NATO’s maritime power depends on critical enablers like replenishment-at-sea. While the US has long led in providing underway-replenishment for the Alliance, European countries and Canada are altering this dynamic by investing in their replenishment fleets to enhance their

The UK and France have strengthened defence ties with the Lancaster House 2.0 and Northwood declarations - deepening nuclear and conventional cooperation. Realising their full potential will require aligned plans, investments, and work with key allies. Read Nick Childs’ full

What is the future of US-China Relations? Always relevant debate between Matt Duss and Henry Huiyao WANG 王辉耀. Discussion of two very different world views. If you are one of the states that is not the U.S. or China, which is more destabilizing? youtu.be/n-ra-AW7fR4?si… via YouTube

Excellent new report out by Alex Dalziel on foreign influence and disinformation in the Arctic from the University of Ottawa's Information Integrity Lab! infolab.uottawa.ca/common/Uploade…

Behind the spotlight on U.S.-Chinese competition, states in the Indo-Pacific are quietly redrawing the rules on their own terms. ow.ly/kgwy30sOuh4

Within weeks of securing funding to build around a half dozen new #icebreakers several U.S. shipyards and builders in #Canada and #Finland have thrown their hats in the ring to construct the new vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard Bollinger Shipyards Aker Arctic Seaspan highnorthnews.com/en/finnish-and…

Russian #military #strategy in the War in Ukraine. If you want to understand it, this is the article to read. Written by a superb military thinker, Colonel (ret) Dr. Jon Klug of the US Army War College (U.S. Army War College). In this piece, deep insight is offered into understanding Russian

As Europe navigates its defence priorities at home and elsewhere, defence innovation, burden-sharing and issue-based cooperation could provide a road towards greater cooperation with the Indo-Pacific. Read Darshana M. Baruah & Veerle Nouwens 温丽玉’ full analysis here.

How are drones changing what it means to wage war & serve on the front lines? With both Russian & Ukrainian drone strikes making headlines this weekend, I joined NPR's Weekend Edition to discuss current challenges and the future of drone warfare npr.org/2025/08/03/nx-… BISA - British International Studies Association

#Pechakucha National Defence | Soma Bidarpour's presentation “Body Politics Unveiled” dives into evaluating the Islamic State and the manifestation of a state’s identity on women’s body politics. Bidarpour uses the cases in Iran to explore gendered policies and gender insecurity.

The CAF's new compensation package: everyone needs money, but will this fix the personnel shortage? A quick, late Sunday night breakdown on DND/CAF101 open.substack.com/pub/dndcaf101/…

⚜️ Le 12 août, j'achète un livre québécois⚜️ Quelques suggestions... 📘L'Amérique d'abord, le Canada ensuite dandurand.uqam.ca/publication/la… 📘L'aigle en péril?dandurand.uqam.ca/publication/la… 📘L'érosion du droit à l'avortement aux États-Unis dandurand.uqam.ca/publication/le… Bonne lecture! 😀

The Arctic economy is growing faster than many major economies. See what the numbers reveal in my new piece for Arctic Today #Arctic #economy arctictoday.com/arctic-economy…

#Bibliography National Defence | The annotated bibliography “​​Feminist Resistance to State Violence” reviews key works on Feminist resistance, ranging from topics on Decolonization to Anti-Authoritarianism. Click to read: rnwps.ca/resources/bibl…

"The fact that both presidents have put the Arctic high on their agendas would make Alaska a natural point to discuss the region," says Andreas Østhagen in a discussion with Newsweek newsweek.com/ukraine-talks-…

Since security guarantees are back in discussion, for those interested in the requirements, tasks, and what a European deterrence force might look like - check out this piece from back in March with Jack Watling warontherocks.com/2025/03/willpo…

#SecurityBooks | CIDP Fellow and Queen's University Professor Allan English's book, "From Failure to Failure", examines how the Canadian Armed Forces handled the crisis of sexual misconduct from 2000-2022, exposing fundamental culture, assumptions, and the hidden complexity of the issue.

#WPSEvents National Defence | On Sept 11th, the RN-WPS and the CIPS GPD-RN will present “Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: Challenges and Policy Solutions”. The presentation of the report aims to explain how to advance women’s representation in diplomacy.