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Coming March 2026
Building from the backdrop of global tensions and wars, including conflicts that have been stoked and
intensified by the US and its allies, global military spending is reaching record levels ($2.44 trillion in
2024), driven mostly by the US and its NATO allies. Canada has contributed to this global militarization
by increasing its military spending massively since the end of the Cold War and pledging to meet the two
percent of GDP target by 2032.
intensified by the US and its allies, global military spending is reaching record levels ($2.44 trillion in
2024), driven mostly by the US and its NATO allies. Canada has contributed to this global militarization
by increasing its military spending massively since the end of the Cold War and pledging to meet the two
percent of GDP target by 2032.
Canada & NATO: Myth of a Global Peacekeeper disrupts the popular perception of NATO in the West—that it is a
defensive, collective security organization—and explains that this is a myth. The book aims to prove five
central points: 1) NATO has always been an offensive alliance, 2) the wars it wages are not just, 3) its
existence and expansion stirs global tensions and raises the risk of global war, 4) it undermines Canadian
sovereignty, and 5) it diverts resources that can serve the social needs of Canadians into a largely US-
owned arms industry. Schalk thus makes a compelling argument that Canadians should oppose NATO and
support their government’s withdrawal from the alliance.
defensive, collective security organization—and explains that this is a myth. The book aims to prove five
central points: 1) NATO has always been an offensive alliance, 2) the wars it wages are not just, 3) its
existence and expansion stirs global tensions and raises the risk of global war, 4) it undermines Canadian
sovereignty, and 5) it diverts resources that can serve the social needs of Canadians into a largely US-
owned arms industry. Schalk thus makes a compelling argument that Canadians should oppose NATO and
support their government’s withdrawal from the alliance.
