Since its inception in 1949, Canada has played an integral role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As a founding member, Canada’s involvement over the past 70 years has varied from troop deployment and training in Europe during much of the Cold War, to engagement abroad in places like Afghanistan and Libya. The articles in the Canada’s NATO program examine Canada’s role from a multitude of perspectives and viewpoints. The NAOC aims to supply Canadians with a greater insight into the inner workings of this long-standing relationship. Not just focusing on the military dimensions around Canadian participation, the aim of this program is to also highlight the roles played by Canadian civilian staff operating within the organization.
Photos are of Lebanese Armed Forces Land Border Regiment Soldiers being instructed in winter survival and shelter construction, winter-related first aid and casualty evacuation, basic dismounted reconnaissance skills, snowmobile driving, and maintenance, and of course – hockey! All instructors in these photos are 31 Canadian Brigade Group. Additional instructors for the advanced training package came […]
In this article, Willow Hillman explores Canadian participation in ballistic missile defence and muses over whether or not Canada should develop this capability.
Willow Hillman sits down with Anita Rogers to discuss some of the long military history of the Rogers family, the modern context of some of the stories and the importance of keeping military histories alive.
This month, all 29 NATO Defence Ministers will meet at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Take a look at this infographic to learn more!
The first proxy war of the Cold War broke out roughly 69 years ago today, on June 25th, 1950, with the invasion of North Korea onto South Korea across the 38th parallel. It was not until the election of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent in 1948 that Canada changed its character towards Korea and the […]
In late February 2019, India and Pakistan engaged in a series of aerial border skirmishes. This conflict is historic in that it was the first time two opposing military forces used airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft against each other. The primary function of this type of aircraft is surveillance: monitoring, detecting, and tracking […]
Operation IMPACT is currently the largest deployed operation in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The operation consists of Canada’s contribution to global efforts to defeat the threat of Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. It consists of two phases. The first entailed reversing the territorial gain of Daesh, while the […]
Julie Lindhout, immediate past President of the NATO Association of Canada, reviews the recently concluded NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Bratislava, Slovakia.
In this article, Willow Hillman outlines the controversy surrounding Huawei and the US’ extradition request for Meng Wanzhou, and explains some of the main reasons why this situation matters to Canadians.
Anvesh Jain, the Program Editor of Canada’s NATO, sits down with a special guest.