NORAD Tracks Santa, But So Will the Russians

With Russian nuclear-capable aircraft aggressively reconnoitering Canadian airspace near the North Pole, any accidental entanglement with Santa’s sleigh remains a cause for concern.

The Strategic Race for “Algorithmic Warfare” and AI Development

China, Cyber Security and Information Warfare, Edward Tat, Emerging Security, NATO, Russia, The United States of America September 14, 2017 Edward Tat

President Putin calls artificial intelligence “the future” and has increased R&D for militarized AI. Another technological race for global supremacy is on.

NATO Energy Security Crucial to Checking Russian Aggresion

Carter Vance, Eastern Europe and Russia, Energy & Resources, Europe, Operations, Russia July 15, 2016 Carter Vance

As tensions escalate in Eastern Europe, Russia has started holding back energy supplies in response to sanctions. Carter Vance explores how an Energy Security Strategy is crucial to NATOs objectives in the region

Coffee Talk: The BRICs

Africa, Canada, Canada's NATO, China, Culture, Eric Morse, Global Governance, Human Rights, International Law & Policy, NATO, Peace & Security, Russia April 20, 2016 Fadi Dawood

This week we discuss the BRICs and their role in the world economy.

The Baltics and the possibility of a Russian invasion

Eastern Europe and Russia, Europe, Expanding Community, Russia April 7, 2016 Drazo Kraishnik

Drazo Kraishnik analyzes the geopolitical influence of Russia in the Baltics.

What Will It Take To End Syria’s Civil War?

Aleksi Korpela, Diplomatic Relations, Editors' Forum, Fadi Dawood, International Relations, ISIS, Islamic State, Michael Kang, Russia, Security, Syria, The Middle East and North Africa February 27, 2016 NATO Association of Canada

With apparently no end in sight for Syria’s civil war, our program editors consider how-or whether- its combatants can be brought to the negotiating table.

How Can the Alliance Deter Russia?

Aleksi Korpela, Corinne Stancescu, Editors' Forum, Fadi Dawood, Michael Oshell, NATO, Russia February 23, 2016 NATO Association of Canada

Our Program Editors and Research Analysts look at the ongoing threat the Russian state poses to NATO.

Of Fire and Ice: Russia’s Militarization of the Arctic

Aleksi Korpela, Eastern Europe and Russia, Operations, Russia, The Arctic February 4, 2016 Aleksi Korpela

Airbases, Arctic warfare troops, and air-defence systems. Aleksi Korpela maps out Russia’s militarization of the Arctic from Pechenga to Wrangel Island.