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Maria Ressa gestures with both hands from the behind the podium of the general assembly with the UN logo on it.

Countering the threat of AI manipulation by authoritarian states

All five stand in a row looking around, some smiling, some not.

Who governs the digital sphere? How U.S. proxy lobbying erodes Canada’s digital sovereignty

A fish-eye wide angle lens view of a corridor between servers.

The right way for Canada to secure cloud sovereignty

The man is driving a snowmobile across a flat expanse of white, just him, snow, ice and a white sky.

Ottawa must heed Northern voices on Arctic strategy

De la fumée s’élève du toit du bâtiment du Cabinet des ministres à Kyiv, en Ukraine. Au premier plan, un monument en forme de rose des vents et plusieurs drapeaux ukrainiens et européens sont visibles.

The West must regain the diplomatic initiative in Ukraine

Two men wave a huge Iranian flag in a paved area in front of the building.

Diplomacy without pressure won’t end Iran’s nuclear program

Three Danish ships sailing in formation.

Why Canada needs Arctic threat modelling now

A crew of a half dozen people dressed in red winter gear use a small portable tripod winch system. A red ship is parked in the ice behind them. The sky and surface are a monochromatic white-grey colour where the horizon is barely visible.

Canada’s next Arctic move: Look west

Canada needs an enhanced strategic approach in the High North

A-frame wooden homes sit side by side on a road. They are surrounded by mature trees but the paint on each is peeling.

Effective rural policy is critical to Canada’s security, stability and sovereignty

The eight ministers are bundled up against the cold with a sign for their meeting in front of them and a bright blue sky behind them.

It’s time for Canada to have a foreign policy

Un drapeau du Canada flotte au-dessus du Parlement. Des nuages gris assombrissent le ciel.

Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future

A wide shot of Marco Rubio sitting alone at a long table. With onlookers behind him.

How Trump is reshaping global criminal justice co-operation

A mobile phone with the Facebook and X app icons.

U.S. social media platforms are a national security threat

A worker clad in a white jumpsuit and hardhat sprays their gloved hand. The burnt-out remains of several vehicles and a neighbourhood are in the background. A line of barbeque propane tanks are maked with white Xs.

The L.A. wildfires are a warning to Canada

Was the public inquiry into foreign interference worth the trouble?

Classifying risk to prepare for disruptive threats

Two men in white medical coats, shirts and pants pass something not seen between them as they stand in a park next to the hospital, a two-storey building whose windows have been blown out. One man has blood spatters on his coat; the other has a large blood stain that takes up most of the back of his shirt. All around them, a crowd of people are in motion, lifting, passing, looking down. Debris covered most of the ground. Several tall trees are missing most of their trunks and branches.

The dangerous rise of “might makes right”

The billboard sits on a post on a sidewalk of a street with tall buildings on one side, lower buildings on the other, with leafless-trees lining both sides. It’s evening, with one person on the sidewalk. The billboard pictures a young man in a dark blue military uniform with gold epaulets and about nine medals pinned to his chest.

Russia’s propaganda machine is running roughshod in Canada

Ukrainian and Canadian flags are in the foreground as the ministers walk in line chatting.

Montreal summit a positive step on road to peace in Ukraine

Canada’s battlegroup in Latvia is too vulnerable to deter a Russian invasion

A badly burned moped.

Device attacks in Lebanon could be harbinger of new era of Trojan horse threats

Un navire-citerne rouge passe à côté du pont partiellement construit.

There is no easy path ahead for U.S. trading partners

Chong stands at a podium in front of a nearly a dozen reporters. On the walls are large framed portraits of men. The walls are panelled in wood, the windows are tall and arched at the top.

Bill C-70 could further erode minority rights

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