Blair Shang, International Relations Specialist; European Affairs and Contemporary Asian Studies Minor.
Environment, Climate Change, and Security

How the Canadian Army is Uniquely Positioned for the Intensification of Climate Change 

The world at present is situated before an interchange between growing geopolitical tensions and surging national defence budgets. Albeit, the cycle is complicated by the current Climate Crisis. It is no longer weapons or foes in which the battlefield is defined, but the environment itself. Modern armed forces, including Canada’s, must therefore confront threats emerging Read More…

Environment, Climate Change, and Security

Brave New World: Canadian Armed Forces’ Climate Change Preparedness

Climate Change, or Climate Crisis, should it be aptly named in this scenario, has become an existential threat to our way of life as it is now. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), as a defensive charter, can no longer sit on the sidelines, but to act proactively, and not only to prevent, but adapt. Read More…