Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Jonathan Preece

Dr. Ronald Deibert speaks on Geopolitics of Cyberspace

On January 26 the NATO Council of Canada hosted a roundtable event with Dr. Ronald Deibert, Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre, University of Toronto. Dr. Deibert, a leading expert in the fields of internet censorship, surveillance and information warfare, spoke on the rise of cyber espionage and the geopolitics of cyberspace. Read More…

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Somali Piracy and the World’s Response

A Failed State, Small Boats and Big Money: The Expansion of Somali Piracy and the World’s Response. By James Bridger. More Attacks, Higher Costs Over the course of the past decade, Somali piracy has transformed from a localized nuisance into an international crisis. In 2004, the first response to the growing threat posed by piracy Read More…

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Ian London Speaks on Rare Earths at NATO HQ

During the NATO Council of Canada’s 2010 Spring Conference on conflict and natural resources, participants had the pleasure of hearing from Ian London, Market Development and Energy Advisor with Avalon Rare Metals Inc. who spoke about the impact that rare metals could have on geopolitical relations in the 21st Century. Following this conference, Mr. London Read More…

Sean Palter

Maxed Out: NATO and the Growing Debt Crisis

NATO is the most powerful military alliance the world has ever known. But that power, at its core, is a reflection of the economic might of the nations in the Alliance. In times of dire economic circumstances, the capacity and the motivation to maintain strong armed forces and project military might around the world is Read More…

Sean Palter

Lisbon Summit for our NCC delegate

From November 17-20, on the margins of the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Lisbon, the Atlantic Treaty Association, with the NATO Council of the United States and the Portuguese Atlantic Committee, hosted the Young Atlanticist Summit for young leaders and the future of NATO. Working with the NATO Council of Canada, I Read More…

Sean Palter

NATO’s new Strategic Concept

The Heads of State and Government of all NATO member nations met last week in Lisbon, Portugal, along with those of partner nations to discuss a myriad of issues, including missile defense, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Russia-NATO relations and the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept. The Strategic Concept was perhaps the most defining aspect Read More…

Jonathan Preece

NCC Fall Conference Tackles Cybersecurity

On November 17, the NATO Council of Canada (NCC) hosted its annual Fall Conference in Ottawa. This well-timed conference, titled Cybersecurity: The Big Challenge, brought together distinguished academics, policymakers and members of the Canadian Forces with the goal of shedding light on one of the most pressing yet little-understood issues facing the international security environment. Read More…

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Conference: Cybersecurity – The Big Challenge

On November 17, the NATO Council of Canada (NCC) hosted its annual Fall Conference in Ottawa. This well-timed conference, titled Cybersecurity: The Big Challenge, brought together distinguished academics, policymakers and members of the Canadian Forces with the goal of shedding light on one of the most pressing yet little-understood issues facing the international security environment. Read More…