NATO Summit
Context:
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Ankara, Turkiye, for a streamlined annual NATO summit heavily focused on maintaining U.S. commitment to the alliance and discussing higher military spending targets.
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Errol Mendes (English only)
Full Professor, Common Law, Faculty of Law
Professor Mendes is an expert on international law and the NATO treaty.
“I think that Ukraine has revolutionized warfare even against a much larger enemy which Canada can learn from in its own defence while also pushing for Ukraine's closer ties to the EU, and the European members of NATO, especially if Trump starts threatening partial or full withdrawal of NATO. I think the NATO treaty examined under international law and policy should promote this form of surrogate membership which Taiwan and Japan should also push for given the threats from the other dictatorship China.”
Benjamin Zyla (English only)
Full Professor, School of International Development & Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor Zyla’s research and writings sit at the intersection of global governance and peace & conflict studies. In particular, he is interested international peace operations, NATO, and questions related to Canada and the world.
Kerry Buck (English & French)
Former Canadian Ambassador to NATO; Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
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Professor Buck possesses extensive expertise in diplomacy, foreign policy, international security, and NATO, complemented by a strong background in human rights and public-sector management.