Blog - 5 Myths About the Five Eyes

There are persistent misunderstandings about what the intelligence partnership is, and what it actually does. Linking Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, the Five Eyes is a club that plays in a league of its own. Starting in the middle years of the 20th century, the intelligence agencies of the five nations have shared – or pooled – much of their work, everything from cryptoanalysis to cybersecurity.

Read the blog by Srdjan Vucetic and Hager Ben Jaffel

Policy Brief - Les groupes d’autodéfense armés : entre mécanismes alternatifs de sécurité et spectre d’insécurité permanente en Haïti

This report seeks to identify the best policies for state actors in Haiti to regulate self-defense groups. It draws primarily on secondary research in Haiti, Haitian studies of vigilantism, and the work of experts from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). It then places these Haitian experiences within the broader context of a study on vigilante groups in Nigeria, Mexico, and Burkina Faso.

Read the Policy Brief by Figaro Aurélus & Stephen Baranyi

CIPS Policy Brief - Defining Antisemitism

Prime Minister Carney addressed antisemitism in a speech on June 1st, 2026 but received criticism from some Jewish leaders who believe that it is not possible to distinguish between antisemitism and criticism of Israel.

So, the question becomes; is the rejection of Zionism antisemitic?

Read the Policy Brief by Peter Jones