To the east, Poland, the Baltics, and Romania face threats of hybrid conflict coming from a revanchist Russia. To the south, allies such as Italy and Greece prioritize maritime security across the Mediterranean.
Author: Jenny Yang
Jenny Yang graduated with an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BAH in Political Studies from Queen's University. Her research interests include security tensions in the Asia-Pacific; peacekeeping and multilateralism; and the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. She currently works at Interpol's headquarters in Lyon France in the Strategic Planning Directorate. She was invited by the Atlantic Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina to attend the 2014 NATO Summer School in the Balkans and has also studied at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon on the Ontario Rhone-Alpes Scholarship. She has worked as an advisor at an internship for the Embassy of Canada to the Netherlands, in which she provided support to the Canadian Permanent Representation for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
Feminism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
To understand the resistance to feminism in Eastern Europe, it is important to examine the evolution of the international women’s movement agenda against the backdrop of Cold War tensions.
Exploring Strategies to Counter Disinformation Effectively
Excerpt: As the Ukraine crisis has demonstrated, we should not assume that freedom of information necessarily leads to a more open or democratic society. Information can be harnessed and manipulated by authoritarian regimes in order to generate confusion and undermine trust in government, often with unpredictable and destabilizing effects on society.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In the final installment of a three-part series, Jenny looks at “countering disinformation campaigns” during the Cold War, and the lessons we can learn from them.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In Part Two of a three-part series, Jenny examines more closely Russia’s information warfare, and the influence media had in the 2014 Ukrainian Crisis.
Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series
In the first of a three-part series, Jenny examines information warfare from the perspective of Russia.
The Deschamps Report: A “Sexualized Culture” In The CAF
Jenny investigates the Deschamps report on sexual harassment in the CAF. Can the “sexualized culture” described be eradicated?
Lone Wolf Terrorism in Canada: Is Community Policing an Effective Deterrent?
Jenny Yang explores the potential of community policing in deterring lone-wolf terror attacks in Canada.
Smart Defense, Group Procurement, and Interoperability: Examining the Current State of Affairs
Jenny Yang discusses increased arms cooperation and the facilitation of procurement among NATO members.
CSE and Project LEVITATION: Is Big Data a Deterrent to Terrorism?
Jenny Yang discusses the CSE’s bulk collection of data and explores notions of the collaboration of big data analytics and national defense policy.