Fadi Dawood and Michael Lumbers discuss Obama’s presidency on the day Trump is inaugurated.
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Coffee Talk
This episode of Coffee Talk we discuss normalization of Cuban-American relations.
The Kremlin and Russian Media
Ben analyzes the influence of Russian media on the current conflict in Syria
Twitter Recap: 2015 Fall Conference
Here’s a quick media recap of our annual fall conference at the Ministry of Global Affairs on November 1, 2015 in Ottawa via Storify.
NAOC in the News
The NATO Association of Canada would like to highlight the media appearances of one of our Directors, Mr. Jeff Hull this past weekend. Mr. Hull spoke to CP24 in Toronto about the security implications of the terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015, in Paris and possible ripple effects in the global financial world. He additionally discussed Read More…
Video Games and IR: The Time Gaming Tricked You Into Politics
Do you like video games? Do you like politics? So does Ian!
Stavanger 2015—Looking Ahead to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Pt. 1)
Ian is discussing the major subjects of the upcoming NATO Parliamentary Assembly in a short series.
Winter on Fire: Director Evgeny Afineevsky Discusses His Latest Film
Kelly Rahardja sits down with Evgeny Afineevsky, director of Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom. His documentary about the 2013-14 Maidan protests in Ukraine won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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.