During most of the 20th Century, Latin America was a region that lagged behind in the international system. Although this period was full with transcendental transformations and important revolutions, the region was seen by the rest of the world as an arena of Cold War competition to contain communism in the Western hemisphere. Within Latin Read More…
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April 26: Tribute Dinner to Honour General Bouchard and Dr. Kaneff
The Hon. Bill Graham, PC., QC., Chairman and the Board of Directors of The NATO Council of Canada cordially invite you to the Annual Tribute Dinner honouring [captionpix align=”left” theme=”elegant” width=”200″ imgsrc=” http://natoassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kaneff3-252×300.jpg ” captiontext= “Dr. Ignat Kaneff.”] [captionpix align=”right” theme=”elegant” width=”194″ imgsrc=” http://natoassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/1_lieutenant_General_Charles.jpg ” captiontext= “LGen Charles Bouchard.”] Thursday, April 26th, 2012 7 Hart House Circle, Read More…
Talking Somalia with Dr. Christopher Daniels
Interview by James M. Bridger Given the dangers associated with conducting research in the country, Somalia has long suffered from a dearth of genuine academic and journalistic inquiry—resulting in a number of myths and misconceptions. Seeking to counter this, Dr. Christopher Daniels has carried out extensive research in Somalia and the wider region in an Read More…
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Video – Conference:CANADA AND THE NEW MIDDLE EAST
Panel I – Canadian Economic and Energy Interests in the New Middle East (Click to play video) Welcome Remarks — The Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada (via Video) Julie Lindhout, President, The NATO Council of Canada Moderator: Lawrence Solomon Speakers: Lawrence Solomon, Columnist, Financial Post; Executive Director, Energy Probe Andy Mahut, Executive Board, Read More…
India’s Defense Procurement: Part I – The Rough Start
[captionpix align=”right” theme=”elegant” width=”360″ imgsrc=” http://media.economist.com/sites/default/files/20110312_WOC327.gif” captiontext=” The world’s biggest defence budgets: The Economist. “] Last month’s announcement of India’s national budget found the country increasing its defense expenditure by 19% with 40% delegated for capital acquisitions. This has put India’s defense spending at the comparatively high figure of approximately $38.5-billion USD. The spending increase comes Read More…
Russia: Just Another BRIC in the Wall?
As summit season is almost upon us, everyone is talking about the upcoming meeting of NATO and the G8. Amid all the controversy and sheer amount of information in the media about these two summits, let us not overlook another meeting that happened recently: the March 29 BRICS Summit in New Delhi. [captionpix align=”left” theme=”elegant” Read More…
April 18: “Enlargement to strengthen NATO’s Role” Roundtable Discussion
April 18th, 2012 – 18:15-20:30 10th Floor, 165 University Ave. Toronto About the Speakers: A graduate in Law, Mrs. Trisic-Babic also has a background in journalism, and studied at Harvard’s Kennedy School Program in the field of national and international security, Boston, Massachusetts. After serving in successively senior positions in the government of Bosnia and Read More…
The Euro-zone Crisis and the Future of Greece: A Youth Perspective
The Crisis [captionpix align=”right” theme=”elegant” width=”320″ imgsrc=”http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02122/greece_2122592b.jpg” captiontext=” The discontent of Greek youth is palpable. Photo: Reuters”] For the past three years Greece has been going through a huge economic crisis. It is a national test that all the Greek people have to “pass.” The greatest burden, however, falls on the youth of the country Read More…
The F-35 Wake-Up Call
By Rodnie Allison [captionpix align=”right” theme=”elegant” width=”320″ imgsrc=”http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/news/photos/2012/04/03/li-ferguson-02447622.jpg” captiontext=” Auditor General Michael Ferguson held a news conference shortly after tabling his spring report on Tuesday. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press).”] “Devastating”, “Biting”, and “Not a Pretty Picture” – just some of the statements that followed the release of Auditor-General Michael Ferguson’s first report to Parliament. Yes it is official, Read More…