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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

A red and white fighter jet takes off with two passengers aboard.

Before Canada spends billions more on defence, let’s control the killer robots

A two-engine jet aircraft in production.

Lessons from the American 1950s defence boom for Canada’s prosperity today

Mark Carney walking beneauth the barrel of a launch tube with soldiers in the background.

The secret to a successful defence industrial strategy is procurement reform

Carney stands at a podium on the tarmac. Behind him is several hundred soldiers in olive-green uniforms, and behind them are two white jets. A row of media and cameras on tripods is facing Carney.

Greening the military: Why defence spending must align with climate action

A series of computers are lined up in command-centre style with a map of the world in front of the room. The image is partially obscured by a screen, providing an element of intrigue.

Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime

Three men in a small boat with the houses of a modern subdivision in the background. The water is about halfway up a stop sign and the garage doors.

Drowning in risk, Ottawa must fund a national flood insurance program

Mark Carney in the distance speaking to a crowd of people in a room decorated with Indigenous symbols such as paintings and totem poles.

Carney’s “nation-building” is nothing but a blast from the past

Transport trucks approach the Canada/USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Stress testing Canadian governance

With Hannaford’s unexpected pick, “the qualifications for clerk are changing”

Perspectives on the Ottawa convoy protest and the Rouleau commission report

Emergency law needs to change for the climate crisis era

It’s time to get tougher on travel-related terrorism

A close-up of two paper versions of the Globe and Mail.

Information leaks can be critical to preserving democracy

Storm clouds gather over a yellow canola field.

Countering China’s economic coercion by building on a European initiative

The war in Afghanistan was a war of communication

We must increase confidence in Canada’s security and intelligence enterprise

Should Canada change the channel on Fox News?

Managing asylum claims in a federal system with lessons from Germany

Hundreds of young men march in rows, dressed head-to-toe in dark green with white spats over their black boots and a red, white and blue sash draped across their chests. Wearing white gloves, each man is holding a long weapon at shoulder level.

The terrorism of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Six security and intelligence areas the Rouleau report needs to address

The ripple effects of invoking draconian laws must not be ignored

The consequences of falling behind our allies on combatting terrorist financing

Two light-grey ships are tied up alongside a dock, each festooned with colourful nautical flags strewn from their bows to the top of their bridges. In front of them, a dais has been set up to face the crowd, which consists of four rows of seated navy personnel, all dressed in black uniforms with their flat-topped, white hats.

Tin pot navy 2.0

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