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Alex Wilner

Alex Wilner is an assistant professor at NPSIA, Carleton University, and a fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a public policy think tank in Ottawa.


Drone warfare is here. Canada must prepare

As this technology evolves at breakneck speed, Canada risks being caught flat-footed.

opinion | BY JEAN-FRANçOIS BéLANGER, ALEX WILNER | October 29, 2025

Red Sea crisis a wake-up call for Western naval forces

Mass air attacks, where defence systems must shoot down hundreds of hostile threats in a short amount of time, is now a reality. 

opinion | BY ALEXANDER SALT, ALEX WILNER | May 8, 2024

Canada owes it to the world to become an innovative ally

New defence policy network aims to shift old ways of thinking about warfare and security.

The many shades of deterrence in Ukraine 

opinion | BY ALEX WILNER | March 14, 2022

We’re losing the long war on ISIS

opinion | BY ALEX WILNER | May 23, 2016