By: Ryerson Neal Glenn Thibeault is the NDP Member of Parliament for Sudbury. He serves as Critic for Consumer Protection and Amateur Sport. In October he attended his first session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest, Romania. Q. What got you interested in the parliamentary side of NATO? A. I’ve always had Read More…
Author: NATO Association of Canada
The NATO Association of Canada (NAOC) strives to educate and engage Canadians about NATO and its goals of peace, prosperity and security. The NAOC ensures Canada has an informed citizenry able to participate in discussions about its role on the world stage.
NATO’s Parliamentarians – Part II
By: Ryerson Neal In October, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly met for its 57th Annual Plenary in Bucharest, Romania. The Assembly is an inter-parliamentary organization composed of legislators from NATO members and associate countries. It acts as a forum for legislators to exchange views and discuss defence and security matters. Throughout the year, the Canadian NATO Read More…
2011 NATO Tour in Review
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A Conversation with Senator Joseph Day, Chair of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Defence and Security Committee
By: Ryerson Neal Sen. Joseph Day has represented Saint John – Kennebecasis, New Brunswick, in the Canadian Senate since 2001. He is a member of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association and takes a keen interest in defence issues. In October, he was part of the Canadian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest, Romania. Read More…
Time to Let Macedonia Play with the Big Boys
By: Metodija A. Koloski & Mark Branov Rarely has a country’s standing in the community of nations collapsed as quickly as that of Greece. For months now, the nation has been on the cusp of defaulting on its massive debt, thereby threatening not only the global economy, but also the very structure of the European Union. Read More…
A Modern Missile Gap
By: Simon Miles Russia will deploy its own missiles, with enhanced missile defence penetration technology, if the US and NATO do not halt in their project for a pan-European missile defence network, President Dimitri Medvedev warned. Furthermore, the western enclave of Kaliningrad will be host to a new arsenal of tactical weapons. With obvious relish, Read More…
Yemen’s Saleh: Really Gone for Good?
By: Nabila F. Qureshi After 33 years of autocratic rule, Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed an agreement on Wednesday to step down. The deal, brokered by the Gulf Co-operation Council and the United Nations, will allow for the Yemeni vice-president to negotiate a power transfer to the opposition, making Saleh the fourth leader to Read More…
Conference: NATO’s New Strategic Concept – An Alliance for the 21st Century
On November 22, 2011, the NCC hosted its annual fall conference at DFAIT in Ottawa. Entitled NATO’s New Strategic Concept: An Alliance for the 21st Century, this year’s conference brought forth a range of NATO officials, policy makers, academics and distinguished scholars to discuss and confront NATO’s core priorities and the incoming challenges we face Read More…
