Walk the Talk: Time to Operationalize Canada’s Whole-of-Government Approach to Twenty-First Century Conflict
The 2008 Manley Report highlighted significant machinery of government obstacles to the effective conduct of the Afghanistan mission, and in particular the operations of the interdepartmental Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT) which the Panel called “a...
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BUDGET 2019 OVERVIEW – Defence and Security
Not unexpectedly in an election year, and nearly two years removed from the publication of Strong, Secure, Engaged, Canada’s Defence Policy, Budget 2019 contains relatively little in the way of new defence commitments, although it does have a section on...
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Future of Canada’s Cybersecurity
*Image courtesy of itworldcanada.comBy Andriyha Soans Computer technology today is ubiquitous. In 2017, there was an estimated 3 billion hand held devices in circulation across the globe with a 50 per cent increase expected by 2020.[i] These...
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Using Social Media to Tackle Recruiting Shortages in the Armed Forces
During their tenure in office, the Liberal government has set out to expand the armed forces. This includes recruiting nearly 31,000 new Regular Force members with goals of growing representation of minority groups, Indigenous Peoples and women. It appears that social...
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Vimy Paper No. 41: The Art of War Games
Queen's University's Thomas Hughes explores the Art of War Games: Canada and the Political Effects of Military Exercises in CDA Institute's latest Vimy Paper.EXECUTIVE SUMMARYMilitary exercises can play a significant role in shaping the international...
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Beyond the ‘Western Foreign Fighter’: Effective Counter-Terrorism in a Global Context
By Nabil Bhatia A 2018 UN report suggests that up to 30,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, including a “significant component of…active foreign fighters.” While it is unclear where exactly foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) will travel following the complete...
read moreNew Executive Director Selected for the CDA Institute and CDA | Nouveau Directeur exécutif choisi pour l’Institute de la CAD et la CAD
The Executive Council of the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) and the Board of Directors of the CDA Institute are pleased to announce that Dr. Youri Cormier has been selected as Executive Director of the CDA and the CDA Institute. He will take over from the...
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Canada’s Civilian Cyber Warriors and the International Legal Implications of a “Strong, Secured, and Engaged” Cyber Policy
In the latest CDA Institute Vimy Paper, Leah West of the University of Toronto explores the legal implications of Canada adopting a more assertive posture in cyberspace. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The past two years have marked a turning point in Canada’s cyber...
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