Zhikica Pagovski explores the legal mechanisms, insitutional capacities, results and challanges of NATO’s effort to counter global terrorism.
Cyber Security and Emerging Threats
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.
Part II Turkey: The Tangle in Europe and NATO’s Strategic Web
In part II of her series, Juliette Bronchtein discusses the implications of Turkey’s increasingly violent domestic turmoil, its terror policy and what it means for the EU-NATO-Turkey relations and the migration deal.
Friends in Low Places: North Koreans in the Syrian Civil War?
According to unconfirmed reports, North Korean soldiers have been aiding the Syrian government against opposition forces. Jeremy Paquin explains how military co-operation between the two unlikely allies has been going on for the past several decades, culminating in today’s Syrian conflict.
Turkey: The Tangle in Europe and NATO’s Strategic Web
In part I of the series, Juliette Bronchtein explores the numerous and overlapping challenges Turkey poses to NATO and to the organization’s European allies.
Resource Wars: Actors, Stakes, and What to Expect for the Coming Years
Terrorist organizations are increasingly converting to racketeering and rent-seeking, essentially disputing governments’ key role in distributing resources. Pierre-Olivier Bussieres discusses the security implications of price volatility in natural resources.
The Rise of Commercial Satellite Imaging – Implications for Defense
As space becomes more accessible, commercial aerospace and satellite imaging will continue to grow. Julia Peng discusses what these trends in aerospace mean for intelligence and defense.
More Missile Defense Systems, More Problems
Juliette Bronchtein explores the security challenges emerging from NATO’s new European missile shield. These challenges come from both Russia and Iran as the allies attempt to balance competing security concerns and interests.
Obama Goes to Asia: A Series of Firsts
Though his presidential term is coming to a close, Obama is showing little signs of slowing down. Catherine Gao examines the potential for Obama’s seven-day Asia tour to shape his successor’s foreign policy in the region.
The Bizarre World of Russia’s Human Rights: New Ombudsman Will Defend Russian Minorities Abroad and Fight Subversion at Home
Russia’s new human rights ombudsman promises to defend Russians abroad and fight subversion at home.
Comparing Cyber-Relations: Russia, China, and the U.S.
Eimi Harris reviews the US-China Cybersecurity Agreement and Chinese-Russian cyber-relations to analyze their compatibility on a social, economic and diplomatic level.