Policy Briefs
Short briefings that provide information, succinct analysis, and policy suggestions on specific topics for policy-making and expert audiences.
- Comparing the Cold War Nuclear Crisis and the Climate Crisis: National Self-Interests as Barriers to International Cooperation, by Connor Attridge, January 2024
- Arctic Defence in 2023: A Review, by Thomas Hughes, January 2024
- Training and Exercises – NANOOK and Beyond, by Thomas Hughes, August 2023
- The Netherlands in the Arctic, by Katherine E. Todd, July 2023
- South Korea in the Arctic, by Nicole Covey, June 2023
- Iceland in the Arctic, by Ryan Dean, June 2023
- The UK in the Arctic, by Ryan Dean, June 2023
- Defence in the European Arctic, by Thomas Hughes, December 2022
- La défense dans l’Arctique européen, par Thomas Hughes, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- ‘Cooperation in the Age of Competition’: The Arctic and North American Defence in 2022, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean, December 2022
- La défense dans l’Arctique nord-américain, par P. Whitney Lackenbauer et Ryan Dean, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- Les ressources naturelles, par Frédéric Lasserre et Pauline Pic, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- La navigation, par Frédéric Lasserre, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- La sécurité humaine, par Magali Vullierme, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- La diplomatie, par Émilie Canova et Camille Escudé Joffres, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2022, décembre 2022
- China-Russian Cooperation, American Hegemony, and Great Power Competition in the Arctic: Positioning Canada as an Arctic Power in an Uncertain Age, by Adam P. MacDonald, December 2021
- Les ressources naturelles, par Frédéric Lasserre et Pauline Pic, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- La connectivité, par Michael Delaunay, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- La navigation, par Frédéric Lasserre, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- La sécurité humaine, par Magali Vullierme, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- La diplomatie, par Camille Escudé Joffres, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- The European Arctic: Developments in 2021, by Thomas Hughes, December 2021
- La défense dans l’Arctique européen, par Thomas Hughes, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- The Arctic and North American Defence: Reflections on 2021, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Troy Bouffard, December 2021
- La défense dans l’Arctique nord-américain, par P. Whitney Lackenbauer et Troy Bouffard, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2021, décembre 2021
- Creating a Non-Military Disaster Workforce Must be Part of Canada’s Climate Change Response, by Peter Kikkert, December 2021
- Sputnik‘s Coverage of Trump’s Declaration Over the Purchase of Greenland, by Gabrielle LaFortune and Mathieu Landriault, October 2021
- The (Potential) Sino-Russian Maritime Partnership: Impacts on the Arctic Region, by Sergy Sukhankin, October 2021
- The Permanent Joint Board on Defence: Foundational or “Limbo” to a Renewed Purpose?, by Nicholas Glesby, August 2021
- Russia’s ‘Green’ Agenda in the Arctic Council: Words, Deeds, and Implications for the West, by Sergey Sukhankin, July 2021
- China as Arctic Council Observer: Compliance and Compatibility, by Andrew Chater, May 2021
- Diversity Statistics, Self-Identification Data, and the Canadian Rangers: Underestimating Indigenous Peoples’ Participation Rates in the Canadian Army, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, April 2021
- Threats Through, To, and In the Arctic: A Framework for Analysis, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, March 2021
- Arctic Security and Sovereignty through a Media Lens: A Study by Mathieu Landriault, by Praneel K. Gayan, A Brief from Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, March 2021
- The Case for Traditional Security, by Nicole Covey, A Brief from Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, March 2021
- An Undeserved Reputation: Revising Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty and Security under the Harper Government, by Ryan Dean, A Brief from Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, March 2021
- “Understanding the Recent History of Energy Security in the Arctic”, by Jackson Bellamy, A Brief from Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, March 2021
- Sovereign Futures in an Insecure Arctic, by Carly MacArthur, A Brief from Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, March 2021
- Enhancing the Canadian Ranger Role in Disaster/Emergency Management (DEM), by Peter Kikkert and P. Whitney Lackenbauer, February 2021
- Terrorism and the Terrorized: How the ‘Terrorism’ Label is Informed and Applied to a Violent Attack in Canada, by Shannon Nash, January 2021
- Les ressources naturelles, par Frédéric Lasserre et Pauline Pic, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- La connectivité, par Michael Delaunay, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- La navigation, par Frédéric Lasserre, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- La sécurite humaine, par Magali Vullierme, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- La diplomatie, par Mathieu Landriault, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- La défense nord-américaine, par P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Troy Bouffard et Nancy Teeple, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- The Arctic and North American Defence, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Troy Bouffard, and Nancy Teeple, December 2020
- Les opérations et acquisitions militaires, par Adam MacDonald et Thomas Hughes, Revue annuelle – L’année arctique 2020, décembre 2020
- Arctic Military Development in 2020: Three Key Trends, by Thomas Hughes and Adam P. MacDonald, December 2020
- The Pivot from Terrorism in an Era of Renewed Great Power Competition, by Shannon Nash, September 2020
- Improving the Canadian Armed Forces’ Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous People: Best Practices from the New Zealand Defence Force, by Jayde Lavoie and Jill Barclay, September 2020
- A GBA+ Analysis of the Arctic and Northern Policy Framework – Safety, Security, and Defence Chapter, by Nathalie Poirier, August 2020
- Canada and Missile Defence: A New Strategic Context Requires Revisiting Participation, by Nancy Teeple, August 2020
- The Canadian Rangers and COVID-19, by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Peter Kikkert, June 2020
- Questions soulevées par les impacts de la crise de la COVID-19 sur les Rangers et sur les communautés du Nunavik, by Magali Vullierme, June 2020
- Democracy, Donald Trump, and the Canada-US Security Environment, by Wilfrid Greaves, May 2020
- Literature Review on Russia’s Strategic Intentions Since 2015, by Andrew Chater, April 2020
- Engagement with Inuit People by the Canadian Military via social media, by Mathieu Landriault and Jean-François Savard, March 2020
- The Arctic Council: A Key Moment of Challenge, by Andrew Chater, February 2020
- Arctic Ironies: American Shaping of an Arctic Regime, by Ryan Dean, January 2020
- The Nuances of Geopolitics in the Arctic, by Andreas Østhagen, January 2020
- U.S. Arctic Messaging in an Era of Renewed Great Power Competition, by Shannon Nash, November 2019
- Perspectives européennes sur la sécurité arctique – Une analyse des énoncés de politique arctique de l’Allemagne, la France et l’Écosse, by Mathieu Landriault, November 2019
- European perspectives on Arctic security: Analysis of the 2019 policy statements of Germany, France and Scotland, by Mathieu Landriault, October 2019
- The Case for a Reimagined NWS, by Andrea Charron, October 2019