Junior Research Fellow Sivan Ghasem overviews Canada’s involvement in NATO’s 2018 Trident Juncture exercise.
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Patrolling the High North: Canada’s Procurement of AOPS
Junior Research Fellow Lee Williamson analyzes the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship program procurement initiative, its criticisms and ultimately its purpose for Canada.
Commitment to Global Prosperity: Canada and Multilateral Institutions
Junior Research Fellow Sivan Ghasem outlines the major international organizations Canada is currently involved with
Uranium, Canada and Control
Uranium, Nukes and the North – how do they fit? In this article, program editor and analyst Taylor Allen looks at Canada’s responsibilities in the realm of uranium exports in an increasingly complicated world.
NATO, Capacity Building, and Efforts to Develop Servicewomen in Jordan
Military culture across the world has gone through significant shifts. The male-dominated institution has made important strives in the last 20 years with regards to gender equality. In Canada, women have been participating in Canada’s military history for the last 100 years, but it was not until the year 2000 that all restrictions were lifted, Read More…
What is NATO doing in Mauritania?
In this article, Sivan Ghasem explores the avenues of cooperation between NATO and Mauritania.
Beyond the Southern Gas Corridor: Interconnecting Central/East Europe and the Balkans?
Following the August signing of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), a large-scale gas pipeline project that aspires to connect the region’s copious hydrocarbon resources to the European markets, has been drawn back into international debate. The present article illuminates how the SGC enhances the Read More…
What the Canada-Saudi Arabia Dispute Reveals About Canada’s Allies
On September 26, in the latest development in the ongoing diplomatic row between Canada and Saudi Arabia, the Saudi foreign minister, Adel Al-Juebir, asked that Canada stop treating his country “like a banana republic.” Al-Juebir repeated demands that the Government of Canada apologize for its August 2018 Tweets which called for the release of a Read More…
Libya’s Main Players and NATO’s potential post-conflict role
NATO in Libya? In this article, Sivan Ghasem provides an update on the current political and security landscape of Libya and highlights potential avenues of cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The Case of “The Toronto 18”: Interview with Former Undercover Operative Mubin Shaikh
In part two of a two-part interview series, Julia Schaumer interviews former undercover operative Mubin Shaikh about his involvement in foiling prospective terrorist attacks by “The Toronto 18”.










