George P.R. Benson on the security benefits of understanding the ‘social facts’ of cities.
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats
The NAOC’s Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Program features an in-depth analysis of latest trends, developments, and threats in international security. New security concerns are always on the horizon and our program seeks to examine these domains including global warming, natural resources, drones, urban conflicts, and cyberspace.
The program’s mandate is to keep Canadians informed on these rapidly developing and increasingly pivotal realms that are integral to all aspects of security.
The Broken Mirror: The United States and Asymmetric Warfare
In the last of his three-part series on asymmetric warfare, Tim Feller explores the United States’ difficulty in managing asymmetric conflicts.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Efforts: Success or Failure?
Sandra Song on the state of nuclear non-proliferation efforts.
Border Controls and Europe’s Immigration Debate
Daniel Troup analyzes Europe’s border security measures amidst economic crisis and anti-immigrant sentiment.
Prism, the NSA, and Its Implications for American Privacy
Alexandra Zakreski discusses the surveillance program Prism and why it’s so problematic.
Guerillas of the Mist: The Character of Asymmetric Warfare
In the first of a three-part series on asymmetric warfare, Tim Feller examines the character of asymmetric warfare.
Caught in the Crossfire: NATO-Pakistani Relations and the American Drone Program
Avery Bruenjes on the US drone program and its implications for the NATO mission in Afghanistan.
Dark Side of the Zoom: How the NSA is Violating the Rights and Freedoms of Millions
James Monteith on the gross privacy violations by the NSA’s PRISM program.
Ireland: NATO or Neutrality
Emily Simonin examines what Ireland could offer NATO and whether or not membership is on the horizon.
Past and Future: Building Security while Understanding History
George Benson argues that the perspectives on history and the ‘success of the West,’ by the likes of Conrad Black and Niall Ferguson, are short-sighted and promote strategic laxity.