Call for Presentations

The Military Innovation Network (MIN) at King’s College London invites doctoral students and early career researchers to submit proposals for the Research Workshop on Military & Defence Innovation on 29th and 30th May 2025 at King’s College London (Strand Campus).

This is an excellent opportunity to present research, receive feedback from senior scholars, and engage with experts on military change, defence reform, AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.

• Date: 29 – 30 May 2025

• Time: 09.00 to 17.00

• Format: in-person

• Venue: King’s College London, Strand Campus

Submission Deadline: 23 March 2025 

For more details, visit Call for presentations: Military & Defence Innovation or contact militaryinnovationnetwork@kcl.ac.uk.

Please join us for a presentation on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a global think tank that specializes in developing metrics to analyze country-level risk and fragility. This event will offer a detailed analysis of terrorism’s impact across 163 countries, covering 99.7% of the world’s population. We will dive into our key findings on terrorist activity, emerging trends, regional shifts, and the broader geopolitical factors shaping the global landscape of terrorism. This comprehensive approach makes the Global Terrorism Index a valuable resource for policymakers, security professionals, and researchers working to address global terrorism and its implications for security and peace. We look forward to your participation in this discussion.

Speakers

John Packer
Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section & Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa

Michael Collins
Executive Director - Americas, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

Kyle Matthews
Executive Director, Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS)

Phil Gurski
President, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting

Heure: 8h00 à 16h30
Lieu: Pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec

Pour information
evenements.esei@ulaval.ca

Détails supplémentaires

Organisé conjointement par l'Institut militaire de Québec et l'École supérieure d'études internationales, et en partenariat avec le Centre sur la sécurité internationale et le Réseau canadien sur la Défense et la Sécurité,  ces rendez-vous annuels sont une occasion unique pour les personnes issues des milieux académique et de la défense de se rencontrer sur un thème lié à la sécurité internationale. Les panélistes sont des experts et expertes qui proviennent des forces armées d'ici ou d'ailleurs, et du milieu universitaire. Le public se compose de militaires, de scientifiques, de membres de la communauté étudiante, et de personnes du grand public.

La thématique de cette 16ème édition est : « La puissance navale dans un contexte multidomaine »

INSCRIPTIONS* | Nous vous proposons deux façons de vous joindre à nous lors de cette journée unique : 

En mode présentiel : Toutes les places disponibles ont été comblées - Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec (local 2530), 2e étage du pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Université Laval (2325, rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V). 

En mode virtuel : (Zoom) - Les informations de connexion à Zoom vous seront communiquées par courriel au minimum 48h avant le début de la rencontre. 

N.B. : Pour permettre à toutes les personnes une meilleure expérience, nous vous demandons de vous inscrire en virtuel si vous ne pouvez pas assister à l'ensemble de la journée. 

Pour s'inscrire.

*L'inscription est obligatoire afin de participer à la rencontre.

Shaping Defence 2025: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Future of Military Operations

Orientations pour la Défense 2025 : Diversité, Équité et Inclusion et l’Avenir des Opérations Militaires

📅 Date: March 19, 2025

📍 Location: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

💻 Virtual Attendance: Join the livestream on Zoom [https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/97318005954]

🔗 Conference Program

About the Conference

Shaping Defence 2025 is a student-led research conference that explores the intersection of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in military operations. Hosted at Carleton University and supported by the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN), this conference provides a platform for emerging scholars to present cutting-edge research that informs the future of defence policy and practice.

The conference brings together students, researchers, defence professionals, and policymakers to discuss how DEI considerations impact military decision-making, operational effectiveness, and institutional culture.

Keynote Address

🎙 Lieutenant-General J.P.R. Prévost, OMM, MSM, CD. Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture, Canadian Armed Forces

Our afternoon keynote speaker, LGen Prévost, will share insights on the evolving role of DEI in military leadership, operational effectiveness, and the future of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Panels and Sessions

Shaping Defence 2025 features a series of panels showcasing research on:

🔹 Panel 1: Lessons from Allies – Insights from NATO and Other Allied Forces on
Evolving DEI Initiatives (10:15 AM - 11:15 AM)
🔹 Panel 2: Cultural Transformation in Defence – Embedding DEI in Training, Operations, and Policy (11:30 - 12:15PM)
🔹 Panel 3: Intersectionality in Defence – Navigating Race, Gender, Culture, and Ability in Military Contexts (1:15 PM - 2:20 PM)

Join the Livestream For those unable to attend in person, all sessions will be streamed live on Zoom. Click here to join: [https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/97318005954].

Please Note: Registration is now closed as we have reached capacity.

Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network (ITN)

How does ethnonationalism affect the military? The principal dilemma of civil-military relations is balancing between a military strong enough to protect the state and obedient enough to use its strength only when asked by civilian leaders. Democratic civilian control measures provide the military with operational autonomy in return for their political neutrality. However, this bargain gets upended by ethnonationalism. Ethnonationalistic leaders draw the military into politics and use them in ways counter to democracy, straining the military’s cultivated norm of apoliticality and allegiance to a democratic constitution.

In this presentation, Dr. Ramkumar traces how Hindu nationalism has securitized Indian politics by deepening preexisting social cleavages and conflating external and internal security threats. She investigates the interactions between India’s nationalistic leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian military. Through interviews with current and retired military officers, she find that the government’s securitized rhetoric expands the notion of ‘enemies to the state.’ Where the military’s focus used to be conventional operations against neighboring military forces, the government now routinely deploys the army to undertake legally sanctioned ‘aid to civil authority’ missions that blur the line between external and internal threats. Enemies now are those deemed by the government to be ‘anti-national,’ namely minorities, low-caste citizens, and anti-government critics. In so complying, the military has hastened India’s democratic erosion. 

Speaker:

Manaswini Ramkumar is the CDSN Postdoctoral Fellow 2024-2025 at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. She received her PhD in International Relations at the School of International Service, American University in Washington DC. Her research focus is civil-military relations in the context of democratic erosion. She also studies postcolonial statebuilding, subnational democracy, and authoritarian resistance. Her work has been funded by American University, The Association for Documentary Editing and the American Political Science Association. She received her MPhil in IR from American University and MSc in Strategic Studies from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore where she previously worked as an Associate Research Fellow in the Military Studies program and was a lecturer in Professional Military Education to the Singapore Armed Forces.

Chair:

Srdjan Vucetic is a Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His research interests involve American and Canadian foreign and defence policy and international security. Prior to joining the GSPIA, Srdjan was the Randall Dillard Research Fellow in International Studies at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.

Registration is now closed as we have reached capacity. Please email info@cdsn-rcds.com if you wish to be placed on the waitlist.

We are delighted to invite you to our annual Christmas celebration on Friday, November 29, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto.

This festive reception is a wonderful occasion to meet and network with young professionals, industry experts, Members of Parliament, diplomats, and other supporters of YATA—NATO Canada. It’s an evening designed to bring together like-minded individuals in a relaxed and joyous setting as we celebrate the holiday season.

Event Details:

• 📍 Location: Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto

• 🗓️ Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

• ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

• 🎟️ Limited Tickets Available: Secure Your Spot Now!

Mark your calendars, and be sure to reserve your tickets early as spots are limited!

The Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA) is an independent organisation designed to support the values enshrined in the North Atlantic Treaty. Created on 18 June 1954, it is an umbrella organisation for the separate national associations, voluntary organisations and non-governmental organisations that formed to uphold the values of the Alliance after its creation in 1949. The Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) is the youth branch of the ATA and was formed in 1996.

On behalf of the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network, we invite you to join us for The Second Annual Gauntlet Seminar: Building and Implementing Foreign and Defence Policy in an Era of Increased Attention to the Arctic and High North on Wednesday, 27 November from 8:30am-1pm. Attached you will find the program agenda, with overviews and biographies.

Join WIIS-Canada and Women in International Security Canada MUNL for an exclusive virtual symposium on forced displacement in international security! 

 🗓️ Date: Monday, November 25th
🕒 Time: 2:00-3:30pm EST
📩 Register: icote@wiiscanada.org

 "Re-moved: Forced Displacement in International Security" brings together four international experts for an insightful discussion on the security impacts of mass displacement, recent shifts in migration dynamics, and the roles of global organizations and governments in solutions. This is a unique opportunity to learn and engage in discussions on real-world cases, policy impacts, and actionable insights.

 This exclusive event is members-only, but it’s not too late to join us.

Click here to become a WIIS-Canada member and secure your spot at this exciting event. 

 We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear members of the AOD community, colleagues, and friends,

You’re Invited to Celebrate the Launch of Breakthrough: Shadows of Byzantium! (link)

Date: November 21st, 2024 – 6:00 PM
Location: The Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop (The Atelier), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join us for an exciting in-person gathering where we will unveil our latest transformative game project. Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of Breakthrough Shadows of Byzantium, filled with intrigue, mystery, and adventure. Mark your calendars and get ready to embark on this unforgettable journey with us!

The launch event will feature:

• A demo of AOD’s groundbreaking new game: Breakthrough Shadows of Byzantium

• Opportunities to connect with experts in Foresight and Defence & Security

• Complimentary wine and exclusive giveaways

Click Here to Book Your Tickets

About Breakthrough Shadows of Byzantium:

Breakthrough puts players in situations that enable them to seamlessly develop complex strategy-making capabilities. The Shadows of Byzantium scenario takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia in 2040. With Turkey on the cusp of entering the European Union after a decade of political reforms and humanitarian initiatives, Istanbul is becoming a major cosmopolitan center and economic hub. Yet, its role as an emerging power in the EU is in peril. Following the outbreak of a new respiratory disease, the city is racked with unrest with the potential to spill over Turkey’s borders. The United Nations Security summons players to investigate the implications of a new disease on human security in Turkey and the region. What they uncover will shape the fate of not only Turkey, but its alliances and partnerships for years to come.

To learn more, watch the Breakthrough Shadows of Byzantium video here or visit this link.

Event Location Address:

The Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop (The Atelier)

The Atelier is accessible from 95 Clegg Street, Ottawa, ON. located on the street adjacent to Saint Paul University

Please contact events@aodnetwork.ca for any questions or concerns.

To inquire about Breakthrough Shadows of Byzantium, please contact Byzantium@aodnetwork.ca.

Please join us for a panel discussion about the implications of a second Trump presidency on an already unstable global security landscape, particularly with respect to demilitarization, arms control, and disarmament.

Thursday November 21

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Conrad Grebel University College

Gallery, 4th floor

140 Westmount Road North Waterloo

This is a FREE EVENT

RSVP

Featuring Ploughshares Staff:

• Cesar Jaramillo: Executive Director

• Branka Marijan: Senior Researcher

• Kelsey Gallagher: Senior Researcher

• Tasneem Jamal: Senior Communications Officer MODERATOR

Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Time:  6:00pm – 10:00pm, the lecture begins promptly at 6:30pm, reception to follow
Location: Richcraft Hall 2nd Floor Atrium and Lecture Theatre

Reserve Your Seat

Public trust in democratic institutions is essential to our system of governance. Trust requires that governing institutions are responsive to citizens’ needs, but it is also shaped by the degree to which values of openness, integrity and fairness are upheld by those institutions and the people working in them (OECD, 2022). While Canada enjoys well-developed mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing ethical conduct by members of Cabinet, Parliamentarians, unelected advisors and public servants, we are not immune from the global trends towards declining public trust, suspicion of the integrity of those in public life, and risks of what Pippa Norris has termed democratic backsliding (Norris, 2023).

This lecture aims to create a venue for multi-partisan reflection on the evolution of civility in political discourse and political practices, and the impacts on citizen trust and engagement. This event will host a panel of past Parliamentarians who can reflect on the need for mutual respect across party lines, civility in politics, how times are changing, and how to restore trust in our democratic institutions.

The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University invites you to the second event of our Ambassadors Speaker Series for 2024-2025 featuring the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Daniel Tumpal S. Simanjuntak, with the topic: ‘Indonesia and Canada: Forging Stronger Bilateral Ties for a Shared Future‘

Join us at the CASIS 2024 Annual Symposium!

Looming and Open War: The Role of Intelligence in a Time of Shifting Geopolitics

Date: November 1, 2024

Time: 09:00 to 16:30 EST (registration opens at 08:30)

Location: Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum

This event would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors. Thank you to the Department of National Defence's Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) for their support!

Questions? Email us at casis.acers@gmail.com

Find the latest Symposium program, speaker biographies, and more on our website: https://casis-acers.ca/symposium/

Event Date: October 25, 2024 - 9:00am to 5:30pm
Location: DMS 4101, 55 Laurier Ave East, Ottawa

Registration: Google Forms

Presented by the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

The Canadian Pugwash Group and the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa are pleased to host a public conference entitled “Security Options for a Troubled World”. The conference will feature Canadian experts addressing the following topics:

1. “Nuclear Nightmares: How to Revive Arms Control & Disarmament”

2. “Countering the Danger of Autonomous Weapons and Managing the AI Effect”

3. “Constructing the Future of UN Peace Operations”

4. “How to Prevent War in Space”

5. “Curtailing the Global Arms Trade and promoting Common Security”

6. “Re-energizing Canada’s Security Diplomacy”

This in-person conference is free to attend but prior registration is required.

Join us in Ottawa for a unique event co-hosted with the NAOC, featuring a riveting panel discussion focused on women's leadership in the international arena. We are thrilled to feature Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky, Ms. Kerry Buck, and LGen Lise Bourgon as our panelists. There will be a networking opportunity following the discussion, with refreshments provided. Don't miss the chance to learn from these inspiring women!
Date: October 18th
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM EST
Location: TBC
Cost: Free

Registration details to follow...

The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University invites you to the first event of our Ambassadors Speaker Series for 2024-2025 featuring the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, His Excellency Witold Dzielski, with the topic: ‘Warsaw and Ottawa : a Partnership of Interests and Values for Turbulent Times‘

Join us on Friday, October 11th in the Senate Room (608) in Pigiarvik (ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ) at 1pm for a book launch for former Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy’s new book “My Life in Politics”.

Axworthy served twenty-one years in parliament, more than half of those in the cabinets of Pierre Trudeau, John Turner, and Jean Chretien. With extraordinary candour and introspection, he invites readers inside his roles in some of the most important political stories of the last half century, including the enactment of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the great debate over the Canada-US free trade agreement, and the global fights to ban landmines and establish the International Criminal Court.

He illuminates such monumental events as the turnover of Hong Kong and Princess Diana’s funeral (at which he was Canada’s official representative), and offers unforgettable vignettes of encounters with a range of characters from Fidel Castro to the Māori Queen. He also writes frankly about the disappointments of political life and the challenges of staying true to progressive ideals while dealing with the often brutal requirements of political power. In an open, personal manner, he tells of how the contributions of his wife and the support of a network of family, colleagues, and friends helped him stay the course.[Sutherland House Books]

A conversation with Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada.

The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Ottawa would like to invite you to a speech to be given by Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, entitled “Prospects for Ukraine: Ending the War and Afterwards”. The event will take place at St. Andrew’s Church, 82 Kent St., Ottawa at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. The speech will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Ambassador Kovaliv and a reception. There will also be a short musical presentation by the Ottawa Ukrainian Children’s Choir to open the evening.

There is ample free parking available across Wellington Street from St. Andrew’s near the Supreme Court and the National Archives after 6:00 pm. The nearest paid parking lot is under the Mariott Hotel at Queen and Kent streets. The Lyon LRT station is only two blocks away from St. Andrew's, using the east side exit. The Church is elevator accessible.

This event is free and open to the general public, but attendees are required to register on Eventbrite by noon on October 9 and to bring their Eventbrite tickets with them, either printed or on their smartphones, in order to be admitted.

Donations will be accepted at the event by cash or card and first used to help cover the modest event costs. We expect to receive more donations than needed to cover costs. The surplus will be contributed to the Ukrainian government’s official United24: Rebuild Ukraine projects.

Attendees will be able to ask the Ambassador questions from the floor after her speech. You may also submit questions in advance to mensfellowship@standrewsottawa.ca.

Monday, September 30, 2024,  7:00 PM - 9:00 PM /  Room 2228 Richcraft Building, Carleton University

When Pacinthe Mattar was a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, only one story of hers did not make it to air out of the thousands she produced daily over her ten-year tenure. It was about Palestine, and it changed the trajectory of her journalism career.

The so-called racial reckoning of 2020 forced the journalism industry to–however briefly–listen to its Black, Indigenous and racialized peers as they detailed their experiences with systemic racism in media institutions. Mattar wrote the National Magazine Award-winning article, “Objectivity Is A Privilege Afforded To White Journalists,” now a mainstay in syllabi at journalism schools across North America. But while the journalism industry has learned to name and begin to address anti-Black and anti-Indigenous and other forms of racism, it can barely even name anti-Palestinian racism. Meanwhile in Gaza and the West Bank, over 110 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in the last year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, making it the deadliest period for journalists in recorded history.

In this talk, journalist Pacinthe Mattar will open her reporter’s notebook and share her experiences covering and talking about Palestine – and explain why it’s one of the most urgent and critical press freedom issues of our time.

Learn more and register at: https://carleton.ca/sjc/cu-events/pacinthe-mattar-carleton/

Mr Dave Anderson is a retired Brigadier-General who served in the CAF from 1980 to 2020, spanning 8 years as a reservist and 32 years in Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.  Upon retirement he became the Senior Advisor Digital Transformation to the CAF.  He is now an independent Strategist and Consultant, 

With tours in Cyprus, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq, he has significant tactical and operational experience. At the strategic level, he was the Chief of Defence Staff’s Liaison Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in Washington DC, and then deployed to Iraq for 14 months. On his return from Iraq, he was appointed Chief of Staff Readiness at the Canadian Joint Operations Command.  In that role he led the team that produced the Pan-Domain Force Employment Concept, was COS for the CAF response to COVID 19, and as the Digital Transformation lead for the CAF, he was a key contributor to the design and writing of the CAF Digital Campaign Pan, and the design and development of the Pan Domain Command and Control Concept. 

He is married to Lisette Anderson, and lives in Ottawa. His personal interests include cooking, reading, gardening, reminiscing over the days when he was young enough to still play rugby, and riding his dual-sport motorcycle – mostly without crashing - at every opportunity.

This event is organized by the Carleton Military and Defence Society

Join us for Coffee!

Date: September 26th
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM CST
Location: 272 Arts Building, University of Saskatchewan, and online via Zoom
Cost: Free

Don't miss this chance to connect with a diverse panel of experts, including researchers, diplomats, and professionals. This hybrid event is designed to foster connections among professionals and researchers working on international security in the Prairies.

Whether you're attending in person or online, this is a fantastic opportunity to network, ask questions, and exchange ideas with like-minded individuals.

Register now on Eventbrite for an insightful afternoon and join a growing community of professionals dedicated to international security. You do not need to be a WIIS Canada member to attend this event.

Meet our panelists!

Astrid Arzu, board member of WIIS Canada and Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada.

Cindy Cruz is a doctoral student in Political Studies at Queen’s University and a former senior analyst at DND.

Maureen Hiebert (PhD) is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary.

Erin Koenig, is Chair of WIIS Canada, a Canadian diplomat based in Berlin, and an LL.M student at the University of London.