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Recent News
Vimy Paper 39: To Trip a Bear
In the latest CDA Institute Vimy Paper, Andris Banka of Çağ University explores Canada's role as lead nation in NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battle-group in Latvia and the part deterrence plays in shoring up the security of the Baltic republics. ...
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International History and Canada Declassified
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Matthew Wiseman discusses the world of Canadian international history and exciting new developments for those scholars and members of the public looking to access declassified...
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Leading from the Front: Combating Gender Based Violence in the Canadian Armed Forces
The CDA Institute, in partnership with Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-Canada), hosted a round-table on December 5, 2018 at the KPMG offices in Ottawa, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. Canada has long been at...
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Another broken promise?
With the recent release of the Auditor General's report on Canada's Fighter Force, it is once again a timely moment to reflect on Canadian defence procurement. Retired senior RCAF officer and former NORAD deputy commander, Lieutenant General (Ret'd) Louis...
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A wake-up reminder for Canada’s security from NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly
Research analyst Roger Hilton provides his insights into the recent NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Halifax. Given the low level of satisfaction of parliamentarians throughout the Euro-Atlantic area, one could be forgiven for assuming...
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A Path for Canada’s Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) Effort
Photo credit: Express This is the second in a new series of blog entries exploring the work of emerging graduate students examining Canada’s armed forces and defence and security issues. In “A Path for Canada’s P/CVE Efforts,” University of Alberta...
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ON TRACK- Autumn 2018
From the Editor In this issue of ON TRACK, we review a range of critical issues in Canadian defence policy and important developments in international security that will undoubtedly have repercussions for many years to come. Executive management consultant...
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Book Review: From Kinshasa to Kandahar
Carroll, Michael K and Greg Donaghy, From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2016). Reviewed by Adam Finzi Canada’s legacy of intervening in fragile states is both an enduring part of its...
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Book Review: Small Wars, Big Data
Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict Eli Berman, Joseph H. Felter and Jacob N. Shapiro, Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. (Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2018) Reviewed by Charles Davies ...
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