Command and Control: The U.S. Civil-Military Relationship

After the controversial appointment of Lloyd Austin as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Arjun Singh examines the principle of “civilian control of the military” in the United States.

What’s Next? The Future of NATO-China Relations

Our expert panel will examine how U.S.-China competition brings NATO into the Pacific, the challenges that China’s rise poses to transatlantic security, and new opportunities for NATO to engage in the Asia-Pacific with like-minded partners.

Special Report: The Id, Individuality, and the Genesis of National Foreign Policy

Research analyst Anvesh Jain reflects on how the upbringing and identity of our leaders can shape the intimate contours of their foreign policy – the assumptions they make, the dogmas they hold, and the ingrained mental maps with which they approach the world and its variable challenges.

Ukraine’s Central Role in Europe’s Energy Security

Gas transit through Ukraine is a matter not just of energy security but of national security for Ukraine and other countries in the wider region. Russia showed its willingness to the weaponize gas trade when it cut off supplies to Ukraine and Europe in the middle of winter in 2006 and 2009. Many believe that […]

Natural Gas in Mozambique: A Contentious Path to Development

Guest contributor Ethan Schwartz examines the impact of climate change and corruption in Mozambique following its agreement with French oil supermajor, Total, in 2020.

Command and Control: The U.S. Civil-Military Relationship
What’s Next? The Future of NATO-China Relations
Special Report: The Id, Individuality, and the Genesis of National Foreign Policy
Ukraine’s Central Role in Europe’s Energy Security
Natural Gas in Mozambique: A Contentious Path to Development

Canadian Armed Forces

Resurrecting the Canadian Dream: The case for the 21st Century Avro Arrow

Samer Khurshid examines the story of the Canadian CF-105 Avro Arrow and how a re-imagined Arrow would be Canada’s best bet in the Stealth Age.

Risen From the Grave: Reimagining Battleships Key to Growing NATO’s Naval Power
Canadian Attack Helicopters: A Much Needed Capability
Why Women Play an Essential Role in the Canadian Armed Forces
The Danger of Gender Stereotyping Canada’s ‘Jihadi Brides’

Security, Trade and the Economy

Biden and the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership: Challenges for Re-entry

The greatest challenge for Biden in the Pacific may be proving that U.S participation in multilateral-free trade agreements is a necessity and not a luxury. Emilio Angeles writes.

The Future of Canada-Japan Relations in the Post-Trump Era
Russia-NATO (mis)interpretation of Post-Cold War Enlargement; A Case Study of the Security Dilemma
Uncertain Alliance: Turkey’s goals in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the implications for Canada-Turkey relations
Dragon Slayer: The Partial Foreign Policy of Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party

Canada’s NATO

What does the NDP think of NATO?

Rachael McCulloch takes a look at the past and present of the New Democratic Party’s relationship with NATO.

An Intelligence Success: Canada Got it Right on Iraq
A Discussion with Social Entrepreneur Mr. Vuong About his Newest Venture
2020 Vision: The Need to Expand the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves
The Beaver Caught in a Dragon’s Mouth: Canada China Relations

Cyber Security and Information Warfare

The World in a State of Cyber Warfare

Sarah Nebbal explores the future of cyber warfare and its implications for NATO.

A China Strategy Begins at Home: Foreign Interference Legislation in Canada
Documentary Review: Netflix’s “The Social Dilemma”
Military-Civil Fusion in China and the growth of the Belt and Road Initiative
Is TikTok The Next Huawei? Why Some See a Video-Sharing App as a Threat to National Security

Emerging Security

Natural Gas in Mozambique: A Contentious Path to Development

Guest contributor Ethan Schwartz examines the impact of climate change and corruption in Mozambique following its agreement with French oil supermajor, Total, in 2020.

Special Report – Trump’s NATO Legacy: What Does It Mean for Joe Biden?
La France et l’OTAN, « je t’aime, moi non plus »
The Hidden Costs of Cotton: Charting a Path Towards a More Sustainable Future
Is Covid-19 Helping or Hurting Environmental Action?

NATO Operations

A Case for NATO in the Sahel

Ethan Schwartz provides an overview of ongoing conflicts in the Sahel and potential roles for NATO involvement.

What Role Will Mercenaries Play in Future Warfare?: An Interview with Dr. Sean McFate
Evading Accountability: Russia’s Wagner Group
Does the Future Hold Nuclear Insecurity?
The Islamic State Mounts a Resurgence Amid COVID-19

Society, Culture, and Security

Command and Control: The U.S. Civil-Military Relationship

After the controversial appointment of Lloyd Austin as U.S. Secretary of Defense, Arjun Singh examines the principle of “civilian control of the military” in the United States.

Special Report: The Id, Individuality, and the Genesis of National Foreign Policy
What are the actual extent – and limits – of the power of the Prime Minister?
Review: There’s Something in the Water
Review: The Great Crash 1929

Women in Security

U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: What it Means for Women

Mary Peplinski discusses the fragile peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban, and examines how an early withdrawal of American troops could worsen violence and compromise advances in women’s rights in Afghanistan.

The Female Qur’an Experts Helping to Fight Radical Islam
Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
Why Women Play an Essential Role in the Canadian Armed Forces
The Danger of Gender Stereotyping Canada’s ‘Jihadi Brides’

NAOC

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