Samantha Black on Canada’s efforts to engage with East Asian countries.
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.
Central African Republic: Spiraling Out of Control
George Benson-Patterson discusses Central African Republic and its civil decline.
Citizens of No Country
Khemesse Diop discusses the issues of statelessness.
NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue
Dario Sidhu on the successes and failures of NATO’s partnerships in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Military Intervention in Libya and the CSDP: Optimism vs. Reality
Vanita Thind on the military intervention in Libya and how it demonstrates that the CSDP crisis management operations remain more of an aspiration than something attainable.
Demilitarizing the Western Balkans: The Quest to Strengthen NATO-Serbian Ties
Charles Kouri on NATO’s aid in demilitarizing Serbia as the key in bringing the Balkan State and the Organization closer together.
R2P and the Central African Republic
Misha Boutilier on the need to intervene in the Central African Republic
The Cyber Siege of NATO
NATO is experiencing a growing number of cyber attacks, straining resources. Paul Pryce suggests a PR solution.
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Union or Division?
Khemesse Diop discusses the Pros and Cons Keystone XL Pipeline Project
The Quebec Charter Debate: Lessons from Western Europe
Daniel Troup critiques the media coverage of Quebec’s Charter of Values and argues that recent political developments in Western Europe indicate the need for a reinvigorated cultural debate in Canada.