Sarah Danruo Wang discusses Canada’s upcoming chairmanship of the Arctic Council and the major concerns that will pervade the Council’s agenda in 2013 The chairmanship of the Arctic Council will rotate to Canada in May 2013 for a two-year term. With participation from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States, this Read More…
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Looking Over Your Shoulder: NATO and the Rise of ‘Green on Blue’ Attacks in Afghanistan
Aaron Willschick looks at the increase of ‘green on blue attacks’ as the latest evidence that NATO’s best before date in Afghanistan is well past due.
The Canadian Air Reserve: A Short History
Tim Feller on the history of the Canadian Air Reserve.
CBC: Thunder Bay Reservists Brave Arctic Exercise
Nearly 30 part-time soldiers from the northwest are wrapping up week-long training this weekend in northern Saskatchewan.
CTV: Canadian Ranger Dies During Arctic Military Exercise
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut – A member of Canada’s Arctic reserve force has died on a military exercise intended to monitor snow and ice conditions in the Northwest Passage.
Reconciling Sustainable Energy Development with Economic Growth
The need to confront climate change is no longer solely an academic debate. It is a policy priority. Climate change is one of the most devastating environmental problems of this century and has recently found its way into the center of political debate and discussion, even making its way onto President Barack Obama’s agenda as Read More…
Melting Ice and off-shore drilling in the Arctic
It is projected that over the course of this century, the average global temperature will rise between 1-4°C. The most noticeable effect of climate change is occurring in the Arctic, where warmer summers mean record lows for ice spread and in the foreseeable future, ice-free summers at the North Pole. Should the trend indeed persist, it will Read More…
NATO News: NATO and Australia reinforce partnership with new cooperation programme
NATO and Australia reinforced their partnership and set out their priorities for future cooperation by signing an Individual Partnership and Cooperation Programme (IPCP) on Thursday 21 February .
Japan’s Deflating Yen: Prelude to a Global Currency War?
The government of Japan recently declared that it would be implementing drastic changes to its monetary policy, raising fears in the international community that artificial devaluation of the Japanese Yen will instigate a global currency war.
In Too ‘DEEP.’ NATO as an Institutional Educator
Transitioning from its supreme role as the security guarantor of the world, Aaron Willschick discusses NATO’s participation in education and institutional reform in emerging countries with the Defence Education Enhancement Program (DEEP).