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.  
Alison Durran Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Development Diplomatic Relations Global Governance International Law & Policy Peace & Conflict Studies Rights Security Society The Middle East and North Africa The United States of America Uncategorized Western Europe

NATO Secretary General’s Visit to Afghanistan Marks the Beginning of the End of ISAF

Alison Duran examines the evolving relationship of NATO in Afghanistan from ISAF to Resolute Support.
Aaron Joshua Pinto Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Expanding Community Global Horizons International Law & Policy NATO and Canada Society, Culture, and Security

Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished: Observing the Verkhovna Rada Elections (Part 1/3)

Aaron Pinto was one of 90 Canadians sent to Ukraine to observe the country’s parliamentary elections in October.
Africa Canada Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Defense Development Emily Robinson Global Governance NATO and Canada Rights Security The Middle East and North Africa The United States of America

The Security-Development Nexus: The Prison of Old Concepts (part 2/3)

Emily Robinson explains intervening states and organizations such as NATO or the UN have to strike a balance during interventions in the global South.
Canada Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Global Governance International Law & Policy Iraq Islamic State Libya Mathieu Paul Dumont NATO and Canada Security Society Syria Terrorism The Middle East and North Africa

Recap: Montreal Roundtable of the Rise of ISIS

Points from Atlantic Council of Canada (ACC) roundtable on the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats John Woodside Maritime Nation

The Little Engine That Couldn’t: Phasing Out Mare Nostrum (Part One)

This past July I wrote about Italy’s Mare Nostrum project, which was designed to save vulnerable migrants while crossing the Mediterranean. The program has cost the Italian Government approximately 9 million euros per month, and will be officially phased out by the end of the year. Part of the reason the program was ended was Read More…
Culture Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Expanding Community NATO and Canada Rights Security Society Society, Culture, and Security Tazrian Alam Terrorism Women in Security

Misogyny Kills: Remember the Montreal Massacre

The École Polytechnique massacre was a horrific crime. It was also the brutal, explicit assertion of an ideology that is usually hidden. Marc Lépine said he was “fighting feminism.” He said he wanted to stop women from “seizing [the advantages] accorded to men.” He said they had ruined his life. Fast-forward 25 years after December 6, 1989. This Read More…