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Engaging Silent Enemies: NATO’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Challenge
Roger Hilton, GLOBSEC Security and Defence Fellow In the classic film The Hunt for Red October, Soviet Admiral Ramius addresses his crew prior to diving and declares, “They (the West) will tremble again at the sound of our silence”. The essence of the quote could not...
Quantum Supremacy Webinar
WEBINAR DETAILS July 10, 2020 - 10:00 EDT We'd like to thank IBM Canada for providing the tech support and online platform to host this international event. WHY ATTEND: Top American and Canadian experts will comment on the fast approaching national security challenges...
Free Webinar: All Five Eyes on 5G
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Looking towards CANSEC 2021
Col. Charles Davies (Retd) The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) announced on March 31st that its annual trade show in Ottawa, scheduled for May 27-28, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a necessary decision...
9 Canadiens sur 10 croient que les Forces armées canadiennes devraient aider dans la lutte contre le COVID-19
Un sondage effectué par l’Institut de la Conférence des associations de la défense et la firme Ipsos Canada démontre que 9 Canadiens sur 10 appuient l’utilisation des Forces armées canadiennes pour aider les autorités civiles à gérer et limiter les impacts du...
