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Do Middle Powers Need a Room of Their Own?
Building the institutional architecture for effective middle-power collective action. By Kernaghan Webb.
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Months On, Carney’s Variable Geometry Remains Welcome but Insufficient
Ad hoc coalitions will not prevent disorder without addressing deeper disagreements over who writes the rules. By Zachary Paikin.
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When Algorithms Accelerate War, What Happens to Human Judgment?
As artificial intelligence compresses targeting cycles, human judgment risks becoming procedural rather than reflective, with civilians bearing the…
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The Resilience Case for Canadian Transport Electrification
In an era of energy shocks, decentralization might prove to be a real advantage. By Andrew Heffernan.
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Will China Keep Its AI Models Open Source? WAICO and Kimi K3 Suggest Yes — for Now
China’s embrace of open AI is real, but it rests on conditions that may not last. By Alex He.
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Workforce Intelligence Is Canada's Missing Discipline
Canada lacks mechanisms to transform workforce information into strategic intelligence. By Abbas Qaidari.
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The AI Race Will Be Won on Price, Not Intelligence
History suggests the lead goes to whoever reaches the frontier cheaply, not whoever reaches it first. By Nestor Maslej.
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AI Belongs on the Defence Side of the Cyber Ledger
Canada’s cyber defenders must harness AI to keep pace with agentic, machine-speed threats. By Shelly Bruce.
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Canada Is Spending Billions of Dollars on New Submarines — So What Are They Actually For?
Canada has chosen its submarines. Now it must decide what they're for. By Wesley Wark.
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Can Canada Help the World Cup Score Its True Goal of Global Unity?
The World Cup's significance lies precisely in its ability to create encounters that politics alone often cannot. By Andrew Heffernan.
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Canadians' Privacy Rights Won't Mean Much if Access Rights Count for Nothing
The review would route 75,000 annual requests for personal information through an access system already drowning in complaints and delays. By Matt…
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Canada’s Space Posture Has a Gap. Sovereign Launch Can Close It
With Maritime Launch’s Canso test and a new TKMS–Isar Aerospace investment, the pieces of a sovereign launch capability are falling into place. By S…
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