Welcome to the first episode of the Field Report's Spotlight Series, brought to you by the students of the 2023 NATO Field School. The Spotlight Series will shine a light on key issues and threats in the landscape of security and defence through expert analysis and in-depth discussions.

In today's episode, Zander van Asperen is joined by Azaly Addam, Pyper Lane, Alexa Maierle, and Mackenzie Nauss discuss what impacts Canada not reaching NATO's 2% of GDP spending goal has on the CAF and how the culture within in the CAF informs Canada's role, reputation, and image within NATO. 

This episode was created during the 2023 NATO Field School by:

Azaly Addam, a Political Science and International Relations student at the University of British Columbia, and a Non-Commissioned Member, Sailor, 1st Class, in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve.

Pyper Lane, a Political Science and Philosophy student at Saint Mary's University

Alexa Maierle, a Political Science and History student at Simon Fraser University

Mackenzie Nauss, an Officer Cadet, studying Political Science at the Royal Military College.

Zander van Asperen, a Political Studies student at Queens University.