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LATEST RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

Hassan, Idayat - Nigeria's AI mercenaries v3

How Nigeria’s Fake News Industry Has Evolved to Embrace AI

AI hasn't replaced Nigeria's fake news entrepreneurs; it has armed them, turning informal rumour into a monetized industry.

Idayat Hassan

June 2, 2026

Below the Surface: The Three Tests Shaping Canada’s Submarine Decision

Charity Weeden

May 25, 2026

The Abundance Paradox: Artificial General Intelligence and the End of Scarcity

S. Yash Kalash

May 21, 2026

Trump’s Art of the Deal Meets China’s Statecraft

Alex He

May 19, 2026

AI at War: What the Ongoing Conflicts Reveal About Power, Technology and Ethics

Marie Lamensch

May 20, 2026

Canada’s Variable Geometry Starts in the Arctic

Wesley Wark

May 28, 2026

AI and Refugee Protection in the African Union: Smart Borders or Fortress Africa?

Jake Okechukwu Effoduh

May 28, 2026

Anderson_ Miller - Canada Submarine TKMS v3

While Canada Deliberates, Its Allies Are Rewiring North Atlantic Defence

May 26, 2026

Events

Digital Economy

The Canadian Standard of Living, Productivity and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada's Standard of Living

May 13, 2026 - 5:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)

May

Digital Economy

Canada’s Prosperity Depends on Turning Innovation into Productivity

Jun 16, 2026 - 5:00 PM EDT (UTC–04:00)

RSVP

Jun

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)

RSVP

Oct

Publications

Lessons from the 2025 G7 Cycle: Quantum, AI and Science Diplomacy

Michael P. A. Murphy

May 12, 2026

A Beast of a Different Kind: Malign Foreign Information Operations

Jordan Miller

May 7, 2026

Investment Treaties as Catalysts for Technology Transfer in Africa

Stanley U. Nweke-Eze

May 5, 2026

Meaningful Engagement: Lessons from Canada and Other Democracies

April 28, 2026

Highlights

Data Governance

The Role of Governance in Unleashing the Value of Data

Cybersecurity and Outer Space

The Ethics of Automated Warfare and Artificial Intelligence

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

Transformative Technologies

Global Cooperation after COVID-19

National Security

Security, Intelligence and the Global Health Crisis

Artificial Intelligence

Modern Conflict and Artificial Intelligence

Modernizing the World Trade Organization

National Security

Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust

Multimedia

Artificial Intelligence

The Middle Powers’ Stag Hunt

We can gain more together, but unity is not a prerequisite.

May 12, 2026

Canadian Productivity & Innovation Lecture Series | Ricardo Hausmann

April 24, 2026

Rethinking Global Value Chains: Opportunities for Canada and India

S. Yash Kalash

February 12, 2026

Cybersecurity

Why Africa Should Lead on Governing Global Tech Giants

Andrew Heffernan

February 23, 2026

National Security

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

December 11, 2025

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