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.
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Kunduz: U.S. Airstrike on MSF Hospital (Part I)

In the first part of the this series Hinna Hatif examines the U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people when a Doctors Without Borders hospital was struck in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
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Crisis and Opportunity: Matteo Renzi’s Mediterranean Policy Will Propel him to European Leadership.

Michael Oshell examines the current puzzle that is the Mediterranean migrant crisis through the perspective of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

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Exploring Strategies to Counter Disinformation Effectively

Excerpt: As the Ukraine crisis has demonstrated, we should not assume that freedom of information necessarily leads to a more open or democratic society. Information can be harnessed and manipulated by authoritarian regimes in order to generate confusion and undermine trust in government, often with unpredictable and destabilizing effects on society.