Shuffling US National Security Shuffles US Policy in Afghanistan By: Kavita Bapat. On April 28th President Obama announced a major shuffle of America’s national security team beginning with the upcoming retirement of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, reflecting a shift in America’s policies vis-a-vis Afghanistan. It is interesting to note that the announcement was made on 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.
Following the Somali Pirates’ Money Trail
By: James Bridger. Somali pirates took in approximately $240 million in ransom payments last year, an enormous sum, particularly for a country where the average yearly income is roughly $600. While the NATO Council’s previous article addressed the myriad risks posed by the expansion of Somali piracy, the question of how this money is spent Read More…
Welcome to The NATO Council of Canada The NATO Council of Canada is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, founded in 1966 to promote knowledge and understanding of international peace and security and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Canada. The NATO Council of Canada is dedicated to the view that the transatlantic relationship between Canada, the United States, and the nations Read More…
The Libyan Quagmire: A Call for American Leadership
By: Melanie Clarke. For the past five weeks, the world has been inundated with stories and reports on Libya, culminating with the deaths of two award winning photojournalists in the besieged city of Misurata, Libya. But as we settle into the fifth week of the UN sanctioned intervention in Libya, the story remains the same, Read More…
Conference: NATO’s New Strategic Concept – Active Engagement, Modern Defence
On April 12, 2011, the NATO Council of Canada (NCC) hosted its annual Spring Conference at the University of Toronto. Entitled NATO’s New Strategic Concept: Active Engagement, Modern Defence, this year’s conference brought together distinguished scholars, policymakers, and members of the Canadian Forces to review and expand on NATO’s core priorities, the challenges of the Read More…
70th Anniversary Celebration of the Atlantic Charter
The NATO Council of Canada would like to pass on some information on an exciting event being held this summer. The Atlantic Charter Foundation would like to invite you to attend celebrations commemorating the historic meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill which created the Atlantic Charter. The event will be held from Read More…
Canada’s Maritime Security: A Guide to the Issues
By James M. Bridger. As a nation surrounded by three great oceans, Canada’s maritime security has been of preeminent importance throughout the country’s history. Once boasting the world’s third largest navy, Canadian forces were instrumental in the Allied victory during the Battle of the Atlantic and have since played a significant global role in Read More…
Ligang Chen, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto, speaks to the NCC
By: Sean Palter Ligang Chen, Consul General (Ambassadorial Rank) of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto, spoke to members of The NATO Council of Canada on February 16 about Sino-Canadian relations in the 21st Century. Chen, a lifelong diplomat, holding positions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China since 1976, has served in Read More…
Newsletter – March 2011
New Interns at the NCC Roundtable with Ronald Deibert on Cyber Security A Personal Accout of Egyptian Unrest Roundtable with Sven Spengemann on Iraq Conflict Canadian Maritime Security: A Guide to the Issues Roundtable with Ligang Chen on Sino-Canadian Relations NATO and Azerbaijan: Report on the 2011 NISA Conference Inaugural Ottawa Roundtable Newsletter – March Read More…
NATO TAKES CHARGE OF LIBYAN NO-FLY ZONE: CANADIAN GENERAL IN COMMAND
By Robert Baines. On Thursday night, after several days of hard bargaining, the 28 NATO member states came to a consensus that the alliance would take over command responsibility for the no-fly zone in Libya. NATO’s Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, stated that NATO has decided to assume responsibility for the no-fly zone mandated under Read More…