Canadian Global Affairs Institute

The long effort to replace Canada's aging fighter jets took another surprise twist on Tuesday, November 5, 2018, as multiple sources revealed that French fighter-jet maker Dassault is pulling out of the multibillion-dollar competition.

Satellites vital to Canadian military operations are vulnerable to cyberattack or even a direct missile strike — just one example of why the country's defence policy must extend fully into the burgeoning space frontier, an internal Defence Department note warns.

The Canadian Coast Guard says three "interim" icebreakers that were recently purchased without a competition will be used for the next 15 to 20 years.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia will continue but he's not backing down on Canada's criticism of the kingdom over the arrest of several social activists last week.

The stage is being set for another confrontation between world leaders and Donald Trump, with Canada and other NATO allies preparing to counter the U.S. president's persistent complaint that they aren't carrying their fair share of the burden of being part of the 69-year-old military alliance.

Justin Trudeau is embarking today, July 3, 2017, on a week-long European sojourn that will culminate in a meeting of 20 of the world's largest economies.

The deadly bombing in Manchester has thrust terrorism back under the spotlight as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for high-level meetings with allies overseas.

Justin Trudeau heads to Europe this week for the NATO and G7 summits, where global leaders are trying to figure out exactly how the world works now that President Donald Trump is at the table.

If there's one thing that stands out in court documents outlining the RCMP's case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, it's the extremely cutthroat nature of military procurement.

Senior defence officials have ordered a curb on non-essential activities across the department, as they look to free up millions of dollars for military operations and other more critical tasks.

While the Liberal government faces pressure to spend more on the military, National Defence has struggled to use the billions of dollars it already receives each year more efficiently.

NATO reported this week that Canadian defence spending in 2015 hit levels not seen in decades, falling to 0.98 per cent of gross domestic product- less than half of the two per cent GDP requirement.