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Conference of Defence Associations Institute — 131 episodes
Canada is About to Choose its Next Submarine
Why Canada Bought HIMARS
Canada's Drone Capability Gap
What a Mixed Fighter Fleet Would Mean for Canada
Why Canada is Buying a Swedish Surveillance Aircraft Over U.S. Bids
The Suspension of the Canada-U.S. Defence Board: What it Means for Trust and Defence Cooperation
Will Expanded Defence Investment Agency Powers Streamline Procurement?
What Does Canada Gain by Hosting NATO-Backed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank?
One Year In: Has Carney Strengthened Canada’s Defence?
How Are Emerging Threats Reshaping Arctic Security and Continental Defence?
Nordic Approaches to Total Defence
Total Defence in the Baltics
Canada Hits 2% Defence Spending: Substance or Symbolism?
On the Sidelines of the 2026 Ottawa Conference with Dr. David Borys
Carney Announces $35B Plan for Arctic Defence
India and Canada Reset Ties with Increased Defence Cooperation
What is the endgame in Iran?
Operationalizing the Defence Industrial Strategy: Can Canada Deliver?
Unpacking Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy
Wargaming in the Arctic
How is Canada Rebuilding Its Armed Forces?
Montreal Climate Security Summit Series, Part 3: Ukraine, Energy, and Readiness in Modern Warfare
Can Carney's Canada Contend with a "Ruptured" Global Order?
Montreal Climate Security Summit (MCSS) Series, Part 2: Climate Disinformation as a Strategic Risk
What do Trump's Greenland Ambitions mean for Canada and NATO?
The Evolving Role of the National Security and Intelligence Advisor
Venezuela, Greenland and the 'Donroe Doctrine'
2025 Year in Review: Is Canada Prepared for the Threats & Challenges Ahead?
What Trump's National Security Strategy Means for Canada
Montreal Climate Security Summit Series, Pt. 1: Civil-Military Cooperation
'If We don't Enhance Our Defence and Security, We Give up Our Sovereignty'
Is it Time to Update Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy?
Canada Strong? Unpacking the Significance of Budget 2025
Canada Narrows Choice for New Submarines
Carney Launches New Defence Investment Agency
Is Bureaucracy Hindering Military Preparedness? Modernizing Canadian Artillery
NATO Article 4 Talks | Canada & Poland Strengthen Defence Relationship
Will the Coast Guard's shift to DND & the Ice Pact Strengthen Canadian Security & Industry?
What challenges and opportunities will the River-Class Destroyer pose for Canada's naval strategy?
What Has Canada Learned from Op UNIFIER?
Can Canada Realistically Diversify Its Defence Partnerships Beyond the U.S.?
Can Canada Afford to Stay Silent on Ballistic Missile Defence?
Can Russia be Contained in a Multi-Polar World?
How the RCN is Preparing for 21st Century Threats: A Conversation with VAdm Angus Topshee
True North Strong? A Citizen's Guide to National Defence
Will Canada Hit NATO's 5% Defence Spending Target?
2% is Just the Start: How will Canada Deliver on Carney's Defence Pledge?
Unpacking Carney's Defence Announcement
How Ukraine pulled off 'Operation Spiderweb'
Is Europe Planning for Yesterday's War? Lessons from NATO's Frontline
Ghost Fleets: What does Maritime Autonomous Systems Integration offer the RCN?
"Nice but not there": Canada's Reputational Challenges in the Indo-Pacific
Trump’s Golden Dome | Ukraine Strikes Deep into Russia | Gaza War Ground Offensive Expansion
The Golden Dome
The Future of the Five Eyes (FVEY) and Canada's Role in it
Sir Lawrence Freedman | Lessons from Ukraine for the Future of Warfare
Canada Ignores the South China Sea At Its Peril
What Does Securing the Arctic Look Like?
What’s Stopping Canadians from Joining the Military?
Is Canada Ready to Compete for Influence in Africa?
How Can Canada-Lithuania Defence Cooperation Strengthen NATO's North?
2025 Election: Comparing Conservative and Liberal Defence Platforms
Canada Isn’t Ready—But Must Be, Fast
Frontline Latvia: Building Resilience and Readiness on NATO’s Russian Border
Unpacking the Liberals’ Latest Defence Announcement
Depoliticizing Defence and Rebuilding the CAF
Canada in Dangerous Times: Strategic Outlook 2025
Can Canada Afford to Rethink the F-35 Acquisition?
National Security in the Age of AI and Robotics
NATO’s New Fault Lines: Where Does Canada Stand?
Can Canada Reduce its Dependence on the U.S?
Is This the End of NATO as We Know It?
Solving the RCAF’s Personnel Crisis
Bilateral Defence Cooperation in the Arctic
Art of the Tariff: What Trump Wants from Canada and Implications of a Global Trade War
We Don’t Declare Sovereignty, We Build It: Investing in Canada’s Arctic Defence
The Hogue Report: Strengthening Canada’s Response to Foreign Interference
Has Canada Fallen Behind in a Decade of Global Security Shifts?
Navigating a New U.S. Foreign Policy: Trump, Tariffs, USMCA, and CANUS Relations
Defence and Foreign Policy in the Trudeau Era
Threats and Vulnerabilities in Canada’s Arctic
Is Border Security the Solution to Trump's Tariffs?
25 Years of WPS: Progress, Challenges, and the Path Forward with Ambassador Jacqueline O'Neill
Defending Canada: Strengthening National Security in an Era of Global Uncertainty
1000 Days of War in Ukraine
Fixing Recruitment and Retention in the CAF: Leadership & Risk Tolerance
What the ICE Pact Means for Canadian Industry and Arctic Security
Canada’s Next Submarine Fleet, Part 3: Procurement, AUKUS, UUVs, & Nuclear vs. Conventional
How Has Gendered Disinformation Impacted Women in Politics?
Conflict-related Sexual Violence in the Ukraine War
Arctic Critical Minerals: Canada’s Strategic Interests
Regional and International Implications of War in Myanmar
Ukraine's Gamble in Kursk: What Comes Next?
Canada’s Next Submarine Fleet (Part 2)
Canada’s Next Submarine Fleet (Part 1)
Leveraging AI for the Canadian Armed Forces
Will Iran's Next Move Heighten Middle East Tensions?
How Will Canada's Defence Spending Impact the 2026 CUSMA Review?
Securing the North: NORAD, China, and the Future of Arctic Policy
China and the PLA's Military Modernization: Implications for Taiwan
Is Canada’s Navy Prepared For the New Global Security Environment?
Is Canada Prepared for Incoming Cyber Threats?
The Geopolitical Update: Trump Assassination Attempt, South China Sea Tension, President Xi Rumours
2024 NATO Summit Recap
NATO and Canada: The Cost of Defence Spending Deficits
Where Does Canada Stand? Behind Closed Doors at the NATO Summit
Trump-Proofing NATO: Perspectives from Europe
The Geopolitical Update: NATO Summit, Democrats Seek Biden Replacement, Cuba-China Threat
NATO at 75: Can the Alliance Adapt to Global Security Shifts?
Is History Rhyming? Putin, Ukraine, Transatlantic Security, & the NATO Summit
The Geopolitical Update: South China Sea Tension, Ukraine Stalemate, Hezbollah, North Korea Missiles
Key Issues for Canada at the Washington Summit
Is China Prepared to Invade Taiwan?
Is Canada a Credible Partner in the Indo-Pacific? Stephen Nagy
What's Next After NSICOP's Revelations on Foreign Interference?
The Geopolitical Update: Nuclear Proliferation, Russia-North Korea Defence Pact, NATO Summit
The Geopolitical Update: Russian Warships in Cuba, G7 Summit, China-Taiwan Military Drills
India's Surprise Election Result a Loss for Modi but a Win for Democracy? Rohinton Medhora
Unpacking NSICOP's Special Report: Foreign Interference in Canada
The Geopolitical Update, June 7, 2024: Indian Election Results, NATO-Russia, Middle East Tensions
What does President Raisi's Death mean for Stability in Iran and the Middle East?
The Geopolitical Update, May 31, 2024
Will Canada Address US Military Spending Concerns Ahead of NATO Summit?
The Geopolitical Update, May 24, 2024
Does BRICS Challenge the International Order?
Canada’s strategic deficit cannot be neglected
A resurgence for Putin in 2024?
Strengthening Deterrence & Defence in the Taiwan Strait
How would Trump 2.0 impact Canada (and the United States)?
What do assassination plots reveal about India's geopolitical rise?
Does the Global Security Reporting Program (GSRP) require more scrutiny?