Magan Haycock discusses the importance of curbing labour violence and corruption for the South African mining sector.
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Annual General Meeting on June 11 2013
“The NATO Council of Canada’s Annual General Meeting 2013” In a by-gone era, the bells at Canadian universities once rang out in tribute for students in uniform, when young people received army, navy and air force training on campus. Through the decisive decades of the 20th Century, the programs of the Canadian Officers Training Corps Read More…
“And Keep Moving On”: Transforming NATO for 2020 and Canada’s Potential Role
Sam Hossack on the future of NATO and Canada’s role within the Alliance.
On NATO and Democratic Principles
The anger, frustration and heated tensions between Turkish protestors and their government, led by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, present an indirect challenge of NATO. From a security standpoint, Turkey is an essential NATO member. Turkey’s location at the intersection between Europe, Asia and the Middle East makes it crucial for NATO operations from a logistical Read More…
Cracking Corruption for the Sake of Stability: Canadian Mining Companies in Kyrgyzstan
Tyler Amos on the mining and political situation in Kyrgyzstan and the positive role Canadian companies could play.
(How) Can NATO Respond to the Syrian Crisis?
Revived by the outbreak of the Arab Spring, the conflict between oppositionists to the Assad regime and the Syrian government has escalated in recent months, plunging the nation into a civil war. As its violent nature intensifies, the humanitarian crisis deepens. Consequently, NATO nations face pressures from external and internal actors who argue that a Read More…
Into the Fray: The End of the EU’s Syrian Arms Embargo
Daniel Troup on the EU lifting its embargo against arms shipments to Syria.
Road to Riches or Ruin: Democratization and the Future of Myanmar
Tyler Olinski explores the risks and opportunities facing the Burmese people as their country pursues policies of democratization and an entry into the free market system.
CCTV Nations: Surveillance Societies in the Fight Against Terror
Milosz Zak looks at the ever growing significance of closed-circuit television in “surveillance societies” and how it has factored into some recent cases of terrorism.
Military Rape Culture: Endemic or Epidemic?
In the past year there has been an influx of reports on a supposed “rape culture” within the United States military. Female soldiers have come forward in large numbers alleging that they experienced sexual harassment, assault, and even repeated rape at the hands of their male colleagues and superiors.