The NATO Council of Canada would like to draw your attention to the Fall 2010 Atlantic Treaty Association Newsletter. This publication provides a great deal of information on what is happening in the ATA community and is an excellent recourse for all those interested in transatlantic affairs. Included in this particular edition is a section Read More…
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COMISAF’s New Counterinsurgency Contracting Guidelines
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has issued a new set of contracting guidelines aimed at decreasing corruption and reducing the amount of funds that indirectly flow into the hands of insurgents and criminals. Currently, it is estimated that $14B USD a year is being paid to contractors. Background The international contracting Read More…
“Use It or Lose It”: Canadian Arctic Sovereignty Heats Up
Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently returned from his five-day long tour of Canada’s Arctic region, an annual event meant to underline of the current government’s main policy tenets – Arctic sovereignty. Harper’s trip coincided with a series of military exercises in the region – Operation Nunalivut in the High Arctic, Operation Nunakput in the western Read More…
US Ends Combat Mission to Iraq: Mission Accomplished?
By: Andrew de Vos
Canada’s plan to fulfill its commitment to rebuild Dahla Dam
By: Andrew de Vos
NATO Aids Pakistan in Relief Efforts Again
On Friday, August 20th, NATO announced that it would provide disaster relief to flood-stricken Pakistan, in response to a request made by the country’s government. The first NATO aircraft carrying relief goods departed from Germany and arrived at the Chaklala Airbase near the capital city of Islamabad carrying goods including power generators, water pumps and Read More…
Afghan Documents Leak Nothing New
It has been called one of the worst leaks in US military history — over 90,000 sensitive documents about the war in Afghanistan have been posted onto the whistle blowing website, WikiLeaks. The reports leaked were written by soldiers and intelligence officers from the frontlines of the war in Afghanistan. The US Government is not Read More…
Afghan Civilian Deaths on the Rise, but not at the Hands of International Forces
The Afghan Rights Monitor has released statistics showing that the escalating violence in Afghanistan is at its worst since the beginning of the almost nine year war. This year alone, 1074 civilians have been killed, as international forces struggle to combat the escalating insurgency attacks. However, the Afghan Rights Monitor has also said that fewer Read More…
Afghan Development Report: Canada Aids Development of Independent Afghan Media
As part of Canada’s continuing effort to support Afghanistan’s growing media industry, the Canadian government funded a three-month long photography course taught by the Afghan non-governmental organization, AINA Photo Agency. Founded in 2001 by two French photojournalists, AINA is the one and only independent photo Agency in Afghanistan. Its aim is to provide media training Read More…
NATO Security in Light of Kyrgyz Unrest
Home to the Manas Air Base, a transit hub central to NATO efforts in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan is on the brink of civil war. The NATO Partnership-for-Peace member country has experienced recent ethnic clashes between the majority ethnic Kyrgyz and minority Uzbeks in the south of the country, leaving between 300 to 2000 people dead. Some Read More…