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Stavanger 2015—Looking ahead to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (Pt. 3)

In Part 3 of this ongoing series, Ian examines a draft by the Science and Technology Committee concerning emerging challenges and opportunities in the Arctic; an important issue at the upcoming Assembly in Stavanger, Norway.

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Could a Canadian Armed Forces Base in Eastern Europe be in Canada’s Future?

Ian discusses the possibility of utilizing NATO’s Readiness Action Plan to establish a Canadian Armed Forces base in Eastern Europe

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Einstein once asked Freud, “Why war?” Freud replied, “Because man is what he is.”

Victoria asks the questions: Why is sexualized violence so prevalent in modern and historical conflict? Is ISIS’ utilization of sexual violence and slavery the exception or the rule in war?

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Information: The Perfect Weapon in Today’s Wired World, A Three-Part Series

In Part Two of a three-part series, Jenny examines more closely Russia’s information warfare, and the influence media had in the 2014 Ukrainian Crisis.

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Ami go Home, The European New Rights disdain for NATO

Is Putin setting up an Alliance of Nationalist across Europe to ?? Attendance of European right wing populists at the International Russian Conservative Forum (IRCF), as well as large sums of money financing their election campaign coming from Kremlin associated banks suggests so.

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From a Humanitarian Concern to a Security Threat: Changing Mentality Towards Refugees and Inter-displaced Persons

The NAoC hosted a panel event in June 2015, discussing the following question: As more countries struggle with the threat of domestic terrorism and instability, will refugees and inter-displaced persons be considered a “security threat”?