Julia Schaumer has made an interactive map which highlights key women’s rights legislation in all NATO member-states.
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Egypt Is Becoming Central to NATO-Area Geo-Economics
The Arab Spring threw a wrench into Egypt’s promising liquified natural gas (LNG) industry. Now, with stability returned to that country and the discovery of new gas deposits in the Nile littoral, Egypt is poised to become a major source of energy to the E.U. market. As auspicious as this sounds, it raises the stakes in an already volatile region marked by militarization and beset by inter-state strife and transcontinental tension.
America’s Trade War: Containing China?
In this article, Dakota Bewley discusses the trade war between the US and China. Is President Trump’s aggressive outlook towards China a tool for economic containment?
HALIFAX 2018 – NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Former NAOC President Julie Lindhout writes on the outcomes of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Halifax this past month, November 2018
16 Days Campaign: A/Commr. Shirley Cuillierrier
This week, the NAOC continues with its contribution to the 16 Days Campaign where Julia Schaumer has sat down with several high-profile Canadian women who share their opinions on how to implement best practices in the workplace as well their views on women in leadership positions.
Iron Wolf and Scorpion Fury: Increased Readiness and Mobility for NATO
In this article, Sivan Ghasem examines the latest two NATO exercises that Canada has contributed to.
NAOC’s 16 Days of Activism: Margot Franssen
Every year, from November 25th to December 10th, the NATO Association of Canada is proud to participate in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. This campaign highlights the need to address the violence that women face at all levels and in all arenas. This year, the focus is on ending gender-based violence Read More…
In Pursuit of Total and Unbreachable Protection of Cyberspace, Part I: Canada, a Leader in Cyber Defence
In this article, Junior Research Fellow Maryse Kiese analyzes Canada’s contribution to NATO’s cyber defence strategy by shedding the light on its national approach to improve cyber security and deter cyber criminals.
NAOC’s 16 Days of Activism: Lieutenant-General Christine Whitecross
As part of NAOC’s contribution to the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, Julia Schaumer has sat down with several high-profile Canadian women who share their opinions on how to implement best practices in the workplace as well their views on women in leadership positions.
A Tale of Two Salmans
Thirty years after the “Satanic Verses” controversy, the transnational threat to freedom of speech and the press is more acute than ever. The recent murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – likely orchestrated by Saudi Arabia – is a case in point. So far, the pressure has been on Washington to punish Saudi Arabia, but Justin Dell argues that this issue is too combustable to be left to bilateral relations. What is needed is a broader multilateral approach, first to holding Saudi Arabia responsible for Khashoggi’s murder, and then to uphold the universal values of freedom of speech and expression. Only then can some kind of justice be obtained without risking the further destabilization of the Middle East.