The Expanding Community program at the NAOC has three aims. First, the program seeks to explore the growth of the NATO alliance, prospective members and relationship with partners. Secondly, it looks at human rights issues and its effects on NATO member and partner countries. Thirdly, it features Canada’s global connections, including our links to other nations on a bilateral basis, and the role Canada plays within international and multilateral institutions. Check back regularly for original articles, as well as links to related news, blog posts and videos from around the world.
China recently turned down a port call request by U.S. aircraft carrier Stennis in Hong Kong, indicating an ever chillier relationship between the two countries. Kristyn Byrne explores this relationship by looking at disputes over the South China Sea.
Sonia Liang discusses the possibility of Moldova’s NATO membership in the face of emerging national security threats.
Dara Gillis discusses the elusiveness of European borders and their continual transformation.
Kat Tam discusses the possible suspension of the visa-waiver program and what it means for Canada.
Michael Oshell profiles the security of one of NATO’s founding members in this multi-piece series.
21 years after the Dayton Accords, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is cracking, and this vulnerability is turning into a threat to European Security. Pierre-Olivier Bussieres argues that the real problem is not the Islamic State, but a system of ethnic divide that provided a fertile ground for a network of arms smugglers and radical preachers.
Kat Tam discusses the migrant crisis affecting the EU and Canada’s approach to dealing with the issue.
Drazo Kraishnik analyzes the geopolitical influence of Russia in the Baltics.
Drazo Kraishnik discusses Georgia and its attempts at NATO membership.
On March 28, 1999, NATO airstrikes began bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (modern day Serbia and Montenegro). NATO’s stated mission was to stop the ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Serbia’s province of Kosovo. On June 28, 1999, the Kumanovo Treaty was signed with Yugoslav forces agreeing to withdraw from Kosovo and allow for the Read More…