Canada and Norway are, by most accounts, natural allies. Both are Arctic nations, both perch on long coastlines and vast energy reserves, and both face an increasingly unpredictable strategic environment: Norway through its proximity to Russia, and Canada with a more hostile United States. Of all the images to come out of Mark Carney’s Nordic Read More…
In November 2024, the FBI disrupted a plot to attack an electrical substation in Nashville, Tennessee, using a drone carrying explosives. The suspect intended to damage the facility and disrupt electricity supplies. Amid ongoing drone attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, Russia, and the Middle East, the incident demonstrated that civilian energy infrastructure can become Read More…
How natural gas dependence exposes a regional supply chain gap Energy security debates generally ask whether fuel and electricity remain available to households and industry. That focus overlooks fertilizer. Natural gas is the principal feedstock for ammonia, the basis of mineral nitrogen fertilizer, so gas shocks reach agriculture through cost and availability. If fertilizer misses Read More…
On October 21, 2026, the NATO Association of Canada hosted the Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Consul General of Ukraine to Toronto at Trinity College for a discussion on Ukraine’s Victory and the Future of Transatlantic Security. This event brought together diplomatic representatives, policy professionals, academics and members of the public for Read More…
Disinformation is a growing threat in Eastern Europe, with direct implications for democratic resilience and security. This article examines how a TikTok-based disinformation campaign influenced the first round of Romania’s now-annulled 2024 presidential elections and compromised electoral integrity.
Climate change is deeply relevant security studies, closely tied to military preparedness and human security. In this article, Mahnan Omar discusses how establishing climate security is key to NATO’s security interests. This article explores the multifaceted threats to state and regional security stemming from climate change’s impact on resource availability, geopolitical tension, migration, and military activities. As extreme weather events exacerbate vulnerabilities, especially gendered ones, and create conditions for extremist recruitment, nations are compelled to reconsider traditional security paradigms. NATO can build climate resilience through a triple-nexus strategy that coordinates policy, improves operational planning and readiness, and integrates gender into climate initiatives. Women must be involved at every level, from local communities to policymaking and fieldwork.
NATO Association JRF Dorigen Gray investigates how a Canadian ethnonationalist organization is mirroring the rise of European radical movements, using the same narratives and tactics to gain ground. Examining how the Dominion Society of Canada uses disinformation, particularly the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, to support the policy of “remigration,” the article traces how the same mechanism is at work in Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD). Ultimately, the question shifts to how successfully deceptive narratives are replicated, and the implications these groups could have for the strength of NATO’s alliance.
Canada physically defends its Arctic territory, but can military strength alone protect its sovereignty? In this article, Junior Research Fellow Rylie Taylor Tsui explores how Russian disinformation seeks to reshape perceptions of Arctic sovereignty and why Canada’s Northern defence strategy requires more than just physical defences.
As Canada expands defence spending and implements its new Defence Industrial Strategy, can it strengthen domestic production while still meeting NATO’s need for timely and interoperable capabilities? Vaibhav Kaushal examines how Canada’s Build–Partner–Buy approach could balance domestic defence-industrial priorities with NATO’s wider production requirements.
How can U.S. trade pressure affect NATO’s unity? Andrea Pradier argues that Article 2 offers allies no mechanism for resolving economic pressure between them, while consensus can record agreement without showing whether every ally felt free to disagree. Drawing on European and Canadian examples, she proposes steps Canada, NATO, and other allies could take to make disagreement less costly.