We're excited to announce the opening of a new Fellowship position in Digital Management and Publications at the Policy Insights Forum!

We are pleased to announce that the Policy Insights Forum (PIF) has appointed Dr. Philippe Lagassé as the Director of Policy Publications and Defence Research, as well as a member of the PIF Advisory Board. Dr. Lagassé, is a well-respected and recognized figure in the realm of international affairs, brings a wealth of expertise and insight to PIF.

Joshua Baker earned his Master of Arts in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and currently serves as a Research Associate with the Center of Canadian Studies at SAIS.

In this piece published in Canadian Defence Review, James Careless shares his key takeaways from the Policy Insights Forum’s NATO Industry Conference 2023, exploring the discussions around DRDC, NATO DIANA, DND and the Industry’s roles in defence procurement reforms as highlighted by Conference panellists, before diving into how dual-use technology executives can be an integral part of Industrial Defence Diplomacy to leverage and address critical NATO capabilities and gaps.

NATO's Military Committee tasked the two Strategic Commands to develop an initial concept for multi-domain operations (MDO) that integrate Allied thinking about how forces work together at the speed and scale of modern operations.

This is a special team, and it has been an absolute pleasure to learn with you this summer. I highly recommend this internship to other keen and inspiring young Canadian leaders.

In this piece published in The Hill Times, Iceland’s Ambassador to Canada, Hlynur Gudjonsson, shares what he learned from the Policy Insights Forum’s NATO Industry Conference 2023, including how start-ups and small states can leverage their unique advantages to excel in the development of innovative dual-use technologies, and how they can, in doing so, make great contributions to the overall needs of NATO and its member countries.

The United States, its Allies, and its partners can adapt to the demands of the emerging strategic context by learning lessons from the tumultuous past five years, i.e. the COVID pandemic and related challenges across Western society.

In the lead up to the Vilnius Summit (July 11-12, 2023), the private sector’s importance to NATO came into sharp focus. From the provisioning of “cybersecurity support” to refilling arsenals, observers commented on some of the ways that partnerships with the private sector can help the alliance and its members fulfil NATO’s mandate. But what is the significance of these partnerships for the private sector? This essay considers three functions—buyer, consultative partner, and incubator—that NATO serves for the private sector.