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Reports

Canadian Maritime Security Network-produced and sponsored reports are in-depth examinations of topics direclty relevant to Canadian maritime security.

Greenland in the Headlines: Analyzing Media Coverage of US-Greenland Relations

August 2026

By Zach Zimmermann, Lindsay Speirs, and Brandon Varteresian

With Greenland in the headlines, CMSN and our partners at NAADSN analyse the media response to the American threats.

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Frozen Frontier to Information Battlespace

March 2026

By Sergey Sukhankin

Rapid Arctic change is eroding isolation, making information dominance decisive. Russia is building a layered, AI-enabled ISR network to accelerate detection and decision-making, strengthen A2/AD, and reduce warning time, challenging Western awareness and coordination overall.

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China's Arctic Toolkit: Icebreakers, Drones, and Polar Capabilities

March 2026

By Adam Lajeunesse

Over the past three decades, China has dramatically expanded its Arctic marine scientific research capability. This report offers an overview of Beijing's expanding capabilities and maps its historical activities.

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Human Factors and the Risks of AI Overreliance in Maritime Defence

March 2026

By Julie Ann Webeck & Francesco Biondi

This report examines AI integration in maritime defence and the human factors risks associated with increasing automation.

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Control of Mid-Band Spectrum and its Implications for National Security

February 2026

Michael Cabral

This report examines growing congestion in Canada’s mid-band spectrum and the standoff between commercial demands and critical military and government uses.

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Canadian Arctic Maritime Infrastructure Survey

September 2025

By Kate E. Todd

This survey maps Canada's Arctic maritime infrastructure, detailing community and site capacity to support maritime operations.

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Corvettes: An Overview

June 2025

By Michael Cabral

In 2024, the Department of National Defence launched the Canadian Multi-mission Corvette project to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.

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The 'Fourth Battle for the Arctic:" Russia's Capabilities, Strategic Thinking, and Game Plan

March 2025

By Sergey Sukhankin

Russia’s progressively evident anti-Western course (traceable to 1999) has turned the Arctic region into a zone of confrontation – not a region of peace and partnership.

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Asymmetric Enabler: An Overview of Global USV and UUV Developments

March 2025

By David Thomas

This paper is an in-depth environment scan of global uncrewed surface vehicle and uncrewed underwater vehicle developments, specifically focusing on armed platforms that can supplement the fires of the RCN fleet.

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Canada’s Arctic Defence Capabilities: Insights from Inside the CAF’s Cold Weather Operations–Leader Course and 1 CAD/CANR HQ

February 2025

By Kate E. Todd

From January 22 to 23, 2025, the author was given a unique opportunity to learn more about the Arctic defence capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces by experiencing them first-hand.

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