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NATO’s Aims and Interconnectedness Reflected in a Flemish Tapestry

To mark the 75th anniversary of NATO, the NATO Association of Canada, Toronto, organizes several events that will highlight NATO’s alliance and Canada. We received the following invitation: “We invite you to be a part of this initiative and share your organization’s contribution to NATO’s collective history.” My, or rather our “organization” is the Canadian Association Read More…

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Summer 2023 NATO Association of Canada-Canadian Army Journal Co-Publication Released

The NATO Association of Canada is pleased to announce the publication of its summer 2023 publication, Cutting through the Haze: Grey Zone Operations and Contemporary Threats. Produced in collaboration with the Canadian Army Journal (CAJ), the volume explores grey zone operations and other dimensions of today’s threat landscape. The grey zone, which the volume describes Read More…

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Insights into the 2023 Vilnius Summit: A Moderated Discussion

On July 7, the NATO Association of Canada hosted “Insights into the 2023 Vilnius Summit: A Moderated Discussion.” The virtual event, co-moderated by Matthew D’Amico and Aly Sayani, both members of the NATO Association of Canada’s team, brought together the highest-ranking members of the Baltic states’ diplomatic community in Canada. This included Margus Rava, Estonia’s Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada’s President Visits Task Force Latvia

From June 3 to June 10, Robert Baines, president and CEO of the NATO Association of Canada, joined a delegation of Canadian academics and security experts—Steve Saideman, Jean-Christophe Boucher, Justin Massie, Marcus Kolga, and Alexandra Gheciu—and members of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Public Affairs on a visit to Latvia. A testament to the close ties Read More…

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Join the NATO Association of Canada and the Canadian Forces College Foundation for a Talk on the Wagner Group on June 15

On June 15, the NATO Association of Canada and the Canadian Forces College Foundation (CFCF) are co-hosting “Wagner in Africa: Implications for Canada” at the Canadian Forces College (CFC), a premier learning institution for senior officers in the Canadian Armed Forces, in Toronto. Dr. Christopher Spearin, a professor at CFC and expert on the “privatization Read More…

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Andrew Kirsch Speaks at a NATO Association of Canada Event 

On May 9, the NATO Association of Canada hosted Andrew Kirsch at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Kirsch, a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) intelligence officer and the founder and president of the Kirsch Group, spoke about his book, I Was Never Here: My True Canadian Spy Story of Coffees, Code Names Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada Launches Its Summer Internship Program

The NATO Association of Canada is delighted to announce the start of its summer 2023 internship program.  With the launch of the summer internship, the NATO Association of Canada welcomes ten new interns to the team: Aryan Aggarwal Danté Benjamin-Jackson Matthew D’Amico Megan Keli Meverest Lin Mark Davis Madarang Pablo Aly Sayani Riya Shah Aimee Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada Sponsors a Book Launch

On April 13, the NATO Association of Canada sponsored a book launch forDeploying Feminism: The Role of Gender in NATO Military Operations, the most recent book by Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky, Associate Professor, Queen’s University, at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Dr. Madison Schramm, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, moderated the discussion. The Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada and the Threat Intelligence Exchange Roundtable (TIER) Co-Host Panel

On April 4, the NATO Association of Canada teamed up with the Threat Intelligence Exchange Roundtable (TIER) to host “Security, Risk, and Intelligence Careers: Possibilities in the Private Sector” at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.  The joint event featured a panel with those working in the private security, risk, and intelligence industry. This Read More…