Global Horizons

The NAOC’s Global Horizons program is our outreach initiative oriented specifically towards high school students interested in learning more about international affairs, Canadian foreign policy, and NATO. Our website is dedicated to educating the public on current events in international affairs, and this page is devoted to making that process easier for high school students by providing resources that help guide them into this world and offer advice on pursuing a career in political science or international relations.
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Producer vs. Consumer Cost: How Affordable Are Renewables? (Energy Security Part 3/3)

In the final part of her series on Canada’s energy security, Emily Robinson takes a look at the cost of renewables to examine how renewable energy is developing.
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Chaos in the Capital

Tazrian Alam explains how today’s shootings in Ottawa are the latest in a long history of major security breaches and terrorism incidents in Ottawa and across Canada.
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Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seeking regulatory approval for an antimalarial vaccine. The vaccine is being evaluated by the European Medicines Agencies in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). This could prompt a major global health breakthrough as the disease affects 225 million people worldwide and results in the deaths of approximately 800,000 people, Read More…
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Return to Hope: NATO’s Journey in Afghanistan

Jenny Yang’s interview from September 04, 2014 with Lt. Pitcher, who participated in NATO’s ‘Return to Hope’ project, meant to tell the stories of those in Afghanistan.
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NATO Council of Canada interviews NATO’s Assistant Secretary-General for Public Diplomacy, Ambassador Grabar-Kitarovic

Interview from ‘NATO: a Credible Security Provider? Strengthening European Security and Defence Capabilities within the Alliance’ conference in Cardiff, Wales; organized by Forum Europe and NATO.

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Debt Fret: The Economic and Social Implications of Canada’s Growing Student Indebtedness

With students relying less on their parents and familiar networks for post-secondary support, pressure is building in the banking and public sector to support this mounting debt.