The NAOC’s Cyber Security and Emerging Threats Program features an in-depth analysis of latest trends, developments, and threats in international security. New security concerns are always on the horizon and our program seeks to examine these domains including global warming, natural resources, drones, urban conflicts, and cyberspace.
The program’s mandate is to keep Canadians informed on these rapidly developing and increasingly pivotal realms that are integral to all aspects of security.
On Monday September 23rd, 2019 the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg,at the UN Climate Summit stated “It is very important to underline that climate change is also a security threat because it can change the conditions where people live, create new migrant and refugee crises, affect scarce resources like water, andfuel new conflicts. Climate change Read More…
States always attempt to act in accordance with international law but what happens when none exists?
The Amazon is burning. Satellites from the National Institute for Space Research recorded over 30, 000 fires in the rainforest in the month of August, and the fires show no sign of abating. It has been reported that fire activity in the rainforest has not been this severe since nearly a decade ago. The lungs Read More…
In response to Trump’s ever-growing number of judicial appointments since taking office, a growing number of left-leaning pundits and Democratic candidates have become proponents of court-packing. Have they forgotten the lessons of history? Transitions from one U.S. President to the next have long been characterized by a newly-elected President enthusiastically abrogating the policies and initiatives Read More…
In part two of her series on digital white supremacy, Emma Tallon analyzes how governments around the world are confronting the increasing cyber threats.
In part one of a two-part series, Emma Tallon analyses the rise of white supremacy in the digital world, and reflects on its ongoing threats to human security.
Due to climate change, India is currently facing the worst water crisis in recent history. In the city of Chennai, tap water has stopped working, leaving the population with no reliable water source. Emma Tallon reflects on Chennai’s water crisis as a human security emergency.
With anti-immigration sentiment rising throughout U.S. politics and society, Emma Tallon reflects on immigration as fundamental to the founding of the modern nation.
With Netflix’s release of “The Great Hack” late July 2019, Tiffany Kwok reflects on the actions of Cambridge Analytica, and how the data scandal changed the way the world viewed social media data collection.
Tiffany Kwok explores the fresh topic of MADCOMs in the field of artificial intelligence, and ties in possible consequences for democracy.