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The North American Long Game: Data and Strategies from New Research for a New Approach to a New Relationship
Beyond tariff threats, negotiations for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, and U.S. midterm elections, Canadians now recognize that these immediate issues are part of long-term, generational change in the U.S. The challenge for policymakers is how Canada balances responding to immediate challenges with preparing to confront ongoing, shifting challenges that will span years, not news cycles.

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Policy Brief - How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens
On October 1st, Robin Collins gave a keynote lecture titled "How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens". His remarks have been turned into a CIPS Policy Brief. He reflects on distinctive responses to three global problems: pandemics such as we experienced with COVID19; imminent climate-induced tipping points that are barreling towards us at a dangerous clip; and nuclear weapons/nuclear war. At the end he refers to some theory about How Change Happens, what some obstacles are, and why we can remain optimistic.

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Blog - There is No Silver Bullet Train Solution: Lessons From Abroad for High-Speed Rail in Canada
If you read material from Alto – the Crown Corporation charged with developing a high-speed rail line connecting Toronto and Quebec City – there are some useful lessons from abroad with respect to building this type of transport infrastructure: Namely, building high-speed rail will “not only alleviate congestion, it will also open new markets and help grow the economy.”

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Blog - The Rohingya, Made Expendable?
Often described as “one of the most persecuted minorities in the world”, the 2-3 million or so Rohingya are the largest stateless population in the world with some 85% having been forced to flee their homeland in North Eastern Myanmar. As conflict rages in Rakhine State (aka “Arakan”) between the Myanmar Armed Forces (the Tatmadaw) and the Buddhist Rakhine separatist Arakan Army (AA), the predominantly Muslim Rohingya are caught in between.

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The Rohingya, Made Expendable?0
- Analysis, CIPS
- October 20, 2026
By John Packer and Hokbi Tiunn Often described as “one of the most persecuted minorities in the world”, the 2-3 million or so Rohingya are the largest stateless population in the world with some 85% having been forced to flee their homeland in North Eastern Myanmar. As conflict rages in Rakhine State (aka “Arakan”) between

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There is No Silver Bullet Train Solution: Lessons From Abroad for High-Speed Rail in Canada
- Analysis, CIPS, Events
- October 19, 2026
By Ryan Katz-Rosene
Ensuring the Role of Humans in Military Applications of AI
- Analysis, Events, External
- October 16, 2026
By Anna Nadibaidze
The Deterrence Within Common Security
- Analysis, Events, External
- October 13, 2026
By Robin Collins
L’alliance industrielle de défense que Washington est en train de saborder
- Analysis, CIPS, Repost
- September 22, 2026
By Srdjan Vucetic

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The North American Long Game: Data and Strategies from New Research for a New Approach to a New RelationshipCarlo Dade, Andrew Enns, Alex Giordano, Diya Jiang, Farhaan Ladhani, Patrick Leblond

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Taiwan’s New Roles in the Time of Rising Global Right-wing Politics: A Beacon for Asian LGBTQ+ Rights and a Confluence of Transnational Moral Conservatism?Ying-Chao Kao, André Laliberté

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The North American Long Game: Data and Strategies from New Research for a New Approach to a New Relationship

Policy Brief - How Optimists Triumph and Change Happens

Blog - There is No Silver Bullet Train Solution: Lessons From Abroad for High-Speed Rail in Canada

Blog - The Rohingya, Made Expendable?

Latest From the Blog

The Rohingya, Made Expendable?0

There is No Silver Bullet Train Solution: Lessons From Abroad for High-Speed Rail in Canada

Ensuring the Role of Humans in Military Applications of AI

The Deterrence Within Common Security

L’alliance industrielle de défense que Washington est en train de saborder

Upcoming Events

Featured Multimedia

About CIPS

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