Were we ready for more refugees? Jeyolyn Christi discusses the influx of Syrian refugees in relation to affordable housing concerns in Canada.
Society, Culture, and Security
The NATO Association of Canada’s Society, Culture, and Security program takes a look at the issues that impact Canadians’ every day lives while connecting them to international relations. The program covers a wide range of topics, which include: pop culture, art, film, global events, and socio-political relations. In addition, Society, Culture, and IR aims to examine and provide in-depth analyses that relate international affairs to the interests of Canadian society.
Hague Ruling Collateral
How the courts attempt to reel in a giant have affected Taiwan
Right to Die: Transformative Healthcare in Canada and Abroad
Eric Sabiti delves into the Bill C-14, the legal history of the right to die in Canada, and how Canada’s legislation compares to the rest of the world.
Trump’s Popularity Shows NATO’s Need to Justify Itself
The recent popularity of Donald Trump’s and others anti-NATO platforms marks the need for NATO to convey it’s legitimacy . Carter Vance explains how now more than ever NATO needs to reaffirm its importance to its constituent publics
What’s in Store for Venezuela?
Why are people starving in Venezuela? Jeyolyn Christi explores the current food crisis plaguing millions in the country, and what the international community is or isn’t doing about it.
The International Reach of Black Lives Matter
Do #BlackLivesMatter to you? Jeyolyn Christi discusses this social movement and its influence in Canada and abroad.
Whatever Happened to Kony?
Four years after one of the most viral campaigns online campaigns of all time, Neil Siviter examines the aftermath of KONY 2012 and how it has impacted both the Lord’s Resistance Army, and the concept of liberal intervention.
Pacific Power Bloc Rising
Implications of the Malabar 2016 naval exercise and the possibility of greater collaboration between the U.S., Japan, and India. David Sutton
Should there be Referendums?
Today’s EU referendum brings up not only the question of whether Britain would be better with or without Europe, but whether referendums are the way these decisions should be made.
Brexit to Your Left
Those in the “Leave” camp of the Brexit debate are not solely UKIP and rebellious Tories – there are left-wing Brexiters too. But how do they make their case?