Analyzing Eastern European security
Expanding Community
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.
The End of the Search for Arctic Oil?
Taking a closer look at oil wells in Alaska.
China’s Commemoration of WWII Reveals How History Informs Xi Jinping’s Worldview
John Pollock explains the significance of the 2015 Victory Day parade in Beijing, and how it is shaping the future of Asia’s worldview.
The FARC and Colombia Set to End 50 Year War
After 50 years of warfare and nearly three years of negotiations, Colombia’s government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, have signed a breakthrough peace commitment. Last week in Havana Cuba, President Santos and FARC leader Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez presided over a ceremony where the broad outlines of a peace deal were defined. Read More…
The World After March 19, 2014
Since the Russian occupation of the Crimea, the humanity has witnessed a firestorm of patriotism sweeping across the globe.
Canada and Multilateral Institutions
Canadian foreign policy in the federal election, a look at how the Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties see Canada’s role in multilateral fora.
Canadian Foreign Policy in the Federal Election: The Issues
The upcoming Munk Debate on Foreign Policy, Canada’s first-ever federal election debate devoted to foreign policy issues, is scheduled to take place on Monday, September 28. This is a welcome addition to the election debate schedule, according to Munk Debates Chair, Rudyard Griffiths, who issued a press release arguing “too often, foreign policy issues have Read More…
Only “4 or 5” U.S. Trained Soldiers Left in Syria
Kristyn discusses the American training of Syrian soldiers and the challenges that lay ahead.
Canada and Syrian Refugees: An Issue Primer
Marta Canneri explains some of the biggest issues of contention within the realm of Canadian refugee policy regarding Syria.
A Few Thoughts on Battle for Sevastopol
The film Battle for Sevastopol excels in illustrating the life of a legendary Soviet sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko and the ordeal she endured. However, it is questionable whether the film has fulfilled the director’s hope of reuniting Russians and Ukrainians in the narrative of “common history.”