Publications
Silos Are Dead: Why Risk Can No Longer Be Contained Like Before
Geopolitics, economics and security can no longer be managed in separate silos. In Silos Are Dead: Why Risk Can No Longer Be Contained as It Once Was, Jonathan Berkshire Miller argues that governments and businesses must treat fragmentation as a lasting operating condition. For Canada, that means connecting critical minerals policy, Arctic infrastructure, Indo-Pacific engagement and trade diversification—and building the capacity to understand risks across those relationships.
Heated Rivalry, Canadarm and an AI moose: How could Canada’s soft power contribute to its statecraft?
As Canada defines its foreign policy and rebuilds its hard power, Tom Codrington, CSS Senior Fellow, argues that its global reputation deserves strategic investment too. From cultural exports to scientific leadership, the article explores how Canada can turn its soft power into concrete gains for its security, prosperity and international influence.
Canada and Vietnam: A Strategic Partnership Built on Economic Complementarity
As Canada and Vietnam prepare to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, guest author Dr. Quynh Tran, Chief Trade Representative of Vietnam to Canada, argues that the most compelling reason isn’t about trading more with each other, but about building productive capacity together.
The Vietnamese president’s visit comes as Ottawa and Hanoi are both searching—from very different geopolitical positions—for greater resilience, diversified partnerships, and room to manoeuvre in a more contested world.
Why the Trump-Xi Washington Summit Matters to Canada
In Strasbourg, a muted Carney reins in EU enthusiasm and gives no answers
Prime Minister Mark Carney walked to the European Parliament’s lectern Thursday morning in Strasbourg, France, fresh off a clear political victory. But his vision of closer European Union ties has also clashed with harsh reality.
A geopolitical sales pitch for Canada in a world of weaponized trade
Prime Minister Mark Carney is selling some 167 major projects to investors at this week’s Canada Investment Summit. The strongest case for Canada may be a geopolitical one: in a world of weaponized trade routes, it is the reliable bridge between Asia and Europe.
Centre for Strategic Statecraft Launches to Strengthen Canada’s Capacity to Act
Independent, non-partisan Canadian think tank will connect foreign policy with economic security, technology, defence, industry and other sources of national power