Previous Events

The NATO Association of Canada Sponsors a Book Launch

On April 13, the NATO Association of Canada sponsored a book launch forDeploying Feminism: The Role of Gender in NATO Military Operations, the most recent book by Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky, Associate Professor, Queen’s University, at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. Dr. Madison Schramm, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, moderated the discussion. The Read More…

NATO and Canada

Why We Need to Study Impacts When Discussing NATO Burden Sharing

Measuring NATO burden sharing fairness is not an easy task. Benjamin Zyla argues that we need to move beyond focusing on input and output variables due to their methodological limitations, and instead focus on studying the impact that NATO member states have in contributing to NATO’s collective goods.

Energy Security

New European Energy Demand Confirms Azerbaijan’s Reliability

Azerbaijan is emerging as a crucial player in Europe’s energy-diversification strategy, as the European Union (EU) addresses its self-inflicted energy deficit that arose from its overreliance on wind and solar power and its failure to promote oil and gas development. The EU’s policy shift away from Russian oil and gas has led to the formation Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada and the Threat Intelligence Exchange Roundtable (TIER) Co-Host Panel

On April 4, the NATO Association of Canada teamed up with the Threat Intelligence Exchange Roundtable (TIER) to host “Security, Risk, and Intelligence Careers: Possibilities in the Private Sector” at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.  The joint event featured a panel with those working in the private security, risk, and intelligence industry. This Read More…

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The NATO Association of Canada and the Canadian International Council, National Capital Branch, Co-Sponsor Discussion on Canada and the Indo-Pacific  

On April 3, the NATO Association of Canada and the Canadian International Council (CIC), National Capital Branch together hosted “Building a More Secure Indo-Pacific: Canada and Japan,” a virtual discussion between H.E. Kanji Yamanouchi, Japanese Ambassador to Canada, and the Hon. Robert Oliphant, M.P. and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Valerie Keyes, Read More…

NATO and Canada

Rethinking NATO’s 2 Per Cent Defence Spending Target: 2023 Enlargement, Canadian Defence Needs, Cooperative Bargaining Models, and Institutional Outcomes 

With Finland having joined NATO, the alliance has added its 31st member. Finland’s significant defence capabilities integrated into NATO will affect Arctic collaboration with some implications for Canada. In this article, Anessa Kimball explores Canadian defence needs, and whether the alliance’s 2 per cent GDP defence spending target remains relevant.

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NATO Association of Canada Hosts Discussion on Canada-Latvia Relations

On March 31, the NATO Association of Canada hosted Kaspars Ozoliņš, Latvia’s Ambassador to Canada, and Kevin Rex, former Ambassador of Canada to Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania and current Director General, Security and Energy Management, Strategy and Policy, Global Affairs Canada, for a fireside chat at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.  The event, titled “Canada and Latvia United on the Read More…