Given NATO’s linkages to Arab states through the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Alliance should actively support the transition to democracy in post-Arab Spring countries by utilizing its various resources in the realms of institutional creation, democracy promotion, and security sector reform. NATO’s efforts to support the Arab Spring, particularly its operation in Libya, have brought the specter Read More…
[captionpix align=”left” theme=”elegant” width=”320″ imgsrc=”http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1405/5178639570_e09c65894f_z.jpg” captiontext=” While successful at deterring and disrupting pirate attacks, foreign military operations alone cannot end Somali piracy.”] When confronting the crisis of Somali piracy, the preferred strategy of the international community has been to deploy naval vessels to protect vulnerable ships and deter and disrupt pirate attacks. The refrain that Read More…
Decades later, there is a lingering sense that more could have been done to prevent the conflict that unfolded in Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. During this time, the primary international institution that shouldered the task of maintaining the peace in Bosnia and Croatia from 1992-1995 was the United Nations. It did so through its Read More…
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED – Please check back for the new date. What:Ottawa Roundtable on “Ukraine’s Future Relations with the EU and the Path to NATO” Where: Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower, 13 floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 When: To Be Determined Fees: Members: $20.00 ; Non-Members: $25.00 ; Students Read More…
In what can only be described as yet another blow to the US deployment in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), most of whom are US troops—to move out of rural areas and villages, back to their main bases. This is in response to the killing and desecration Read More…
The NATO Council of Canada and the Advocates for Civil Liberties held a very successful conference on March 28 entitled ‘Canada and the New Middle East’. With over 350 people in attendance, this conference featured high-profile speakers such as Executive Director of CSIS Raymond Boisvert, RCMP Superintendent Doug Best, Former Senior Trade Commissioner Mike Ward Read More…
The United States and Europe should strive to de-escalate the growing tensions between Iran and the West.
In an update to the US-Pakistan border crossing dispute, major news sources are reporting that Pakistan looks set to go ahead with reopening the borders to foreign ground traffic, pending approval by parliament. The routes have been closed since November 2011 “Salala incident,” when 26 Pakistani soldiers died after a firefight with US troops on Read More…
By: Rodnie Allison In four years Canada will receive the first of sixty-five F-35A multi-role combat aircraft. These aircraft represent much more than a means to regulate airspace or dictate conditions on the ground. They represent a commitment to the NATO alliance structure, the integration of strategic industrial resources among like-minded governments, and finally, the Read More…
Defence procurement, and its perpetual reform, are concepts inextricably linked to a states’ ability to both protect itself, and provide strategic industry a framework for future growth.