Welcome
Welcome to the Centre for Security and Defense Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Housed at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, CSDS is one of twelve national independent Centres of Expertise of the Department of National Defence Security and Defence Forum.
CSDS Events
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Model NATO
The Centre proudly supports the Carleton Model NATO simulation conference, held annually in Ottawa for undergraduate students from across Canada and North America.
Click here to learn more about the conference, including delegation and volunteer opportunities.
Upcoming Events
March 2012
CSDS Speaker Series
14
Politics of the Trail: Reflexive Mountain Biking along the Frontier of Jerusalem
Oded Löwenheim
The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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4:00-5:30, Faculty of Public Affairs Boardroom, D382 Loeb Building, Carleton University.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Advanced registration requested by Monday, 12 March to csds1112lowenheim.eventbrite.com or call 613.520.2600 ext. 6671.
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CSDS Special Seminar
5
U.S. Rebalance Toward the Asia-Pacific: Spotlight on U.S.-China Relations
David F. Helvey
U.S. Department of Defence
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This event is by invitation only. Please contact Prof. David Mendeloff for more information.
Conference
1-4
2012 Annual Carleton University Model NATO Conference
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Delta Hotel and Suites, Ottawa
1-4 March 2012
February 2012
Conference
23
25th Annual Conference on World Issues | Conferénce annuelle sur les questions mondiales
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8:30-2:00, Southam Hall and Tory Building, Carleton University
Thursday, 23 February 2012
This annual event brings together approximately 500 students from Ottawa-Gatineau area French and English-language high schools to attend a day of workshops
– twenty-one in all – on a wide range of international and security issues. This year's English keynote will be given by Dr. John Curtis, on the topic, "Will the World Economy Ever Get Back to Normal?" (9:15-10:15 in Southam Hall, Theater B), and the French keynote will be given by Lt Col Eric Charron
on the topic, «Les Forces Canadiennes dans un monde en changement» (9:15-10:15 in Azrieli Room 101).
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Workshop
20-21
Canada and Asia: Setting a New Policy Agenda
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Senate Boardroom, 6th Floor, Robertson Hall, Carleton University
Friday-Saturday, 20-21 February 2012
Biennial Canadian Foreign Policy Journal junior scholars' workshop. This year's theme is "Canada and Asia: Setting a New Policy Agenda." Panel subjects include regional security challenges, the feasibility of developing a unified policy, and the role of formal and informal diplomacy in trans-Pacific relations. A preliminary agenda is available here. For more information contact cfpj@carleton.ca
CSDS Speaker Series
16
Whispers of War, Mongers of Fear: Understanding the Origins of Threat Perception and Proliferation
Kelly Greenhill
Tufts University
CSDS Speaker Series
9
International Law and Public Attitudes toward Wartime Violence
Geoffrey P.R. Wallace
University of Kentucky
CSDS Speaker Series
2
Islamic NGOs in Humanitarian Emergencies
Valerie Percival and Mike Brison
Carleton University
January 2012
CSDS Speaker Series
24
The Arab Spring One Year Later: Can We Do Anything?
Ferry de Kerckhove
Former Ambassador of Canada to Egypt
CSDS Speaker Series
19
Explaining Anti-Jewish Pogroms in Occupied Poland and Ukraine
Jeffrey Kopstein
University of Toronto
CSDS Speaker Series
12
Defence Support of Humanitarian Operations: Practice before Theory
Richard Cohen
Former Senior Advisor, Office of the Minister of National Defence
December 2011
CSDS Speaker Series
5
Keeping Watch: Monitoring, Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations
Walter Dorn
Royal Military College of Canada and Canadian Forces College
November 2011
CSDS Speaker Series
30
Health Development, Humanitarian Assitance, and Counter-Insurgency: The Kandahar Provincial Reconsturction Team, 2010-2011
Peter McKernan
DFAIT
CSDS Speaker Series
16
Environmental Conflict: The Case of the Nile Basin
Macy Demissie
Centre for Security and Defence Studies
October 2011
CSDS Speaker Series
12
After the Arab Revolutions: First Strategic Insights
Frédéric Charillon
Institute for Strategic Research, Ecole Militaire, Paris
September 2011
CSDS Speaker Series
28
UN Sanctions and Conflict: Responding to Peace and Security Threats
Andrea Charron
Centre for Security and Defence Studies
Announcements
New Book: Modern Military Strategy by CSDS Faculty Associate Elinor Sloan
Posted 1 February 2012
CSDS Faculty Associate and Associate Professor of Political Science Elinor Sloan's new book, Modern Miltiary Strategy: An Introduction, is being published this month by Routledge. Click here for more information.
Audio Downloads Now Available
Posted 30 January 2012
Audio recordnigs of recent CSDS Speaker Series events are now available for listening or downloading. Visit the CSDS Schedule of Events page and click on the audio icons to hear Richard Cohen on the Canadian military's role in humanitarian emergencies, Jeffrey Kosptein on anti-Jewish pogroms, and Ferry de Kerckhove on the Arab Spring one year later.
Winner at Annual CDAI Grad Student Symposium
Posted 4 November 2011
Congratulations to NPSIA MA candidate Philip Martin, whose paper, "Sharing Power after Deadly Conflict: Do Inclusive Institutions Work After the Fighting Stops?" took third prize (and $1,000) at the 14th Annual CDAI Graduate Student Symposium, October 27-28 at the Royal Military College in Kingston.
Audio Downloads Now Available
Posted 4 November 2011
Audio recordings of recent CSDS Speaker Series events are now available for listening or downloading. Visit the CSDS Schedule of Events page and click on the audio icons to hear Andrea Charron on UN Sanctions, Frédéric Charillon on the strategic implications of the Arab Revolutions, and Mia Bloom on women and terrorism.
Call for Applications
Posted 13 September 2011
Applications for the 2011-12 CSDS Model NATO Fellow position are currently being accepted from second-year or higher MA students or PhD students. The deadline is 29 September. For more information, visit carleton.ca/csds/mnatofellow2011-12.html.