CSDS Bulletin
Newsletter of the Centre for Security and Defence Studies
7 October 2011

In this issue

• Speaker Series - Charillon on the Aftermath of the Arab Revolutions

• Defence and Economics Workshop: Measuring Defence Output
• 14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium: Canada's Security Interests
• Conference on the 10th Anniversary of Responsibility to Protect

• Women in Defence and Security (WiDS) Memorial Scholarship

Speaker Series - Charillon on the Aftermath of the Arab Revolutions

12 October 2011 (4:30 - 6:00 pm)

Carleton University

Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall

Frédéric Charillon
Université d'Auvergne, Sciences Po and Institute for Strategic Research, Ecole Militaire, Paris

Frédéric Charillon is a Professor of Political Science at the Université d'Auvergne, Sciences Po and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. He is also the Director of the Institute for Strategic Research, Ecole Militaire, Paris. Charillon's research focuses on the international affairs of France and the European Union, the evolution of the practice of international relations and defence, and the "new" international system. He is the author or co-author of 16 books, most recently France in 2010, co-authored with P-A. Graciano and P. Liquière. In addition, Professor Charillon has contributed chapters to numerous books and published in European Political Science, European Journal of International Affairs, Politique Étrangère, and Défense Nationale et Securité Collective, among others.

Defence and Economics Workshop: Measuring Defence Output

From: Heather Salsbury <salsburh@queensu.ca>
Subject: Defence and Economics Workshop: Measuring Defence Output

Defence and Economics Workshop: Measuring Defence Output

9 November 2011 (8:30 am - 3:30 pm)

National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, ON
Conference Room, 5th Floor, Center Block, South Tower

This workshop is jointly sponsored by the Centre for Operational Research and Analysis (Defence R&D Canada, Ottawa), the Institute for Defence Resource Management (Royal Military College, Kingston) and Defence Management Studies at Queen’s University. In general, the aim of these regular seminars is to develop scholarly collaboration and to make research results from the study of defence economics accessible to Canadian defence policy analysis and decision-making. 

The main theme of the workshop is the measurement of defence outputs from an economics perspective.  Defence outputs are notoriously difficult to measure. Economics and operations research articles often utilize military activity as an output proxy. For example, sorties flown or for specific missions, such as interdiction, one can use reduction in throughput. However, at the strategic level the relevance of capabilities to policy maybe the preferred output proxy. Since the introduction of Capability Based Planning (CBP) as one of the main tools of strategic management in the Department of National Defence (DND), the emphasis on capabilities has led DND to focus on outputs instead of inputs. 

The presentations in this workshop include both theoretical and empirical perspectives as well as a broad survey of other nations’ experiences related to output measures. The economic discussions and lessons learned are expected to facilitate DND’s own effort to establish a workable output measure that can be aligned with CBP, business transformation and the Government of Canada’s Program Activity Architecture.

Backgrounder and agenda can be viewed here.

To register, please contact Ben Solomon at Binyam.Solomon@forces.gc.ca.

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14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium: Canada's Security Interests

From: Conference of Defence Associations Institute <Director@cda-cdai.ca>
Subject: 14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium: Canada's Security Interests

The Conference of Defence Associations Institute is pleased to announce the opening of registration for its 14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium: Canada's Security Interests, which will be held 27-28 October at Currie Hall, the Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario.

Featured Keynote Speakers:

Chris Alexander, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald, Director, Centre for Security Sector Management, Cranfield University
Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Hope, PhD, commanding officer Task Force Orion (Afghanistan), 2006

Presenting will be 38 graduate students from universities all across Canada and the United States, and they will present on the following topics:

Those who Exercise Force: A changing landscape of actors and their roles
Regimes in Transition: From uprisings to new constitutions
Non-Traditional Security Concerns 1: Energy
Managing Proliferation: Theories, institutions, and policies
Actors on the World Stage: Now and in the coming years
Snapshots from Africa: Tracing patterns between countries
Challenges in Canadian Procurement Policies: Learning from the past
Non-Traditional Security Concerns 2: Cyber
Rebuilding Nation States: The CF in three different decades
Arctic Strategies: Who's playing and what are they playing for?
Security Culture in Canada?: Looking through micro and macro cases

A full agenda can be found online at: http://cda-cdai.ca/cdai/symposia/symposium2011

The CDA Institute, in collaboration with the Royal Military College of Canada, is pleased to be hosting this symposium with the financial support of the Department of National Defence, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, Hugh and Donna Segal, Centre for International and Defence Policy (Queen's University), and Defence Management Studies (Queen's University).

Registration is free, and all are invited to attend. Meals will be provided to attendees. To register and for more details, please contact Paul Hillier at projectofficer@cda-cdai.ca or call 613-236-9903.

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Conference on 10th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect

From: Montréal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies <migs.r2p.conference@gmail.com
Subject: The Promise of the Media in the Halting of Mass Atrocities: A Conference to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect

20-21 October, 2011
Mount Stephen Club, Montréal, QC

Dear  Colleagues,

I am writing to inform you of an important conference that will mark the 10th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect, organized by the Montréal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS), our institutional partner. The two-day event will take place on 20 and 21 October in Montreal, at the prestigious Mount Stephen Club. The event will provide a public forum where senior politicians, journalists, social media experts and NGO leaders can exchange ideas and pose questions about the importance of the media (both news and social) in alerting the public and political leaders to situations of grave human rights abuses.

We invite you to take a look at the following website for more information on the conference and how to register: http://migsr2pconference.com.

I hope you will be able to join us and we kindly ask you to share this with your colleagues and associates.

Best regards,

Shireen Soofi
MIGS Intern

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Women in Defence and Security (WiDS) Memorial Scholarship

From: Melanie Rush <Melanie.Rush@forces.gc.ca>
Subject: Women in Defence and Security (WiDS) Memorial Scholarship

Women In Defence and Security (WiDS) has established the WiDS Memorial Scholarship to encourage women to pursue careers related to the national defence and security interests of Canada. Last year the scholarship was awarded in memory of Captain Nichola Goddard.

Based upon the growing success of the scholarship and outstanding support, the WiDS Memorial Scholarship has been adjusted to enable the presentation of three scholarships. This year a total of $10,000 will be awarded, and complete applications are due no later than Tuesday, November 1, 2011.  Additional information on the Memorial Scholarship is located on the WiDS website www.wids.ca and questions can be directed to wids@wids.ca.

Awards will be based on academic achievement, participation in defence and national security activities, field of study, work experience, statements of objectives, and recommendations.  Awards are made without regard to race, creed, colour, or religion.

2011-2012 WiDS Memorial Scholarship Application Form - English

2011-2012 WiDS Memorial Scholarship Application Form - French

Thank you for your support in sharing the above information with female students studying in the field of Defence and Security.

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The CSDS Bulletin is a weekly newsletter of news, upcoming events, and items of interest to CSDS Associates and students in the NPSIA conflict and intelligence clusters. This is an internal newsletter and is not intended for general circulation.