By Sergiy Sydorenko, Cornell University On July 3, 2022, Russian forces captured Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last holdout in the Luhansk oblast. This is to say that all the territory claimed by the Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) is now occupied by the Kremlin’s forces. As of writing this piece, there has been…

By Odin Bartsch & Blair Maddock-Ferrie, Royal Military College Djibouti is a small African state that, by virtue of its critical geographical position, has become a nation of military bases in which no great power can exert hegemonic control. The investment and protection that comes from the great power rivalry…

By Pia Brinkschulte, Uppsala University Nuclear weapons are, quite literally, the ultimate ‘be all and end all’ weapon. Many weapons of mass destruction, and even conventional weapons, are incredibly destructive both in the short-term and long-term, but nukes remain in a class of their own. Since the end of the…

By Jack Burnham, Queen’s University The greatest threat to the West will not be the deployment of novel weapons on the battlefield but rather a prescient warning coming to fruition during an era of renewed strategic competition between great powers. Instead of overcoming the West’s military superiority directly, its adversaries…

By James Fleming, Queen’s University Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) are at the forefront of cutting-edge military technology and the full realization of the power that these systems possess has not yet been reached. The question remains; will we ever realize the full military potential of these systems? While investigating…

By: Blair Maddock-Ferrie, Royal Military College Internet disinformation is designed to be palpable and easily spread by those who consume it. This is part of what makes it difficult to counter, as official refutations can take time, resources, and may not be well-accepted in the wake of an attack. While…

By Mark Southern, Royal Military College Environmental degradation, ongoing pandemics, internal race-relations — these topics have been concerned as ongoing issues, yet have evolved into lasting conversation pieces. As a result, they should and do concern us as Canadians, and must constantly have a place in our minds where we…

By Morgan Fox, Queen’s University Human security is loosely defined as a framework for understanding and protecting people’s rights, beyond their right to freedom from violence and death. It can range from economic security to environmental security, but in the extractive industries, it is usually understood in the context of…

By Simon Waring, Royal Military College After a meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping on the opening day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, both countries presented a joint statement announcing they had agreed on a “no limits” partnership. This statement announced their agreement on a variety…