Russia needs a distinct worldview that it can use to rationalize alliances both near and far. With the rise of geopolitical homophobia, LGBT people are becoming the tools and victims of Russia’s new “traditional values” system.
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Europe’s divide: Trends and Future Impacts
In this article, Marian Corera retraces the foundations of the European Union and discusses the threat of Populism in Europe today.
Economic Warfare: Iran-Saudi Proxy Conflict in Yemen
With over 13 million people are facing famine in Yemen, what are the possibilities for ending this deadly conflict? Dakota Bewley investigates the Saudi-Iran proxy war in Yemen.
Why Taiwan’s Same Sex Marriage Debate Matters
In response to a constitutional court decision that mandated marriage equality, Taiwan held a referendum which showed popular opposition to adjusting current marriage laws. Adam Zivo explains how this debate evolves might have some surprising implications on East Asian geopolitics.
Turkey, Georgia, and Energy Security
European energy security, especially the diversification of sources of supply of natural gas, increasingly depends on the South Caucasus countries of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Russia is building the NordStream Two and TurkStream pipelines in order to secure European Union (EU) dependence on Russian gas for decades to come. Because of its unique geographical situation, Georgia Read More…
Seventy Years of Security – Canadian Contributions, New Challenges and Global Stability
The NATO Association of Canada is proud to release “Seventy Years of Security”, a special publication compiling the best articles published by the organization within the past year and a half covering three major topics: Canada in NATO, emerging security, and NATO’s global impact. The compilation was created to showcase both the intellectual prowess of those working at the NATO Association of Canada, as well as the diverse array of threats NATO faces.
Reworking the legal frameworks of the North Atlantic Treaty
Does NATO’s legal framework need updating? Analyst and program editor Taylor Allen seeks to address this fundamental question amidst criticisms of the organizations relevance and effectiveness.
The Southern Gas Corridor in 2018 and Prospects for 2019
This article is an end-of-year review looking at the EU’s and Turkey’s position in three potential maritime conflict situations: first, the Caspian Sea basin; and then the Black Sea and East Mediterranean basins together. The most significant development in Caspian Sea energy in 2018 was the signature of the Convention on the Status of the Read More…
Spying for Gadhafi: The Foreign Export of Surveillance Capabilities to Libya
In this article, Analyst and Editor Ryan Atkinson outlines the pervasive surveillance technologies used by the Gadhafi regime to spy on Libya’s population. Previously secret archives discovered after the fall of Tripoli in 2011 reveal the extent of the export of such technologies to the regime by foreign corporations.
Can A Multilateral Security Organization, Modeled on NATO, Be Established in Northeast Asia?
NATO has always been a collective defence organization, aimed at repelling an external threat to Alliance members. However, ever since the Harmel Report of 1967, and certainly since the end of the Cold War, NATO’s purview has widened to include a much more prominent diplomatic role, related to a much broader understanding of what constitutes a security concern, without compromising its original mission. Changsung Lee considers whether this latter-day understanding of NATO’s purpose might serve as a template for a future multilateral security structure in Northeast Asia that could facilitate a rules-based order in that region, and perhaps help catalyze the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.