CANADA AND EUROPE FACING A RELATIONSHIP STILL WITHOUT A NAME
The relationship between Canada and the European Union is going through an unusual moment. Not because both sides have only now discovered their affinities — these are longstanding and supported by significant trade relations, common NATO membership and decades of political cooperation — but because, for the first time, they are attempting to find an institutional formula that goes beyond conventional partnership without necessarily leading to membership. The expression that
Ceuta and Melilla: Defence Begins Before Article 5
A military assessment of security guarantees, deterrence and the southern flank Every so often, the same question resurfaces: are Ceuta and Melilla protected by NATO? The question is legitimate, but framing it solely around which treaty article would apply after a potential attack is insufficient. From a military perspective, the analysis should begin earlier: what combination of political will, military capabilities and international commitments makes such an attack unlikely
