Ukraine War: The role of NATO after one year of the Russian invasion

Members of the media may directly contact the following experts:

Ferry De Kerckhove (English, French, Spanish, Russian)

Senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.

ferry.de.kerckhove@uOttawa.ca 

Professor De Kerckhove can provide analysis of Russia and the NATO’s Security Issues.

"NATO solidarity has been expressed both by member- state contributions to Ukraine and efforts to reach the 2% of GDP going to defence expenditures by all member states as well as by new joint military procurement and development projects by members".

Michel Drapeau (English and French)

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

mdrapeau@mdlo.ca

Professor Drapeau served with NATO in Germany on two occasions during his military service. He can discuss strategic, security, defence, and military affairs and comments on U.S. President’s Joe Biden rallying cry in Warsaw:

"Poland is the easternmost NATO border which is in turn very close to Russia’s western border. Article 5 of the NATO Alliance makes it clear that military assistance by the entire alliance will be provided to any member which is attacked.”

Benjamin Zyla ( English and German)

Full Professor, School of International Development & Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Benjamin.Zyla@uOttawa.ca

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.