In this inspiring episode, the NATO Association of Canada is honoured to welcome Rosemary McCarney, former Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN Conference on Disarmament. In this terrific discussion, we delve into her captivating journey at the UN, where she shares insights on disarmament of nuclear weapons and the global fight for women's rights. Tune in this enriching conversation on diplomacy, security, and equality for an engaging exploration...

The NATO Association of Canada, in partnership with student organizations based in Memorial University of Newfoundland, namely the Political Science Graduate Students’ Society (MUN PSGSS), Filipino Students’ Association (MUNFILSA), Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) - MUN Chapter, and Youth Atlantic Treaty Association - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (YATA - NATO) - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter, successfully launched the inaugural Atlantic Canada Security Policy Forum. This virtual...

In today’s special episode, the NATO Association of Canada is honoured to host H.E Witold Dzielski, Poland’s Ambassador to Canada. In this interview discussion, H.E discusses Poland’s role in Eastern Europe covering many crucial geopolitical topics such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland’s relationship with its neighbours and EU politics.

Join us for a special episode live recording of our interview with Lieutenant-General Frances J Allen, Canada's Vice Chief of Defence Staff as she speaks with NATO Canada's Aly Sayani and Matthew D'Amico on new threats to global security, Canada's armed forces in a changing world, the importance of deterrence, and personal stories after more than three decades of military service. Follow our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@NATOCanada Explore our website now!...

What is the fate of the Palestinian people at the borders of Gaza ? What is Europe’s refugee crisis ? What are the effects of Ukrainian mass migration? What are the best immigration policies ? In this episode, Dr Randall Hansen a political scientist who hold a Canada Research Chair in Global Migration at the University of Toronto talks about the challenges of Refugee crises around the world in regions such Europe, the Middle East and Africa and what are the root causes of these challenges and...

Join NATO Association of Canada Fellow Kate Todd in a moderated panel discussion on Canadian perspectives on critical minerals and security. Panelists include: Andrew Ghattas, Director of the Critical Minerals Task Force at Natural Resources Canada; Chris Hodgson, President of the Ontario Mining Association; and Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Director of the Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment program at Macdonald-Laurier Institute. This event was co-sponsored by the NATO Association of...

Join Kate Todd, a Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada, as she interviews the Honourable Erin O'Toole and Dr. Andrew Bresnahan in a special feature podcast on security in Canada's Arctic. This episode delves into topics of national and international security, as well as human security, in Northern Canada.

What is the intersection of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and global security? This is the overarching question of Sustainable Security – brought to you by the NATO Association of Canada and the NATO Research Group. Host, Eric Jackson, explores this question through conversations with leading experts around the world. Today, Eric sits down with Erin Sikorsky, the Director of the Center for Climate and Security, to discuss the importance of SDG 13: Climate Action, and why...

What is the intersection of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and global security? This is the overarching question of Sustainable Security – brought to you by the NATO Association of Canada and the NATO Research Group. Host, Eric Jackson, explores this question through conversations with leading experts around the world. Today, Eric sits down with Kristen Sample, the Director of the National Democratic Institute's Democratic Governance team, to discuss the importance of...

What is the intersection of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and global security? This is the overarching question of Sustainable Security – brought to you by the NATO Association of Canada and the NATO Research Group. Our host, Eric Jackson, explores this question through conversations with leading experts around the world. Today, Eric sits down with Lieutenant-General (Retired) Chris Whitecross of the Canadian Armed Forces to discuss the importance of achieving gender...

What is the intersection of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and global security? This is overarching question of our latest podcast series, Sustainable Security – brought to you by the NATO Association of Canada and the NATO Research Group. Our host, Eric Jackson, explores this question through conversations with leading experts around the world. Today, Eric sits down with Sophia Mirzayee of the United Nations Association in Canada and Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero of the University...

The following interview, “Euro-Caspian Energy Security and Geoeconomics,” with Dr. Robert M. Cutler, Director of the NATO Association of Canada’s Energy Security Program, is an excerpt from episode 29 of The Red Line podcast “Who Controls the Caspian Sea’ released on November 1st, 2020. The Red Line, hosted by Michael Hilliard is a fortnightly deep dive podcast that interviews a panel of experts on one key story. The full audio of this podcast is available from the Red Line website at...

In this podcast, Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice, professor at the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL),  and our senior research fellow Janakan Muthukumar discuss various aspects of treaty law and how understanding it would help practitioners and policymakers to draft international agreements to preserve peace and security.

Dans cet épisode, la cyber experte Karine Pontbriand, candidate au doctorat à l’Université New South Wales, nous informe des enjeux associés à la cybersécurité, de la politique nationale de cybersécurité, ainsi que le rôle de NATO dans les cyberguerres. 

How does Canada approach cyber security and the challenges of cyber diplomacy? In this episode, a cyber expert from the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab,  Josh Gold, discusses how Canada is addressing the challenges of cyber security and governance. In it, he discusses the fact that Canada has typically approached the topic on an ad hoc basis, and discusses some of the ways that Canada and multinational institutions can better approach the topic and create a safe and fair playing field...

Pour sa première édition en français, NATÔ Canada! reçoit Jean-François Gagné, professeur associé au département de science politique à l’Université de Montréal et chercheur au CÉRIUM. Spécialiste de la gouvernance de l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et de l’impact des technologies sur la démocratie, il vient parler avec nous de l’utilisation de l’IA dans le domaine militaire et en sécurité internationale.  For its first French episode, NATÔ Canada! welcomes Jean-François Gagné, associate...

In this episode Dr. Robert Cutler, a Senior Research Fellow and Program Editor for the NATO Association of Canada's Energy Security Program, interviews Mariana Liakopoulou about her recent article about how the global commodity market and national energy policy developments have affected US and European willingness to continue pursuit of their geopolitical and economic interests in the Caspian-region and Central Asian Oil- and gas-producing sales. This is a shift from the 1990s and early...