James M. Bridger is a corporate security and threat intelligence professional who began his career as NAOC research analyst and content editor in 2011. He previously worked in Washington DC as a maritime security consultant, where he focused on piracy and other irregular littoral threats. Since returning to Toronto, James has worked in the banking security sector. He started in Scotiabank’s global protective services team, where he covered organized crime in Latin America, travel security, and political risk. James then jumped into cyber threat intelligence at CIBC, where his passion projects include Dark Web criminal marketplaces and state-sponsored hacking groups. Now serving as a Vice President of the NAOC, James attempts to impart unorthodox career guidance to the next generation of security leaders.
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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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