Policy Briefs

Luke Montalbano – Contributor

Luke Montalbano, a Government and Public Policy student at Dartmouth College, has experience in legal and policy analysis. He uses his communication skills to shape public discourse on defense and national security at YATA—NATO Canada, committed to amplifying Canada’s voice in international security.


Technology’s Role in Security and Defence

In 2024, NATO made clear that the battlefronts of global security had shifted. Faded are the boundaries of tangible borderlines, for today’s warscape extends from cyberspace to low Earth orbit, and increasingly the synthetically-conceived reasonings of artificial intelligence. Asserted in Vilnius at the outset and reasserted afresh in Brussels this year, NATO placed its mark…

Protests Against Tyrants in Turkey and Serbia—A Lesson for the West?

Democracy is fragile. It is neither inevitable nor set in stone. It is earned, fought for, and—above all—defended. A sobering reminder that no tyrant is unbeatable and that people can reclaim their destiny when they band together is provided by the echoes of protests in the streets of Serbia and Turkey. What can we learn…

Bosnia at Risk. NATO’s Role in Stability.

Bosnia sits at the crossroads of history, a nation where war wounds still whisper down Sarajevo’s boulevards, and hope clings to the smoldering embers of a fragile peace. The rivers run deep, slicing through a country divided — Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs waltzing a delicate dance of coexistence. But the specters of yesterday are becoming…