NATO Association of Canada - November 23, 2020 |
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Recent News and Upcoming Events |
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Rejoignez-nous jeudi 26 novembre à 14 heures (HNE)
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Politique étrangère et multilatéralisme : quel rôle joue le Canada sur la scène internationale ?
Jeudi 26 novembre, l’Association canadienne pour l’OTAN est heureuse d’organiser une discussion virtuelle en français sur le thème de la place du Canada sur la scène mondiale. Dans le cadre de cet évènement, nous recevrons Jocelyn Coulon, chercheur au Centre d’études et de recherches internationales de l’Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM) et ancien membre du groupe des conseillers sur les affaires internationales de Justin Trudeau en 2014-2015 et conseiller politique principal du ministre des Affaires étrangères Stéphane Dion en 2016-2017, et Dr Jonathan Paquin, professeur titulaire au département de science politique de l’Université Laval et chercheur responsable au Réseau d’analyse stratégique (RAS). Nous sommes également heureux de compter parmi nos intervenants Dr Anessa Kimball, professeure agrégée de sciences politiques à l’Université Laval, directrice du Centre sécurité internationale (CSI) de l’École supérieure d’études internationales de l’Université Laval (ETI) et co-directrice du Réseau canadien sur la défense et de la sécurité (RCDS), et Dr Marion Laurence professeure adjointe à l’Académie Canadienne de la défense, qui animera la discussion.
On Thursday, November 26th, the NATO Association of Canada is proud to host a virtual discussion in French about Canada’s role on the world stage. This event will feature Jocelyn Coulon, researcher at the Center for International Studies and Research at the University of Montreal (CÉRIUM) and former member of Justin Trudeau's group of advisers on international affairs in 2014-2015 and senior political advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion in 2016-2017, Dr. Jonathan Paquin, full professor in the political science department at Laval University and researcher at the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA). We are also excited to have Dr. Marion Laurence, an Assistant Professor at the Canadian Defense Academy, and Dr. Anessa Kimball, associate professor of political science at Laval University, director of the International Security Center (CSI) of the Graduate School of International Studies at Laval University (ETI) and co-director of the Canadian Network on Defense and Security (RCDS).
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NAOC Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph McQuade Publishes His Book, "A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea" |
Congratulations to our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joseph McQuade!
Pre Order "A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea" available through Cambridge University Press here.
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Plaque Presentation to H.E Kārlis Eihenbaums, Ambassador of Latvia
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Director Ed Badovinac presented a plaque to H.E. Kārlis Eihenbaums, Ambassador of Latvia to Canada to commemorate the strong bond between Latvia and Canada as fellow members of NATO.
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Karen McCrimmon Participates in the 66th Session of NATOs Parliamentary Assembly |
On November 18th, Karen McCrimmon, President of Canada's NATO Parliamentary Association, participated at the 66th session of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly.
Watch the Opening Ceremony here.
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November 30th, 7am EST
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Pre-ministerial Press Conference of the NATO Secretary-General
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Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will brief the press in advance of the virtual NATO Foreign Ministers meeting during a pre-ministerial press conference on Monday, November 30.
Read more about the press conference here.
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Why Sports? The Importance of Sports to Security and the Armed Forces
Last week, the NATO Association of Canada held a panel on the important role that sports has in security and the rules-based international order.
This panel featured Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret'd) Edward Staniowski, Lieutenant-General Frances Allen, Jay Feyko, National Manager for Soldier On, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sharlene Harding.
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NATÔ Canada! Podcast
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Épisode 2. L’intelligence artificielle (IA) dans le domaine militaire et en sécurité internationale.
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 professor at the Department of political science of the Université de Montréal and researcher at the CERIUM. Expert in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and the impact of new technologies on democracy, he came to speak with us about the use of AI in the military and in international security.
Listen to this episode here.
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NATO-Area Energy Security: The Southeast European Flank
On November 17th, The NATO Association of Canada held an event about the geopolitics of the energy transition on NATO's Southeast European flank and its implications for Europe. The event features Senior Research Fellow Dr. Robert Cutler and Research Fellow Mariana Liakopoulou from the NAOC Energy Security Program. They are joined by the Founder and Sr. Advisor of geopolitics and country risk at Verocy B.V, Dr. Cyril Widdershoven, and Dr. Aura Sabadus, Senior Reporter for the Independent Commodity Intelligence Services, London.
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NATO Association Director Kevin Vuong, One of Fourteen Youth Leaders to Advise the Secretary General
NATO Association Director Kevin Vuong is Canada's representative amongst fourteen hand-picked Youth Leaders to advise the Secretary-General about the future of the Alliance. He participated in the #NATO2030 Youth Summit last week.
Watch his response to PM Trudeau's question from the summit here.
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NAOC Research Analyst Anvesh Jain, One of Four to Win The #NATO2030 Video Contest
Former Program Editor and current Research Analyst Anvesh Jain was one of four alliance-wide winners of the #NATO2030 video contest! His name and entry were announced by the Secretary General during the NATO Youth Summit.
Watch his submission here.
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November 18th and 19th
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Program Editor, Ravdeep Singh Sandal to Represent the NAOC at the #WeAreNATO Conference
Program Editor Ravdeep Singh Sandal participated as as one of two youth delegates to represent Canada at the annual #WeAreNATO conference.
Learn more about Ravdeep Singh Sandal here.
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We are excited to introduce our new cohort of interns for the fall 2020 session! This diverse group of young leaders are volunteering to bring you a fall filled with spectacular events, articles, and projects.
Read more about them on our Team page here.
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Russia-NATO (mis)interpretation of Post-Cold War Enlargement; A Case Study of the Security Dilemma |
In this article, Sarah Nebbal explores the Russia-NATO relationship through the lends of lens of the security dilemma.
Read the full article here.
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#WeAreNATO Video
Watch our NATO Association video - Giving Thanks for Nothing - which explains the value of NATO including interaction with the Toronto Scottish Regiment and HMCS York.
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