Centre News
Call for Applications
Posted 16 May 2011
Applications for the 2011-12 CSDS MA Research Fellow position are currently being accepted from NPSIA MA students who will be entering their second year in the program in Fall 2011. The deadline is 1 June. For more information, see the 16 May 2011 issue of the CSDS Bulletin.
New Audio Podcasts
Posted 11 April 2011
Audio recordings of recent CSDS Speakers -- Peter Jones on Iran, and Pierre Razoux on the political crisis in the Middle East and North Africa -- are now available for online listening or download directly from the events calendar page.
New Audio Podcasts
Posted 25 March 2011
Audio recordings of recent CSDS Speakers -- John Campbell on Nigeria, Rob Huebert on the Arctic, Stephen Brown on Kenya, Alan Dowty on Israel, and David Betz on Cyberwar -- are now available for online listening or download directly from the events calendar page.
Chris Penny Awarded Meritorious Service Medal
Posted 23 November 2010
Congratulations to CSDS Deputy Director Chris Penny on being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division) by the Governor General on November 2. Chris, who is a reserve legal officer (Army Lieutenant-Colonel) in the Directorate of International and Operational Law in the Office of the Judge Advocate General, was recognized for his work on the negotiations for the Convention on Cluster Munitions. More information can be found here
Audio Podcast: Greene on "Managing Uncertainty"
Posted 19 November 2010
Audio recording of the recent CCISS Intelligence and National Security Seminar with Brian W. Greene, "Managing Uncertainty: Lessons for Defence Planning," is now available for online listening or download directly from the events calendar page.
CSDS Speaker Series Podcasts
Posted 1 November 2010
Audio recordings of recent CSDS Speaker Series events are now available for online listening or download directly from the events calendar page. You can currently listen to presentations by James Fergusson, Erin Jessee, Ambassador Helmut Türk, David Malone, and Yaacov Katz.
Cancelled: Ambassador Mark Sedwill
Posted 24 September 2010
We regret that the October 1 speaking event with Ambassador Mark Sedwill, NATO's Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, has been canceled due to an unexpected change in the Ambassador's schedule. We hope to reschedule this event at a future date.
Cancelled: NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Posted 16 September 2010
We regret the cancellation of the CSDS Speaker Series event, NATO and Bosnia and Herzegovina with Bosnian Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic, scheduled for 21 September. We hope to reschedule this event at a future time.
Workshop on Regional Dimensions of the Afghan Conflict: Registration Now Full
Posted 13 September 2010
All spaces for the upcoming Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Workshop on Regional Dimensions of the Afghanistan Conflict have now been filled. You may still register to be placed on the waiting list. If a space opens up, you will be contacted. For more information visit the workshop webiste here.
Register for Workshop on Regional Dimensions of the Afghan Conflict
Posted 9 September 2010
Registration is now open for the upcoming Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Workshop on Regional Dimensions of the Afghanistan Conflict, hosted by CSDS and the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies. Visit the workshop webiste here. for more information
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Canadian Foreign Policy
Posted 23 Mar 2010
CSDS, along the Canadian Centre of Intelligence and Security Studies, will be partnering with Canadian Foreign Policy journal on a special issue on "Pakistan and Afghanistan: Canadian, Regional, and International Dimensions," to be published Spring 2011. The Call for Papers is now open. Those whose papers are accepted will be invited to attend a workshop on the topic in Ottawa in late-summer, early-fall 2010. More information can be found here.
CPAC Broadcasts CSDS Speaker Series Event with Patrick Stogran
Posted 13 Jan 2010
The recent CSDS Speaker Series event with Col (ret.) Patrick Stogran, Canada's Veterans Ombudsman, will be broadcast on CPAC, Wednesday, January 13, at 9:00 PM, and again on Saturday, January 16, at 10:30 AM. The presentation is also available on-demand on the CPAC website.
2009 SDF Conference Report and Podcasts
Posted 4 Jan 2010
The report of the 2009 Annual SDF Conference, "International Security Challenges and the Law: Constraining or Enabling Effective Policy," along with audio podcasts, are now available for viewing/listening or download. Visit the conference website.