“I was saying it the other day—’cause we’re doing a tremendous amount of work in space—I said, maybe we need a new force. We’ll call it the space force,” remarked U.S. President Donald Trump at a speech in early 2018. “And I was not really serious. And then I said, what a great idea. Maybe Read More…
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Special Report: Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Bombings – An Intelligence Failure? Or an Intelligence Operation?
Since the Easter Sunday bombings that rocked Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019, killing more than 250 people and injuring another 500, questions remain unanswered surrounding the role of the Sri Lankan military and intelligence services before and after the event. Even though the Sri Lankan authorities blamed a local group, National Thowheed Jamaath Read More…
Cyber Stability in the Age of Covid-19
On May 22nd, 2020, The NATO Association of Canada hosted a Zoom discussion on issues relating to cyber conflict and security in the Age of Covid-19 and what international institutions like NATO are able to do to address this challenge.
Should Canada adopt an anti-“fake news” law?
Examining anti-“fake news” laws in East and Southeast Asia, Cassidy Bereskin weighs Canada’s options in legislating against disinformation.
Canadian Helicopter Crash off the Greek Coast
In this article Antalya Popatia writes about the Canadian Helicopter Crash off the Greek Coast killing 6 Canadians.
COVID-19: Whose Health Is Most At Stake?
COVID-19: Whose Health is Most at Stake? In this article, Martine Ghazouli highlights the issues with measures taken in the name of health security, as they are not always as benign as they may sound.
COVID-19 Implications on the Global Order
On May 13th, 2020, the NATO Association of Canada presented a Zoom Panel Discussion on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global order featuring Julie Dzerowicz, Major-General (Ret.) David Fraser and The Hon. David Collenette.
Women’s rights and the responsibility to protect (R2P) in conflict and post-conflict situations
This article analyzes the link between women’s rights and the notion of R2P in a conflict/ post-conflict situation. In so doing, this article suggests that recognizing WPS while implementing every phase of R2P is necessary to address atrocities against women during and after conflict.
What do Imran Khan and Godzilla Have in Common: Both are bitter enemies of climate change
In 1954, Japan’s Toho Studios released the first Godzilla film (Gojira in Japanese), which drew inspiration from the nuclear destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki nine years earlier. Now well into his 60s, you would think that Godzilla should have already planned a smooth retirement. Instead, after a blockbuster 2014 Hollywood re-emergence and a superb Japanese Read More…
Potential Domestic Instability: An Internal Examination of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Bonnie Lao examines the effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on how the domestic manifestations has lead to citizen discontent and unrest, with competing claims of favouritism and xenophobia.