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Author: NATO Association of Canada
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.Video – Conference:CANADA AND THE NEW MIDDLE EAST
Panel I – Canadian Economic and Energy Interests in the New Middle East (Click to play video) Welcome Remarks — The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (via Video) Julie Lindhout, President, The NATO Council of Canada Moderator: Lawrence Solomon Speakers: Lawrence Solomon, Columnist, Financial Post; Executive Director, Energy Probe Andy Mahut, Executive Board, Read More…
April 18: “Enlargement to strengthen NATO’s Role” Roundtable Discussion
April 18th, 2012 – 18:15-20:30 10th Floor, 165 University Ave. Toronto About the Speakers: A graduate in Law, Mrs. Trisic-Babic also has a background in journalism, and studied at Harvard’s Kennedy School Program in the field of national and international security, Boston, Massachusetts. After serving in successively senior positions in the government of Bosnia and Read More…
The Euro-zone Crisis and the Future of Greece: A Youth Perspective
The Crisis [captionpix align=”right” theme=”elegant” width=”320″ imgsrc=”http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02122/greece_2122592b.jpg” captiontext=” The discontent of Greek youth is palpable. Photo: Reuters”] For the past three years Greece has been going through a huge economic crisis. It is a national test that all the Greek people have to “pass.” The greatest burden, however, falls on the youth of the country Read More…
April 24: “Ukraine’s Future Relations with the EU and the Path to NATO” Ottawa Roundtable
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED – Please check back for the new date. What:Ottawa Roundtable on “Ukraine’s Future Relations with the EU and the Path to NATO” Where: Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower, 13 floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 When: To Be Determined Fees: Members: $20.00 ; Non-Members: $25.00 ; Students Read More…
Conference: CANADA AND THE NEW MIDDLE EAST
The NATO Council of Canada and the Advocates for Civil Liberties held a very successful conference on March 28 entitled ‘Canada and the New Middle East’. With over 350 people in attendance, this conference featured high-profile speakers such as Executive Director of CSIS Raymond Boisvert, RCMP Superintendent Doug Best, Former Senior Trade Commissioner Mike Ward Read More…
Roundtable: Re-evaluating the Afghan Balance of Power and Culture of Jihad
The NATO Council of Canada Invites you to a roundtable discussion “Re-evaluating the Afghan Balance of Power and Culture of Jihad” Major John J. Malevich Program Director, Counter-Insurgency & Counter-Terrorism, Canadian Forces College Thursday March 15th at 6:15pm Generously sponsored by: Equity Financial Holdings Inc. About the Speaker: Major John Malevich is an Armoured Officer of Lord Strathcona’s Read More…
Roundtable: The EU in Crises – NATO and Global Implications
On March 7th, 2012, The NATO Council held a roundtable titled: “The EU in Crises:NATO and Global Implications” Featuring Dr Jean-Yves Haine Ph.D Professor, University of Toronto – Trudeau Centre For Peace and Conflict Studies About the Speaker Jean-Yves Haine is a Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He Read More…
German Politician Manfred Woerner Discovered Ukraine for NATO 20 Years Back
By Serhii Dzherdzh 2012 is rich in dates and events that commemorate Ukraine-NATO relations, above all the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s first contact with the North Atlantic Alliance. January 22-23, 1992, NATO Secretary Manfred Woerner first visited Kyiv and Ukraine was invited to join the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NNCC). It was then Ukraine started Read More…
March 15, 2012
Toronto Roundtable: Re-evaluating the Afghan Balance of Power and Culture of Jihad The NATO Council of Canada is pleased to announce that Major John J. Malevich will be giving a talk on “Re-evaluating the Afghan Balance of Power and Culture of Jihad.” Major Malevich is currently a Program Director, Counter-Insurgency & Counter-Terrorism at the Canadian Forces Read More…