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Newsletter of the Centre for Security and Defence Studies
9 December 2011

in this issue

• 2012 World Issues Annual Conference

• 2012 Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security

• 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

2012 World Issues Annual Conference

Center for Security and Defence Studies
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

Call for Workshop Presenters
For the
2012 World Issues Annual Conference

Date: February 23, 2012
Location: Tory Blg, Loeb Blg, Southam Hall

Center for Security and Defence Studies, NPSIA, will host the 2012 World Issues Annual Conference and invites interested Graduate Students to submit a proposal for workshop presentations in English or French. Workshops are presented to senior high school students from the local Ottawa and Gatineau area schools. An honorarium will be provided to each presenter included in the conference. Lunch and full audio/visual support will be provided to all presenters.

Submitting a proposal: Choose your area of interest or a research topic that is related to: national/international security and defence, human security and development, international trade policy, institutions and global governance, intelligence and infrastructure protection policy, global political economy or conflict analysis and conflict resolution.

Write a short summary (1-2 paragraphs) outlining the topic and key points for the presentation and send to Cathleen Schmidt, CSDS, no later than January 13, 2012.

Please address your questions to: Cathleen Schmidt, CSDS Administrator, 613-520-2600, X6671 or email above.

Below find a partial list of some topics to consider:

Afghanistan’s future
Arab Spring
Asbestos
Canada-US relations
Canadian Foreign Policy
Child Labour
Child Soldiers
Climate Change
Conflict/war zones
Disarmament
Disaster Relief planning for Japan
Drug trade
Energy policy
European Union
Environment and Security
Global Political Economy
Global warming
Greece and the European economy
Green Economics
Haiti
Health policy
Immigration policy
Mexico and impact of narcotics trade
Mining policies
Natural resources and conflicts
North Korea and Kim Jong II
Organized crime and transnational crime
Pakistan
Palestine/Israel as two states
Pandemics and epidemics
Poverty
R2P [Responsibility to Protect]
Russia and Putin
Sex trade slavery
Sierra Leone
South America (development, health)
South Sudan
Terrorism
Treatment of Women
US foreign policy
US in Iraq, Afghanistan
Water resources, pollution and shortage

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2012 Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security

From: CDA Institute <director@cda-cdai.ca>>
Subject: 2012 Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security, 23-24 February

The Conference of Defence Associoations (CDA) and the CDA Institute are pleased to announce that registration for the 2012 Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security is now open!

23-24 February 2012
Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel, Ottawa, Canada

Click here for more information on registration, or call (613) 236-9903.

Keynote speakers include:

The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (invited)
The Honorable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence (invited)
General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff
General Sir David Richards, UK Chief of Defence Staff
General James Mattis, Commander US Central Command
Dr. Uzi Arad, former Israeli National Security Advisor
Ray Mabus, US Secretary of the Navy
Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, commander NATO forces in Libya

Panels and speakers include:

Asia-Pacific security concerns
Rear-Admiral (ret'd) Tyrone Pile, former commander, Maritime Forces Pacific
Dr. Jim Boutilier, Maritime Forces Pacific
Dr. John Blaxland, Australian National University
Captain(N) Raul (Pete) Pedrozo, US Naval War College

Fragile, failing and failed states in the Arc of Instability
Ferry de Kerckhove, former Canadian Ambassador to Egypt, CDA Institute
Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald, Cranfield University
Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Dr. Fawaz A. Gerges, London School of Economics

Energy security
Colin Robertson, CDA Institute
David Collyer, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
David McLaughlin, National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy
Jeffrey Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Canadian Forces environmental updates
Lieutenant-General (ret'd) Michel Maisonneuve, CDA Institute
Vice-Admiral Paul Maddison, Commander, Royal Canadian Navy
Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin, Commander, Canadian Army
Lieutenant-General André Deschamps, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force

Canadian Forces and operations
Lieutenant-General (ret'd) Michel Gauthier, CDA Institute
Lieutenant-General Stuart Beare, Commander, Canadian Expeditionary Force Command
Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw, Commander, Canada Command

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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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