We live in difficult times for policymakers and governments. The term “polycrisis”, coined by Edgar Morin and Anne Brigitte Kern in their 1999 book, Homeland Earth and revived for our recent era of perpetual disruption by then-European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2018, has now been fully mainstreamed by historians and analysts, including Adam Tooze. Economics, politics, geopolitics and the...
The U.S. Treasury Department has published the fine print on a new set of restrictions on outbound investment in China’s...
If a NATO-Russia confrontation is coming, it could very well start in the European Arctic. Canada, as an Arctic neighbour...
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represent around 72 per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, and the proportion is growing. Without...
The recent deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, reported by South Korean intelligence on October 18, is raising tensions...
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused a series of economic and geopolitical shocks that have jolted the...
Western militaries have been actively developing the emerging concept of pan-domain operations (also sometimes referred to as multi-domain operations). This...
One of the challenges for large bureaucracies is identifying second and third order effects of risk mitigation postures across the...
Climate change has opened up the waters of the Canadian Arctic, increasing the region’s strategic importance and presenting new security...
On October 22, 2024, the Bank of Canada reduced its policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per...
Taiwan’s heavy reliance on imported energy is a glaring national security risk, especially as tensions with China continue to rise...
As the countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) undergo rapid digitalization, they are becoming increasingly susceptible to...
The second Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain (REAIM) Summit was convened in Seoul on September 9-10, 2024, and...
This year’s Atlantic Canada Momentum Index offers evidence of a region at a critical juncture. The strong momentum outlined in...
Industrial policy is a loaded term. To some, it signals a return to the heavy-handed state intervention of past decades...
The selection of Ishiba Shigeru, who won his party’s leadership race to become Japan’s new prime minister on October 1...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to the U.S. in late September to attend the Quad Leaders’ Summit —...
Sri Lanka's presidential election on September 21-22 marked a significant shift away from the country’s entrenched political dynasties, with the...
Great uncertainty pervades decisions about emerging defence technologies. Operating at the frontiers of science and technology, advanced states can never...
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of Canada’s state capacity. It showcased the federal government’s ability to...
A school of thought has arisen that Canada has never been more alone in the world. We respectfully disagree. The...
In recent years there has been a surge in violent crime across Canada as a whole. However, not much is...
In June of 2024 the Standing Committee on National Defence completed its examination of defence procurement and issued findings and...
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, its final affliction remains collective amnesia. This report emphasizes lessons learned through Canada’s response to...
In 2018, the newly elected Ontario government passed one of its first pieces of legislation – to repeal the Green...
Members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) security partnership, Canada, the United States (U.S.), the United Kingdom (U.K.), Australia, and New...
When the Trudeau government announced its decision to implement tariffs of 100% on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, it aligned...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on August 23 underscores New Delhi's commitment...
In the coming year, Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) – a consortium of nuclear energy and waste producers –...
It’s almost certain the federal government will soon announce supplementary tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles (EVs). There is...
On August 16, the Thai parliament approved Paetongtarn Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party as the country’s new prime minister...
There is a concerning trend emerging in Canada – a kind of “new censorship.” We see it in the creeping...
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) had the pleasure of hosting Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first budget during his third term in office was presented to the country’s parliament by...
Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, who ruled for over 20 years with an iron fist, resigned from office on...
For several weeks in July, Bangladesh was wracked by its most serious episode of civil unrest in decades. What began...
China's third plenum, a once-every-five-years meeting of Chinese Communist Party leaders, is often an opportunity to signal major economic reforms...
