David Sutton discusses how China’s economic transformation will be complicated by the coming of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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.
Apple vs. the FBI: Why We Need To Listen to Apple’s Arguments
Eimi Harris analyzes Apple’s arguments against the recent FBI court order to unlock the San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone and how those concerns can affect you.
Drone Strikes: The Issue with Lack of Transparency
Usman Javed reviews the effectiveness of the current drone program and issues regarding transparency.
Flashpoint Taiwan: A Turning Point for Cross-Strait Relations
David Sutton provides an overview of Taiwan’s predicament and the question of its future .
The EU-US Privacy Shield: What You Need To Know About Data Transfers
Eimi Harris analyzes the politics of data transfers across the Atlantic Ocean and how the EU-US Privacy Shield will impact private information.
And Then There Was None: Water Shortage in Bolivia
Resource scarcity and poor governance
Meat in the Age of Antibiotic Resistance
Kelsey Berg discusses the startling discovery of the MCR-1 gene in Canadian beef, and the measures to fight against antibiotic resistance.
Twitter sued for enabling ISIS: how governments and social media can unite to fight extremism
Eimi Harris discusses how a changing relationship between governments and social media firms could lead to new strategies for combatting extremism online.
Does R2P Cross the Mogadishu Line?
Can the use of R2P in 21st century international security ever cross the Mogadishu Line?
‘Minorityhood’: What is a Minority Anyway?
This is the first in a number of articles and podcasts that will seek to contextualize the history and politics surrounding the current political and social refugee crisis in Iraq and Syria. The mass extermination and enslavement of Yazidies under the ISIS in Mosul and surrounding region, and the expulsions of Assyrians from the Read More…