By: Kavita Bapat The advancements to the drug trade made by the Mexican Zeta cartel in Guatemala have turned the nation into more than just a way station for drugs travelling from Colombia to the US. Guatemala is increasingly becoming a storehouse and staging area for drugs awaiting safe passage into Mexico. Although military rule […]
Category: Emerging Security
The NAOC’s Emerging Security Program features an in-depth look at the latest trends in the field of Canadian and international security – drones, cyber security, emerging technology, and natural resources. The program’s mandate is to provide Canadians with security related analysis and perspective so as to equip Canadians with the knowledge they need to form a full and balanced opinion of Canadian and international affairs.
Guatemala: Central America’s Most Tormented Nation
By: Kavita Bapat On 8 December, Mexican police seized 205 tons of drug precursor chemicals at the bustling Lazaro Cardenas port. The chemicals originated in China and were destined for Guatemala’s Puerto Quetzal, one of the world’s busiest intersections for illegal drugs. Guatemala’s position as an interlocking state between Colombia and the US along with […]
2011 NATO Tour in Review
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A Modern Missile Gap
By: Simon Miles Russia will deploy its own missiles, with enhanced missile defence penetration technology, if the US and NATO do not halt in their project for a pan-European missile defence network, President Dimitri Medvedev warned. Furthermore, the western enclave of Kaliningrad will be host to a new arsenal of tactical weapons. With obvious relish, […]
Cyber Security Part V: Cyber Crime
By: Jason Wiseman Having focused on the various vulnerabilities we face in cyberspace, this article will analyze the most persistent and growing threat individual citizens are currently facing from the internet, cyber crime. This brief will focus on three things. First, what is cyber crime and how serious is it. Two, what are some of […]
Cyber Security Part IV: Cyber Terrorism
By: Jason Wiseman After addressing the points of contention between states and cyber security, this brings us to a new juncture of the unknown, cyber terrorism. Having crept its way into the concerns of policy makers and security officials around the world, the issue of a cyber attack being initiated by a terrorist organization must […]
Cyber Security Part III: Cyber Espionage
By: Jason Wiseman Of all the issues covered in this series of security briefs on cyberspace, none is more critical than cyber-espionage. As of today, cyber espionage is the most common and persistent threat to national security emanating from the digital realm. Not only is this an easier and newer intercept method, it is cheaper, […]
Cyber Security Part II – Cyber War
By: Jason Wiseman The movement of warfare into the dimension of cyberspace has already begun. This article will focus on three things. First, providing a comprehensive definition of what cyber war is. Second, a description of how it has been used so far in modern warfare. Third, the potential this new tool has to inflict […]
Cyber Security in Focus
By: Jason Wiseman Throughout the 20th century the concept of national security has revolved around four realms: land, air, sea and space. The last 20 years has seen the development of a new realm of national security that has proven to be exceptionally critical, this is the realm of cyberspace. To date, cyberspace is the […]
Piracy Watch: Preventing the “Somalization” of West Africa
By: James Marcus Bridger An All Too Familiar Event On September 14, armed pirates commandeered an idling tanker, the Matteus I, making off with its cargo of crude oil and 23 hostages. While such events no longer make headlines when they occur off the coast of Somalia, this hijacking took place on the other side […]