his marvelous book Medicine Walk and so many other places. Over the years it has slowly become …
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When AI Becomes a Weapon: What African Governments Must Do to Protect Women Online0
Across sub-Saharan Africa, artificial intelligence tools are being used to silence, shame, and threaten women in public life. Governments in the region have laws on the books, but almost none of them were built for this moment. The question is …
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Settler Colonial Worldmaking0
Looking out at our world made up of sovereign states, its organization can feel quite natural. After all, historical development has driven us to the point where sovereignty contained within modern states comes as something of a given. Settler-colonial states, …
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A Decade of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: Why Disengagement and Reintegration Cannot Be Ignored0
In 2025, the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda marked its tenth anniversary. Over that decade, the agenda has undeniably gained visibility. Since the adoption of Security Council resolution 2250 in 2015, youth participation in peace and security discussions has …
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A Canadian’s Past, Present and Future with China0
Past: The Promise of Reform
Almost fifty years ago, I arrived in Shanghai as a member of the Fudan University class of ’77. I was the first foreign student admitted to the Philosophy Department’s History of Ancient Chinese Thought Program …
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Canada’s Role in Creating an Arctic Arc of Stability0
Increased Canadian partnership and participation with the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) nations and with the Baltic States provides a significant opportunity for Canada. While not directly connected to increased influence at or within NATO, if done correctly, increased partnership with …
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