Laiba Awan is completing her Master’s in Political Science at the University of Calgary, where her research explores human security, climate change, and terrorism through Complex Systems Theory. She is a Fellow with Results Canada, contributing to policy on poverty reduction and health equity, and in 2025 she served as a Media Officer at the G7 Summit, supporting high-level media operations. She has also contributed to academic innovation as a co-author with the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, including the chapter “Navigating the Rockies of Academia through Collective Care.” Most recently, she was appointed a Junior Research Fellow with NATO Canada under the Environment, Climate Change, and Security Program, and looks forward to further advancing dialogue and policy at the intersection of global security, environment, and climate change.
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The mission of NATO Association of Canada is to promote peace, prosperity, and security through knowledge and understanding of the importance of NATO.
We strive to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and NATO’s goal of peace, prosperity and security. NATO Association of Canada ensures that we have an informed citizenry able to contribute to discussions about Canada’s role on the world stage.
As a leading member of the Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA), NATO Association of Canada has strong and enduring ties with sister organizations in many of the alliance countries, as well as members of NATO’s “Partnership for Peace” and “Mediterranean Dialogue” programmes. The NAOC has had a leading role in the recent transformation and modernization of the ATA, and helped to create and develop the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA).
The NAOC has strong ties with the Government of Canada including Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence. We are constantly working to create and maintain relationships with international organizations such as the World Bank Group, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, NATO Headquarters, the International Criminal Court, and other prominent international NGOs and think tanks.
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