NATO
Analysis | 27-Feb-2026
When conflict looms, does international law fall silent or has it been shaping state behaviour all along? This essay explores how obligations, consent, custom, and evolving accountability mechanisms …
Analysis | 13-Jan-2026
When do alliance defence obligations actually begin? LJ Howard's analysis explores why waiting for an “armed attack” may undermine deterrence — and why “threat or use of force” offers a …
Analysis | 15-Dec-2025
In this structural analysis, Richard Martin examines how a newly unbound United States and an increasingly unmade Europe collide at the hinge-point of Ukraine—reshaping the future of transatlantic …
Analysis | 07-Dec-2025
Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty is reshaping far more than regional borders. In this sweeping analysis, Richard Martin examines how Ukraine’s political, economic, and civilizational alignment with …
Analysis | 17-Jun-2025
Canada may be entering a new era of strategic coherence. Richard Martin explores how Prime Minister Carney's leadership is redefining sovereignty, defence, and state capacity through the lens of the …
Analysis | 10-Jun-2025
Canada’s latest defence spending plan finally hits NATO’s 2%—but the real story isn’t the number. It’s the strategic shift behind it. Is this a turning point for Canadian sovereignty and …
Research | 04-Mar-2022
Many of our Arctic allies have realized the significant threat to the security of the Arctic and have responded with new capabilities, equipment purchases, training regimes and dedicated Arctic units …