An assessment of the 2017 Defence Policy Review’s implication for Canada’s NATO.
Author: Mathew Z. Borden
Mathew Borden is an Honour’s graduate of the Political Science Specialist program at the University of Toronto. During his undergraduate studies, Mathew focused on studying international relations. His research interests include Canadian Arctic defence, the use of airpower on the modern battlefield, and Western Pacific maritime disputes.
Lessons from the Canada-Spain Turbot War: A Cautionary Tale of Multilateral Governance
In 1995, Canada and Spain entered into a maritime dispute off the eastern coast of Canada. Canadian warships intercepted and seized Spanish fishing vessels not obeying the quotas of multilateral institutions tasked with fostering intergovernmental cooperation in the area. This conflict, dubbed the Turbot War, is an example of Canada use of unilateral force when multilateralism fell short. Lessons from this case should be applied to the changing Far North.