csds bulletin
Newsletter of the Centre for Security and Defence Studies
2 December 2011

in this issue

• Dorn on UN Peace Operations

• Roundtable on the Arab Spring

• Call for Papers - 14th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference
• 10th Annual CIPSS Graduate Conference
• MIT Nuclear Security Fellows Program
• 2012 ISA Canada Graduate Student Paper Prize
• Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship - Dalhousie University

Dorn on UN Peace Operations

Keeping Watch: Monitoring, Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations

Walter Dorn
Royal Military College of Canada and
Canadian Forces College

Knowledge is power. In the hands of UN peacekeepers, it can be a power for peace. Lacking knowledge, peacekeepers often find themselves powerless in the field, unable to protect themselves and others. The United Nations owes it to its peacekeepers and the “peacekept” to utilize modern tools to make its monitoring and surveillance effective. In his new book, Keeping Watch, Professor Dorn explains how technology can increase the range, effectiveness and accuracy of UN observation. The unaided UN military observer with the "mark one eyeball" can observe little. Satellites, aircraft and ground sensors cover wider areas over longer periods of time, while decreasing intrusiveness. Yet, in addition to the numerous benefits of technology for UN Peace Operations, Dorn also outlines the potential problems and pitfalls with modern technologies and the challenges of incorporating them into the UN system..

Walter Dorn teaches military officers and civilians at the Canadian Forces College (CFC) and at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). He is a professor of defence studies and Chair of the Department of Security and International Affairs at CFC. He has both studied and served on UN Peace Operations, and worked as a consultant to the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Monday, 5 December 2011
12:30 -2:00 pm
Alumni Boardroom, Robertson Hall 617
Carleton University

Metered public parking is available in Parking Garage P9, adjacent to Robertson Hall.

Light sandwich lunch will be provided.

Registration is requested by Wednesday, 30 November, 2011.

Click here to register.

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Roundtable on the Arab Spring

From: CDA Institute <director@cda-cdai.ca>
Subject: Roundtable: The Arab Spring in the Fall, 6 December, Ottawa

CDA Institute

Roundtable on the Arab Spring
Roundtable with Ferry de Kerckhove

The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is pleased to announce the next roundtable in its series of events on important security and defence issues.

This roundtable discussion will be on "The Arab Spring in the Fall: failing, or worse?", with speaker Ferry de Kerckhove (biography below). Mr. de Kerckhove was recently Canada's ambassador to Egypt until September 2011.

Date: Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Time: 10:30am-1:00pm (sandwich lunch included)
Location: 100 Queen Street, 13th floor, Ottawa (boardroom of Fleishman-Hillard, provided through LGen (ret) Richard Evraire, Chairman CDA)

The session will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule (not for attribution).

An RSVP is absolutely required, and space is expected to be at a premium. To reserve a spot, please contact projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca or phone (613) 236-9903.

Biography: Ferry de Kerckhove

Mr. de Kerckhove was born in Belgium in 1947. After attending secondary school Graduate l in France, he did his military service in 1965-66 (2nd Lieutenant Tanks). He has a B.Soc. Sc. Honours in Economics, an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Ottawa and pursued Ph.D. Studies at Laval University in Québec City. Mr. de Kerckhove has published several papers on international relations as well as on the relationship between the Muslim world and the West in specialized journals.

After working as an intern at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. de Kerckhove became a Researcher at the Québec Centre for International Relations and then later headed up the International Security Section at the Canadian Institute for International Affairs (Québec section).

In September 1973, Mr. de Kerckhove entered the Canadian Foreign Service. After a stint in European Affairs, he was posted as Third Secretary to the Canadian Embassy in Tehran. When Mr. de Kerckhove returned to Canada in 1976, he became Assistant Secretary, Inter-Departmental Committee on External Relations then moved to East European Affairs (Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania). From 1978 to 1981, he was responsible for Canada-France relations. From 1981 to 1985, he was Economic Counsellor at the Canadian Delegation to NATO.

Back in Canada, Mr. de Kerckhove became Deputy Director of the Political and Strategic Analysis Division, then Director of the Economic and Trade Analysis Division in the Policy Planning Bureau. In 1989, he became Director, Economic Relations with Developing Countries Division. In September 1992, he was posted to Moscow as Minister and Deputy Head of Mission.

Mr. de Kerckhove returned to Ottawa in September 1995 to become Associate Chief Air Negotiator. In January 1996, he became Deputy Head of the Policy Branch and Director-General, Federal-Provincial Relations in Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He remained in this position until being named Canadas High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in August 1998. He spent three years in Islamabad. On September 13, 2001, Mr. Ferry de Kerckhove presented his credentials as Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia. He was also accredited to Timor Leste.

Mr. de Kerckhove returned to Ottawa in September 2003 and joined the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa as a Canadian Center for Management Development Diplomat in Residence.

On August 9th, 2004, he returned to the Department of Foreign Affairs and became Director General, International Organizations. In July 2006, he added to his responsibilities the function of Personal representative of the Prime Minister for Francophonie.

From September 10th 2008 to September 10 2011, Mr. de Kerckhove was in Cairo as ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

He retired from the Foreign Service on September 23d, 2011.

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Call for Papers - 14th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference

From: Maria Robson <marobson@ucalgary.ca>
Subject: Call for Papers: 14th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies is holding our 14th annual graduate students' strategic studies conference in February 2012, and we are inviting proposals from students from across Canada. We would appreciate if you could please disseminate the Call for Papers below to your students, as the suggested topics may be in line with their field of study. A poster with the relevant information is attached.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,
Maria Robson
Conference Communications Director

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 14th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference will take place February 10-11, 2012 at the University of Calgary. The graduate students of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies invite researchers to share their work on security, strategy, or defence.

Original and innovative ideas that challenge present understandings are encouraged and international perspectives are welcome. The conference is open to both undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines. For out-of-town presenters, funding assistance is available to offset travel costs. In addition, special rates for presenters will be available for the Hotel Alma located on the University of Calgary campus.

Suggested topics include:

Canadian military and security, irregular warfare, geopolitical issues, intelligence, military history, peace building, human security, environmental security, strategic thought, emerging threats, and terrorism.

Proposals should include contact information, a short biography, and a 250-word abstract, and should be sent to info@strategyconference.ca.

Please keep presentations to a 15-minute format.
Deadline for Proposals: December 12, 2011.

For more information, please visit www.strategyconference.ca.

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Maria Robson
Master's Candidate
Conference Communications Director
Centre for Military and Strategic Studies
University of Calgary
E-mail: marobson@ucalgary.ca

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10th Annual CIPSS Graduate Conference

From:Jeremie Cornut <jeremiecornut@hotmail.com>
Subject: Intervention et résolution de conflits - Appel à communications - 10ème colloque étudiant du CEPSI

Call for Papers

10th Annual CIPSS Graduate Conference

March 16th 2012
Montreal, Québec

Intervention and conflict resolution in the 21st century
Evolution, challenge and future.

The 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference of the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS) will be held on March 16th 2012. A member of the Security Defense Forum, CIPSS is an inter-university collaboration between Université de Montréal and McGill University dedicated to the promotion of security and strategic studies.

We invite graduate students to submit proposals on security issues, defined in a broad sense. Here are a few topics of interest:

· Strategic Studies
· Military History
· Civil Wars
· Disarmament
· Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
· Peace Operations
· Conflict resolution
· Civil-Military Relations
· Security and Defense Policies
· International interventions

The primary goal of this conference is to allow graduate students to present their research, while fostering exchanges amongst students of various North American institutions. The best paper presented at the Conference will be awarded a prize. Papers can be presented in either English or French. Some travel grants will be given for travels inside Canada.

Proposals should not exceed 200 words. Please include a short biography. Submit proposals at cepsi.cipss@gmail.com. More Information about the CIPSS can be found at http://www.cepsi.umontreal.ca/defaulten.aspx.

Deadline for proposals: January 27th, 2012

After the selection of participants, the final and complete version of the papers has to be sent to the CIPSS before March 2nd.

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MIT Nuclear Security Fellows Program

From:Taylor Fravel <fravel@mit.edu>
Subject: Nuclear Security Fellows Program @ MIT

Overview

The Nuclear Security Fellows Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security by supporting research that will advance policy-relevant understanding of the subject.  With the support of the Stanton Foundation, fellowships are available for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars and for junior faculty.  Fellows are expected to produce policy-relevant research, including book manuscripts, draft articles, dissertations, chapters in edited volumes, or reports.  Nuclear security is defined broadly to include nuclear terrorism, nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, nuclear doctrine and force structure, nuclear energy as it relates to nuclear security, and other topics that involve nuclear security.

Eligibility

Fellowships are available to scholars with a PhD or equivalent degree (e.g., MD or JD) from the United States or abroad.  PhD candidates who have made substantial progress toward the completion of their dissertation may be considered if their dissertation topic is in nuclear security.  Proposed research for the fellowship must be consistent with the mission of the program described above.

Stipend Information

All fellows will receive a ten-month stipend.  Fellows are expected to be in residence at MIT.  Stipends at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level will be competitive and commensurate with experience.  MIT’s health insurance is included.  Office space and supplies, use of a computer, and access to MIT’s libraries and other facilities will be provided.

Application Procedures

Each applicant should submit a packet that includes:

Completed one-page application form;
Prospectus for research project or dissertation (no more than 1,500 words);
Resume/CV;
Three sealed letters of recommendation;
A short writing sample pertinent to the application (e.g., a draft chapter or journal article);
A graduate school transcript (for pre-doctoral candidates only).

Please do not submit supplemental materials such as books or lengthy manuscripts.

Please send two copies of your application materials (excluding the letters of recommendation).

Applications for these fellowships for the 2012-2013 academic year will be accepted until January 27, 2012.  Decisions will be announced in March 2012.

Contact Information

Fellowship Coordinator
Security Studies Program, MIT
Bldg. E40, 4th Floor
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Telephone: 617-258-7608
Email:  ssp-fellowships@mit.edu.

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2012 ISA Canada Graduate Student Paper Prize

From: Andrew Grant <andrew.grant@queensu.ca>
Subject: Call for Papers for 2012 ISA Canada Graduate Student Paper Prize

ISA Canada is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 2012 ISA Canada Student Paper Prize.

Value: $300.00

According to the terms of reference adopted by the membership of ISA Canada in March 2011, the ISA Canada Student Paper Prize is:

•     Open to all PhD students who are members of ISA and ISA-Canada
•     Open to PhD students in any of the disciplines that fall under the aegis of International Studies
•     To be awarded for a previously unpublished, single authored paper delivered at the ISA meeting in that given year.
•     PhD dissertation chapters will be accepted if they are previously unpublished.
•     To be awarded to a paper written in either French or English.
•     To be awarded at the reception held by ISA-Canada at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association.
•     Papers must be received by the prize jury three weeks in advance of the ISA meeting.

In addition to the criteria above:

•     Submissions are to be no longer than 8000 words
•     Submissions will be evaluated for: originality, strength, clarity of argument, and contribution to the appropriate literature.
•     Submissions are due Monday, March 12, 2012.
•     Submissions will be made to members of the jury. Jury members will be announced by January 15, 2012.

Dr. J. Andrew Grant, Queen's University
Secretary/Sécrétaire, ISA-Canada
andrew.grant@queensu.ca

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Glyn R. Berry Memorial Scholarship - Dalhousie University

From: Frank Harvey <frank.harvey@dal.ca>

Hi Folks,

As Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University I am very pleased to provide information about our 2012 Glyn Berry Memorial Doctoral Scholarship in International Policy Studies. Could you please forward this flyer to your administrative assistant or graduate coordinator to pass along to any Masters students contemplating moving on to a Doctoral program.

Thank you very much for your help with this.

Best,
Frank

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Frank P. Harvey
University Research Professor of International Relations
Associate Dean Research (FASS)
Graduate Co-ordinator

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