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Assetization: Anything and Everything?

Anything that can be owned, and from which benefit can be derived, can be an asset. What do we need to understand about changing systems of valuation and ownership?

Kean Birch

August 10, 2026

Do Middle Powers Need a Room of Their Own?

Kernaghan Webb

August 7, 2026

When Algorithms Accelerate War, What Happens to Human Judgment?

Branka Marijan

August 4, 2026

Toward Verifiable Controls on AI-Enabled Weapons in Africa

July 31, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Will China Keep Its AI Models Open Source? WAICO and Kimi K3 Suggest Yes — for Now

Alex He

July 30, 2026

Kalash, Yash - Nationalization of AI

Is the Age of Purely Private-Sector AI Coming to an End?

S. Yash Kalash

August 12, 2026

CIGI Roach, Kent - Financial Crimes Agency Bill C29

National Security

Financial Crimes Agency in Bill C-29: a Small Start in Modernizing Federal Policing

Kent Roach

August 11, 2026

Paikin, Zachary - Carney Ad Hoc Coalitions

Months On, Carney’s Variable Geometry Remains Welcome but Insufficient

Zachary Paikin

August 6, 2026

Events

Emerging Technologies

Doors Open Waterloo Region 2026

Sep 19, 2026 - 10:00 AM EDT (UTC–04:00)

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19

Digital Economy

The Canadian Standard of Living, Productivity and Innovation: Actions to Improve Living Standards in Canada

Oct 7, 2026 - 5:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)

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Emerging Technologies

The Quantum Nexus: A Framework for Canadian Strategic Advantage in a Contested Domain

Oct 21, 2026 - 12:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)

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Oct

21

Publications

China’s Central Bank Digital Currency 2.0 and the Future of Digital Finance

Alex He

July 14, 2026

National Security

Time for Canada to Take a Stand on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

Craig Martin

July 13, 2026

China’s Influence on Standards Development Organizations in the Digital Age

Alex He

July 6, 2026

The Macroeconomics of Canadian Space

S. Mike Pavelec

June 25, 2026

Highlights

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Data Governance

The Role of Governance in Unleashing the Value of Data

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National Security

Cybersecurity and Outer Space

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The Ethics of Automated Warfare and Artificial Intelligence

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Platform Governance

The Four Domains of Global Platform Governance

Situating Canada in a Changing World: Constructing a Modern and Prosperous Future

Global Cooperation on Digital Governance and the Geoeconomics of New Technologies in a Multi-polar World

Emerging Technologies

Global Cooperation after COVID-19

National Security

Security, Intelligence and the Global Health Crisis

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Artificial Intelligence

Modern Conflict and Artificial Intelligence

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Modernizing the World Trade Organization

National Security

Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust

Multimedia

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True Colours (soccer jersey politics with Joey D’Urso)

Advertising is a form of power. Who really owns your team?

Vass Bednar

June 30, 2026

Canadian Productivity & Innovation Lecture Series | Anil Arora

May 13, 2026

Canadian Productivity & Innovation Lecture Series | Ricardo Hausmann

April 9, 2026

Rethinking Global Value Chains: Opportunities for Canada and India

S. Yash Kalash

February 12, 2026

National Security

Canada’s New Era of Defence Spending: From Peace Dividend to Defence Dividend

December 11, 2025

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