The world has shifted dramatically in the recent past. In a compressed period of time, we have experienced a systemic shift in how power is exercised and conflicts are fought.
Nostalgia is not a strategy. We must see the world as it is, not wait for a world we wish to be. To that end, Canada is focused on building our defence capabilities – to strengthen our security, create greater prosperity, and reinforce our sovereignty. We will lead with principle and pragmatism, openly and confidently, to build our strength at home and to lead together with our Allies.
– Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada
Across the world, free societies are under assault from a resurgent of far-right, authoritarian, and nationalist political ideologies and movements.
How we do business, how we lead our lives, is changing. We are in the face of a deeply destabilized world where adversaries seek to exploit weaknesses. Cyber intrusions, economic coercion, attacks on critical infrastructure, covert operations, and political interference are increasingly being used as weapons.
NatSec.ca is here to collect, analyses, and report on new national security threats and events as they unfolding, to look at the big picture, and to make sense of where this all leads.
“It’s a rupture. And its effect will be profound.”
– Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada