Author: Zev Wood

Zev Wood is a Junior Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada’s NATO and Canada program. His work focuses on the pressures of foreign interference, alliance realignment, and internal cohesion challenges that are reshaping Canada’s role in the international order. Zev is a third-year undergraduate student at McGill University, majoring in Political Science with a focus on international relations and minoring in Jewish Studies. His broader academic interests include insurgency and counterinsurgency in the Global South, Canadian foreign and social policy, and Jewish political culture. 
NATO and Canada

Stay or Leave? The Threat of Russian Influence in Albertan Separatism

What’s in it for Russia? As Russian involvement in the promotion of Alberta separatism comes into sharper focus, Zev Wood argues that it reflects a long-standing strategy employed by Russia aimed at covertly weakening its adversaries. He examines the ensuing implications for Canada’s sovereignty and economy as well as the knock-on effects on NATO.

NATO and Canada

Charting a New Road: What the NATO Acquisition of the GlobalEye Means for Canada

In this article, Zev Wood examines the NATO and Canadian-level implications of NATO’s decision to replace its aging Boeing E-3 Sentry surveillance fleet with the GlobalEye. He argues that the deal, while reflecting NATO’s desire to improve its military capacity, points to a broader realignment away from the United States. He underscores that this moment provides Canada with a strategic window to entrench itself as a reliable alternative to the United States and a burgeoning defence manufacturing nation.