Short briefings that provide information, succinct analysis, and policy suggestions on specific topics for policy-making and expert audiences.

• Hybrid Threats and the New Arctic Security Landscape, by Mathieu Landriault and Aleksis Oreschnikoff, September 2025
• Comparing the Northwest Passage with the Northern Sea Route, by Ryan Dean, April 2025
• Strategic Implications of Quantum Sensors and their Applications in the Arctic, by Kristen Csenkey, Julie Clark, Benjamin T. Johnson, and Alexander Landry, March 2025 (also available in Inuktitut South Baffin dialect – Roman Orthography and Syllabics – and Innu-Aimun)
• La mise en service de capteurs quantiques dans l’Arctique – Implications stratégiques, par Kristen Csenkey, Julie Clark, Benjamin T. Johnson, and Alexander Landry, March 2025
• Arctic Defence in 2024: A Review, by Thomas Hughes, December 2024

• Russian Media Coverage of Arctic Issues: Changes Since the Invasion of Ukraine, by Mathieu Landriault, November 2024

• NATO and the Arctic: Implications for Command and Control, by Gabriella Gricius, August 2024
• 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