Author: Julia Schaumer

Julia is the Program Editor for Women in Security at the NATO Association of Canada. She completed the first year of her graduate degree at the University of Lyon III Jean Moulin in International and European Law and is about to finish the second year of her degree at the University of Bordeaux in a Trilingual Global Security Analyst program. She holds an iBA in International Studies with a minor in Hispanic Studies at Glendon College, York University, and she is completely trilingual in English, French and Spanish. She also went on exchange for a year to Liege, Belgium, for Political Science. After her undergraduate degree, Julia taught English in South Korea for a year and a half and has traveled extensively. Her main area of focus is in combating transnational organized crime, with a particular interest in counter-trafficking. She hopes to one day work for organizations such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime or Frontex.
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16 Days Campaign: Interview with Commodore Rebecca Patterson

For NAOC’s final contribution to the 16 Days Campaign, Julia Schaumer has sat down with Commodore Rebecca Patterson to find out a little more about Operation HONOUR and what the Canadian Armed Forces are doing about the issue of sexual misconduct in the military.

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NAOC’s 16 Days of Activism: Margot Franssen

Every year, from November 25th to December 10th, the NATO Association of Canada is proud to participate in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. This campaign highlights the need to address the violence that women face at all levels and in all arenas. This year, the focus is on ending gender-based violence Read More…
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NAOC’s 16 Days of Activism: Lieutenant-General Christine Whitecross

As part of NAOC’s contribution to the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, Julia Schaumer has sat down with several high-profile Canadian women who share their opinions on how to implement best practices in the workplace as well their views on women in leadership positions.
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NAOC’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25th to December 10th, the NAOC will be proudly participating in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. This year, the focus is on ending gender-based violence in the workplace. In this interview series, Julia Schaumer has sat down with several high-profile Canadian women who share their opinions on how to implement best practices in the workplace.
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La crise vénézuélienne a un visage féminin

Au cours des cinq dernières années, l’état du Venezuela a continué de se détériorer; laissant sa population faire face à une urgence humanitaire. Dans cet article, Julia Schaumer souligne comment les femmes ont particulièrement ressenti les effets de cette grave crise économique.
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The Case of “The Toronto 18”: Interview with Former Undercover Operative Mubin Shaikh

In part two of a two-part interview series, Julia Schaumer interviews former undercover operative Mubin Shaikh about his involvement in foiling prospective terrorist attacks by “The Toronto 18”.
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The Road to Radicalization: An Interview with Former Undercover Operative Mubin Shaikh

In this interview with Julia Schaumer, Mubin Shaikh reflects on the various events in his life which led him to go from a path of radicalization onto one of complete transition to de-radicalization.