5. Authors of the NCC – Page 260

A list of authors, past and present

Defense Deika Mohamed Development Expanding Community Global Horizons Health Investment Security Security, Trade and the Economy Society Technology

Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for an antimalarial vaccine. The vaccine is being evaluated by the European Medicines Agencies in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). This could prompt a major global health breakthrough as the disease affects 225 million people worldwide and results in the deaths of approximately 800,000 people, Read More…

Canada Defense Diplomatic Relations Eastern Europe and Russia Global Governance Nigel Trimble Procurement Security Western Europe

Canada’s ‘firm budget’

In the light of an increasingly volatile security environment, NIgel Trimbly examines the Harper government’s response to calls by NATO to increase defense spending.

Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Development Eastern Europe and Russia Energy & Resources Ian Litschko Search and Rescue Security, Trade and the Economy Trade

From the Barents to the Bering: Development of the Northern Sea Route

With growing economic interest in the Arctic, Ian Litschko examines how the Russians have been developing the Northern Sea Route.

Canada Canadian Armed Forces Christopher Cowan Defense Security Technology The Arctic

The F-35 and the Arctic: Does It Fit the RCAF’s Needs?

In this article, Christopher Cowan examines the suitability of the F-35 for the RCAF’s needs and explores other possible options.

Defense Eastern Europe and Russia Gabriel Mallows Naval Issues Procurement Security Technology Trade Western Europe

The Mistral Suspended

Gabriel Mallows reports on the recent decision of the French government to suspend the sale of French warships to the Russian Navy

Christine Martel-Fleming Cyber Security and Emerging Threats The Middle East and North Africa The United States of America

Obama’s Address on IS

Christine Martel-Fleming examines the impact of Obama’s speech on US-Iran relations.

Adena Eliasoph Health Security, Trade and the Economy Uncategorized

The Heart of the Issue: How Non-Communicable Diseases are a Barrier to Development

In this analysis, Adena Eliasoph explores the heavy burden that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impose on developing nations, and the extent to which these health issues impinge on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Hannah Styffe Women in Security

Women in combat roles and the importance of allowing female soldiers the opportunity to fight on the front lines

Hannah Styffe argues why allowing female soldiers in the U.S. army the opportunity to fight on the front lines is long overdue.

Hannah Styffe Women in Security

The Rise of Boko Haram and the Failed Promise to ‘Bring Back Our Girls’

Following the kidnapping of the 200 Nigerian school girls, international attention was heavily focused on their safe return home. Hannah Styffe explains why four months later and still in captivity, the promise made to ‘bring back our girls’ seems to have faded.

Canada Culture Development Energy & Resources International Law & Policy NATO and Canada Rights Security Society Tazrian Alam The Arctic

Discovery of the Franklin Expedition: Has Canada Strengthened Historical Claims to the Northwest Passage?

Canada claims that the waters of the various routes of the Northwest Passage (NWP), a northern water route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, are a part of Canadian internal waters. However, the United States continues to assert that the Passage is an international strait. The legal definition of historical waters, as defined in the Fisheries Read More…