csds bulletin
newsletter of the centre for security and denfence studies
15 January 2010

in this issue

• Submissions for New Edition of the SDF Newsletter
• CPAC Broadcasts CSDS Speaker Series Event with Patrick Stogran
• Call for Workshop Presenters Deadline Extension
• Malone and Mukherjee on India and China
• Burroughs on the Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament

• Peace Operations Working Group Review on Canada and UN Peacekeeping
• Holocaust and Genocide Study Mission to Germany and Poland Deadline Extension
• The World in 2015: Implications for Canada
• Brigadier-General Vance on Canada's Counterinsurgency Strategy in Kandahar
• Brigadier-General Vance on Canadian Forces in Afghanistan
• CDAI Seminar and Annual General Meeting

• Workshop on Burden-Sharing in the Transatlantic Community
• Holocaust and Genocide Study Mission to Germany and Poland
• Journal of International Law and International Relations Call for Submissions
• REGIS Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers
• Dalhousie Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers
• University of Ottawa CIPS Graduate Student Conference Call for Papers
• SDF Internship Program for MA Graduates
• SDF MA Scholarship Program
• Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) - SDF Internship Program Competition
• NPSIA Professional Training and Development Certificate Programs
• Annual Workshop for Women in International Security Call for Participants
• Military History Colloquium Call for Papers
• CARFMS Graduate Student Essay Contest

The next edition of the SDF Newsletter is currently being prepared. If you have any news (upcoming or just released books, articles, conferences attended, etc.) that you would like to share with the broader SDF community through the Newsletter, please send it by 28 January to Cathleen Schmidt at cathleen_schmidt@carleton.ca

For those who missed the recent CSDS Speaker Series event with Col (ret.) Patrick Stogran, Canada's Veterans Ombudsman, CPAC will broadcast the presentation as part of their Podium program on Saturday, January 16, at 10:30 AM. It is also available on-demand on the CPAC website.

2010 Annual Educational Conference on World Issues for High School Students
Carleton University Campus
February 18-19, 2010

The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, with the support of the Centre for Security and Defence Studies, is seeking MA students from NPSIA, Political Science, Public Administration and other related departments to participate as workshop instructors for the 2010 Annual Conference on World Issues. Now in its 23rd year, the conference brings hundreds of area high school students to Carleton over the February winter break to attend a day of short workshops on a wide range of international affairs topics. The conference takes place over two days: Thursday, Feb 18 for anglophone high schools, and Friday, Feb 19 for francophone schools. We are seeking presenters for one or both days. Each workshop lasts one hour and is delivered at three scheduled times during the day. Presenters are paid an honorarium of $175 per day. Proposals on any topic addressing contemporary international affairs are welcome. This is an excellent opportunity for students who have developed an expertise on a particular topic through term paper, research essay or thesis research to share their interests and passion with high school students. MA students who have served as presenters in past years have found the experience extremely rewarding.

Please submit a short statement that briefly describes the proposed topic by January 22, 2010 to: Cathleen Schmidt, CSDS Administrator, 613-520-2600, X6671, email: cathleen_schmidt@carleton.ca. Feel free to address any questions to Cathleen or Prof. David Mendeloff.

CSDS SPEAKER SERIES 2009-2010

"India and China: Can Two Tigers Share a Mountain?"

David Malone
IDRC

Rohan Mukherjee
Princeton University

India and China are both growing fast, and so is their trade relationship - now India's largest. But border disputes and Tibet cast a shadow over the future of their ties. Will cooperation or rivalry predominate between them?

David M. Malone is President of Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). A former Canadian ambassador to the UN and High Commissioner to India, he is currently completing a book, "Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy" for Oxford University Press. An occasional scholar of the UN Security Council and related issues of war and peace, he teaches at the NYU Law School and is an associate faculty member of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton.

Rohan Mukherjee is a senior research specialist at the Institutions for Fragile States research program at Princeton University. He holds a Master's in public affairs with a specialization in international development from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He has worked with the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, and the National Knowledge Commission, Government of India. His principal interests are in the international relations of emerging powers, the political economy of development, and service delivery in developing countries.

Friday, 22 January 2010
2:00 - 3:30
Room 303 Paterson Hall
Carleton University

Light refreshment provided.

For more information: csdsevents@carleton.ca or call 613.520.2600 ext. 6671

"Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament: From the Security Council Summit to the NPT Review"

Dr. John Burroughs

John Burroughs, J.D., Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy in New York City. Dr. Burroughs represents LCNP in Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review proceedings and the United Nations. In 1995, he was the nongovernmental legal coordinator at the hearings on nuclear weapons before the International Court of Justice. He is co-editor and contributor, Nuclear Disorder or Cooperative Security? U.S. Weapons of Terror, the Global Proliferation Crisis, and Paths to Peace (2007); co-editor and contributor, Rule of Power or Rule of Law? An Assessment of U.S. Policies and Actions Regarding Security-Related Treaties (2003); and author of The Legality of Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons: A Guide to the Historic Opinion of the International Court of Justice (1998). Dr. Burroughs has also published articles in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the World Policy Journal. He is an adjunct professor of international law at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey.

Monday, 25 January 2010
12:30 - 2:00
Room 2017 Dunton Tower
Carleton University

Light sandwich lunch provided.

Registration is requested by Thursday, 21 January 2010 to justin_alger@carleton.ca or calling 613.520.2600 ext. 2032

Please note that NPSIA graduate students interested in attending any of the conferences below with a registration fee may contact CSDS for funding support. For more information regarding CSDS funding see: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: Peacebuild POWG powg@peacebuild.ca
Subject: Canada & UN Peacekeeping

The Peace Operations Working Group has published an end-of-decade review of Canada's role in UN peacekeeping. The fact-sheet examines Canada's current military deployments, its rank internationally among contributors to UN Peacekeeping, its military and police contributions to peacekeeping and its contributions to the UN peacekeeping budget. All the facts are analyzed in the context of unprecedented demand for UN peacekeepers.

http://www.peacebuild.ca/documents/CanadaUNPKOE.pdf

Visit POWG's new blog: http://peaceoperationsworkinggroup.blogspot.com/

From: Carla Wittes cwittes@centrefordiversity.ca
Subject: March of Remembrance and Hope 2010 Deadline Extension

Please note that the deadline for applications to the 2010 March of Remembrance and Hope has been extended to JANUARY 18, 2010. We welcome applications from full time university and college students for the 2010 study mission to Germany and Poland, to be held May 9-17 inclusive.

More information, as well as larger format posters, are available at www.centrefordiversity.ca

To view a preview of an upcoming CBC documentary about MRH, please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1GXT1jr-s.

Thank you.

Carla Wittes
Vice President, Programs
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY
4211 Yonge Street, Box 17
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
t (416) 597. 9693 x 25
f (416) 597.9775
cwittes@centrefordiversity.ca
centrefordiversity.ca

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY- Building Bridges Between Communities

March of Remembrance and Hope applications now available online at www.centrefordiversity.ca. EXTENDED application deadline: JANUARY 18, 2010.

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: CIC National Capital Branch Ottawa@canadianinternationalcouncil.org
Subject: CIC-NCB: "The World in 2015: Implications for Canada" January 21-22

Happy New Year! Hope to see you at the Branch’s upcoming Conference on January 21-22. Register before January 7 to benefit from reduced conference fees. Registration forms are attached.
The conference should be of particular interest given the subject matter, quality of the speakers and the inter-active format envisaged. Your help would also be appreciated in promoting the conference to friends and colleagues who may not be aware of it but have an interest in attending.

"The World in 2015: Implications for Canada"

Conference Themes:
· Strategic and Global Issues Shaping the World of 2015
· Global Players in 2015
· Governance
· Security
· Canada in the World of 2015

January 21-22, 2010
The Crowne Plaza Hotel
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario

This conference has been convened to seek a better grasp of the near-term future and further the practice of thinking rationally about the future. Speakers from Canada and abroad have been invited to provide a fresh perspective on the World of 2015 and what it means for Canada and Canadian policies. The discussions sparked by the prepared remarks will identify the implications of current trends and challenge the assumptions underlying current Canadian policy.

The draft Conference program and additional background information can also be found on the conference website: www.canadianinternationalcouncil.org/ottawa.2015

Speakers and Conference Chairs confirmed to date include:

Conference Program
Day One will focus on the global landscape, beginning with issues that may loom large in five years. Then the participants will assess shifts of power between key international players. Is the United States in decline? Will the countries now flexing their economic muscles shoulder burdens formerly carried by the U.S.? The third session will deal with how the globe is going to be governed in 2015. Decision makers and participants are going to have to think hard about how to adapt to burgeoning informal networks, among them non-governmental organizations, religious groups, drug cartels and terrorist cells, each equipped with modern technology and goals often very different from those of states.
Day Two is devoted to the future of Canada and Canadian foreign policy. Canada in 2015 will be different in ways our grandparents could not have imagined: a wealthier and more powerful West, the increasing use of languages other than English or French, and the growth of non-Christian religious denominations. Different visions of Canada and their implications for policy choices will be examined. The conference will then consider new directions for Canada, the alignments it should pursue and the tools it will require to cope with what could be a radically different world.
Cyber warfare! Conflict over river diversions! Global pandemics! Participants will have to open their minds to precedent shattering possibilities, total surprises and the possibly unfamiliar perspectives of speakers from emerging powers. Join CIC as we navigate important international trends and assess where current policy is leading us. The future is unpredictable, but a deeper understanding and appreciation of where we are heading are needed if we are to tackle the challenges facing Canada and the world.

You can contact the Branch by sending an email to Ottawa@canadianinternationalcouncil.org or by leaving a voicemail phone message at 613-520-3916

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: Fraser Institute Events eventsont@fraserinstitute.org
Subject: Policy Briefing - Brigadier General Vance

"From the Front Line: A Conversation with Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance"
Commander Joint Task Force --Afghanistan
Thursday, January 21, 2010

For Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, one of the greatest challenges surrounding the Afghanistan mission is communicating its purpose to Canadians. Vance commanded the Joint Task Force Afghanistan from February to November 2009, and recently described the conflict in Kandahar Province as "a serious, desperate situation" and "a major emergency." After months of managing the daunting, complex operations on the ground, Vance continues his personal crusade to put the severity of the mission into context for Canadians.

What are the primary challenges facing the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan? Join Brigadier-General Vance for a discussion about Canada's counterinsurgency strategy in Kandahar Province and the Forces' human and technological capacities in the countdown to Canada's intended withdrawal from the region. His presentation will focus on his first-hand experiences from the front lines of conflict.

Learnmore about the Fraser Institute's research on this and other areas of public policy.

Event Details

Location:
The Fuller Building
75 Albert Street, suite 908
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5E7

Agenda:
11:45 am Registration & sandwich lunch
12:15 pm Presentation
1:00 pm Q and A
1:30 pm Adjournment
Cost: 35.00

Quick Links
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Fraser Institute

Thank you to our strategic partner:

About the Fraser Institute
Founded in 1974, the Fraser Institute is an independent research and educational organization with locations throughout North America and international partners in over 70 countries. For more information on our upcoming events, please visit http://www.fraserinstitute.org/

From: director@cda-cdai.ca
Subject: CDA Institute roundtable with BGen Jon Vance, 22 January 2010

Dear Colleagues,

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

We will be hosting Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, who will speak on, "From the Front Line: Canadian Forces in Afghanistan." BGen Vance was Commander Joint Task Force - Afghanistan from February to November 2009. His biography is appended below.

This roundtable is sponsored by Brigadier-General (Ret'’d) James Cox.
The session will be conducted under the Chatham House Rule (not for attribution).
A sandwich lunch will be provided.

Date: Friday, January 22, 2010
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Place: Fleishman-Hillard, 100 Queen Street-13th floor, Ottawa
(venue provided courtesy of Fleishman-Hillard, through LGen (Ret’d) Richard Evraire, Chairman CDA)

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

Regards,

Alain Pellerin, Colonel (Ret'd)
Executive Director, CDA-CDAI / Directeur exécutif, CAD-ICAD
222 rue Somerset Street West / Ouest, Suite 400BOttawa, Ontario K2P 2G3
T: (613) 236-1252
F: (613) 236-8191
director@cda-cdai.ca
www.cda-cdai.ca

Biography: Jonathan Vance

Brigadier-General Vance joined the Canadian Forces in 1982 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into The Royal Canadian Regiment in 1986 following his graduation from Royal Roads Military College.
Brigadier-General Vance was posted to 3RCR in Winnipeg in 1986 as a rifle platoon commander. He deployed with the battalion to CFB Baden-Solingen, Germany in 1988 and served in anti-armour platoon until 1990. Later, he was posted to Canadian Forces Europe Headquarters in Lahr, Germany as Aide-de-Camp to Commander CFE.
Posted to Petawawa in 1992, Brigadier-General Vance commanded a company in The RCR Battle School. He was then posted in 1993 to 1RCR in Petawawa and served as the Battalion Operations Officer and as a company commander. In 1994, while employed as the battalion operations officer, Brigadier-General Vance was awarded a Mention-in-Dispatches for his leadership while commanding a task force during the battalion's UN mission in Croatia.
Leaving 1RCR in 1996, Brigadier-General Vance attended Staff College in Toronto and was posted thereafter to National Defence Headquarters where he served as Staff Officer to Director General Strategic Planning. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1999, he remained on the strategic planning staff until 2001.
Brigadier-General Vance assumed command of Second Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment in Gagetown, NB in August 2001. During his command, the battalion prepared for contingency operations and deployed elements in support of Op ATHENA. Upon relinquishing command Brigadier-General Vance completed a year of professional development on the advanced training list before being posted as a member of the Directing Staff at the Canadian Forces College, Toronto in 2004. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel and served as Chief of Staff Land Force Central Area from 2005 to 2006.
Brigadier-General Vance is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Staff School, the UK Combined Arms Tactics Course, the Canadian Army Staff College, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff Course and the Advanced Military Studies Course. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Military and Strategic Studies from Royal Roads Military College, and a Master of Arts Degree in War Studies from RMC.
Brigadier-General Vance assumed command of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in August 2006 for two very operationally demanding years. Upon relinquishing command, he stood up Task Force 5-09, the Canadian Headquarters that will command and coordinate Canadian and Coalition civil-military operations in Kandahar Province as of February 2009.

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: Executive Director
Subject: CDA Institute Seminar & CDA AGM, 3-4 March 2010- Registration now open

Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the CDA Institute's 26th Annual Seminar and the CDA's 73rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on 3 and 4 March 2010 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa.

A draft agenda and links to register (by mail, fax or online) can be found at: http://www.cda-cdai.ca/cdai

REGISTRATION IS OPEN TO ALL!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS EARLY!
REGISTER NOW - SPACE IS EXPECTED TO BE AT A PREMIUM!

This year's theme for the CDA Institute Seminar on 3 March 2010 is "Protecting Canada's National Interests in an Uncertain World," and will feature, among others:

• The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (invited)
• Dr. Eliot Cohen, Johns Hopkins University
• Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy (invited)
• Mr. Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
• Dr. Rob Huebert, University of Calgary
• Mr. Anders Rasmussen, Secretary-General of NATO (invited)
• Ms. Lyse Doucet, British Broadcasting Corporation (invited)
• Mr. Chris Alexander, former UN Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and former Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan
• Dr. David Kilcullen, Crumpton Group
• Ms. Margaret Purdy, University of British Columbia
• Dr. Charles Doran, Johns Hopkins University
• Dr. Fen Osler Hampson, Carleton University

Dr. John Scott Cowan, President of the CDA Institute, will preside over the Seminar.

The 73rd AGM of the CDA will be held on 4 March 2010, and will be on the theme, "Power Projection and the Canadian Forces: Resources and Capabilities." Speakers will include:

• The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence (invited)
• General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff
• Dr. Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition
• General David Petraeus, Commander US Central Command
• Brigadier-General (Ret'd) Don Macnamara, CDA Institute
• Dr. Jack Granatstein, Canadian military historian
• Dr. Douglas Bland, Chair of Defence Management Studies, Queen's University
• Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Michel Maisonneuve, Collége militaire royal de Saint-Jean
• Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff
• Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff
• Dr. Christopher Waddell, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
• Mr. Brian Stewart, former correspondent for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• M. Jocelyn Coulon, Université de Montréal

Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Richard Evraire, Chairman of the CDA, will preside over the AGM.

For more information please contact the CDA Institute by email at specialevents@cda-cdai.ca or phone (613) 236-9903.

Please note that travel funding support is available to NPSIA graduate students who wish to participate formally in any of the conferences listed below. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

Dear CSDS Associates and students:
Prof. Merand has kindly extended this invitation to attend the workshop below. We can send one person from the Centre. Cost of the trip to Montreal will be covered by the workshop organizers and CSDS. Please inform Prof. Mendeloff of your interest ASAP.

From: Frédéric Merand frederic.merand@umontreal.ca
Subject: Invitation to Montreal

Dear colleague,

I would like to invite you to participate in a policy workshop on « Burden-sharing in the transatlantic community », which will be held on February 5, 2010, at the University of Montréal. The workshop is organized by Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS-CEPSI) and the Strategic Knowledge Cluster Transatlantic Dialogue: Canada-Europe. Speakers include James Sperling of the University of Akron (on Afghanistan) and Ole Jacob Sending of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (on peace operations). Other participants to this closed seminar include a dozen academics and officials from DFAIT. You will find the program below.

As you know, CSDS is a sister of CIPSS in the Security and Defence Forum and a partner to the Strategic Research Cluster. So I sincerely hope that you will be able to attend this event and look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Frédéric Mérand
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Deputy Director, CIPSS-CEPSI

WORKSHOP: BURDEN-SHARING IN THE TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNITY
February 5th, 2010, 9:30-15:30
Salle du Conseil (M-425), Pavillon principal, Université de Montréal

PROGRAMME:
9h30-10h00 Registration and coffee
10h00-10h15 Opening remarks
Frédéric Mérand, University of Montréal
10h15-12h00 Presentation by James Sperling (Akron University, Ohio) on burden-sharing in multilateral organisations: the case of Afghanistan Discussion
12h00-13h30 Lunch
13h30-15h15 Presentation by Ole Jacob Sending (NUPI, Oslo) on burden-sharing during peace operations: the case of Liberia Discussion
15h15 Concluding remarks: Martial Foucault, University of Montréal

From: Carla Wittes, cwittes@centrefordiversity.ca
Subject: March of Remembrance and Hope 2010

I am pleased to announce that the March of Remembrance and Hope (MRH) is accepting applications from full time university and college students for its 2010 study mission to Germany and Poland, to be held May 9-17 inclusive.
More information, as well as larger format posters, are available at www.centrefordiversity.ca

To view a preview of an upcoming CBC documentary about MRH, please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1GXT1jr-s.

Thank you.

Carla Wittes
Vice President, Programs
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY
4211 Yonge Street, Box 17
Toronto, Ontario M2P 2A9
www.centrefordiversity.ca
t 416.597.9693 ext. 25
f 416.597.9775
cwittes@centrefordiversity.ca

CANADIAN CENTRE FOR DIVERSITY – Building Bridges Between Communities

March of Remembrance and Hope applications now available online at www.centrefordiversity.ca. Application deadline: January 18, 2009.

From: submissions@jilir.org
Subject: JOURNAL OF INT'L LAW & INT'L RELATIONS - ISSUE 6.2

Call for Submissions
Volume 6, Issue 2
Deadline for Submissions: January 22, 2010

The Journal of International Law and International Relations (JILIR) invites submissions from scholars of both International Law and International Relations for its Spring 2010 issue. The JILIR is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that seeks to develop interdisciplinary discourse at the nexus of two dynamic and relevant disciplines.

JILIR recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with one issue guest-edited by Antje Wiener, and with a thematic issue focused on secession. The Journal is now returning to its general mandate, and is welcoming submissions on the wide variety of topics located in the intellectual space jointly occupied by International Law and International Relations.

A joint venture of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and the Munk Centre for International Studies, the Journal's advisory board is comprised of scholars from both International Law and International Relations, including Kenneth Abbott, Jose Alvarez, Upendra Baxi, Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Jutta Brunnée, Michael Byers, Martha Finnemore, Robert Keohane, Benedict Kingsbury, Karen Knop, Martti Koskenniemi, Stephen Krasner, Friedrich Kratochwil, Oona Hathaway, Réné Provost, Philippe Sands, Shirley Scott, Gerry Simpson, Janice Gross Stein, Stephen Toope, and Rob Walker.

Please send submissions via e-mail to submissions@jilir.org, as attachments in Microsoft Word or Rich Text format, preferably with footnoted citations. Please include the author’s full contact information (name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, telephone number(s), and e-mail address) in the body of the e-mail.

The deadline for submissions is January 22, 2010.

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: GERSI REGIS gersi.regis@GMAIL.COM
Subject: Call for Papers: 8th Annual REGIS Graduate Student Conference

Call for Papers
8th Annual REGIS Graduate Student Conference
March 27, 2010
Montreal, Québec

“Globalization and Security: Intra and Inter State Challenges”

The Research Group in International Security (REGIS) 8th annual graduate student conference will be held on March 27th 2010. REGIS is a collaborative undertaking between Université de Montréal and McGill University faculty dedicated to the promotion of security and strategic studies in Montreal. It is funded by the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Security and Defense Forum (SDF). 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
- Weapons proliferation
- Peace Operations
- Disarmament
- Civil-Military Relations
- Security and Defense Policies

The primary goal of this colloquium is to allow graduate students to present their research, while fostering collaboration amongst students of participating North American institutions. This year, the best paper will receive a special award to highlight excellence in graduate research. Papers can be presented in both English and French.

Proposals should not exceed 200 words. Please include a short biography. Submit proposals at gersi@umontreal.ca. Address all questions and comments to Gaëlle Rivard Piché. Information about REGIS can be found at www.gersi.umontreal.ca.

The REGIS will shortly become the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies. In the future, our activities will be announced and promoted under this title.

Deadline for proposals: January 29th, 2010

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: CFPS centre@Dal.Ca.
Subject: Grad Symposium Call for Papers

Call for Papers
The 5ht Annual Graduate Student Symposium
"The Death of the New World Order: Global Power and (In)Security after the Crisis"
Thursday, March 4th -- Saturday, March 6th, 2010.

Dalhousie University’s Graduate Society of Political Science is pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 5th Annual Graduate Student Symposium (with support from the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, the Security and Defence Forum, and the Canadian International Council). We will be considering symposium paper abstracts of 300 words (with accompanying educational/professional biographies of 200 words) until January 31, 2010 for the Symposium that will occur on March 5-6, 2010 in picturesque Halifax, Nova Scotia. Please submit abstracts to gradsym@dal.ca by the deadline. Among the keynote speakers will be the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, who will address issues related to the symposium theme: The Death of the New World Order? Global Power and (In)Security after the Crisis.

When history “ended” at the conclusion of the Cold War, the dominant political discourse affirmed that a “New World Order” would emerge in which the ideological divisions of a bipolar world would be replaced by the victorious political-economic forms of the Washington Consensus and American-style democracy. In this New World Order apportioning goods and services, managing political expression and violence, structuring a national economy, engaging international partners in trade and issues of mutual concern, administering the environment and all other policy areas that consumed national governments was to be accomplished in accordance with neoliberal prescriptions (privatization, deregulation, and trade liberalization) and Western norms regarding human rights, the rule of law, and representative democracy. Beginning in 2007 and escalating into a shocking global crisis in 2008, the guise of a ‘consensus’ around these principles – if it ever genuinely existed – began to fundamentally erode when Wall Street institutions began to reveal the extent to which financial overleveraging had occurred. As the banking crisis deepened and expanded globally into what is now being called the Great Recession, the effects had profoundly destabilizing political consequences; governments in Latvia, Iceland, and Belgium collapsed and many even argued that Barack Obama’s election was an outright rejection of the American status quo. International institutions were immediately questioned their mandates reevaluated. The International Monetary Fund in particular and other international financial institutions in general have had multiple proposals for major overhauls to ensure that regulations are in place to prevent future crises. Individual governments and multilateral security communities were forced to reconsider their military engagements abroad and developing countries began to explicitly adopt policies at odds with the Washington Consensus – and perhaps in line with an emerging Beijing Consensus – in order to ensure economic, human, and food security. Perhaps mostly significantly, the exclusive G7/8 club was forced to expand to include the emerging economies of Brazil, India, China, Mexico, South Africa, and many other previously excluded states into a newly fashioned G20. Amid all of this turmoil, violent civil unrest raged in nuclear-armed Pakistan and nuclear-aspirant Iran. The Symposium is asking: is the New World Order of the post-Cold War period dead and what will replace it? Any submissions related to the above issues are most welcome.

This year’s symposium will build on last year’s highly successful event, with many student and professional contributions (partially subsidized) from across Canada and abroad as well as participation from Halifax’s vibrant academic, policy, and defence communities. We look forward to welcoming you to Dalhousie University in March 2010!

Please contact the symposium organizers at gradsym@dal.ca with any questions and distribute the attached Call for Papers poster widely.

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: cepi.cips. conference.
Subject: Call for Conference Proposals -- “Breaking Down Barriers: Challenges of Security and Development.”

"Breaking Down Barriers: Challenges of Security and Development"
Graduate Student Conference
Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), University of Ottawa
March 25-26, 2010

Call for Submissions

The second annual Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) Graduate Student Conference will be held at the University of Ottawa on March 25-26, 2010. The theme of the conference will be “Breaking Down Barriers: Challenges of Security and Development.”

The purpose of this conference is to showcase graduate student research and promote debate on topics relating to international security and development, and the nexus between these two domains. Papers may address specific issues or develop more conceptual analysis related to the challenges of security and development. In particular, the conference wishes to:

The conference is organized by graduate students with the support of the Centre for International Policy Studies and is intended to be fully interdisciplinary in nature. The conference aims to include contributions from graduate students in various disciplines such as law, political science, gender studies, geography, economics, and sociology, among others, and from universities across Canada and beyond.

To this end, CIPS is calling for paper proposals in English or French from graduate students at any university. Paper proposals should be no more than 500 words in length and should be submitted along with a biography or CV to cepi.cips.conference@gmail.com. Consideration of proposals will begin on December 22, 2009. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by e-mail at the end of January 2010.

Some financial assistance may be available to defray travel costs of participants coming from outside Ottawa. Please indicate whether you wish to be considered for financial assistance when you submit your paper abstract.

Applications are now being accepted for the annual Security and Defence Forum (SDF) Internship Program. Deadline is 8 February, 2010.

For more information and application forms, please see: http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/sdfint-eng.html

Applications are now being accepted for the annual Security and Defence Forum (SDF) Scholarship Program. Deadline is 8 Fenruary 2010.

For more information and application forms, please see: http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/maprog-eng.html

From: director@cda-cdai.ca
Subject: 2010 SDF Internship Competition is Now Open!

The 2010 Competition is now open!
Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI)- SDF Internship Program

The Security and Defence Forum (SDF) Internship Program is operated by the Department of National Defence, and is intended to help recent MA graduates with a background in security and defence complement their studies with relevant work experience.

For more details and application forms, please see:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/sdfint-eng.html
http://www.forces.gc.ca/admpol/newsite/downloads/sdf_apps/The%20Security%20and%20Defence%20Forum.pdf

The deadline for applications is 8 February, 2010!

The CDA Institute, based in Ottawa, is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of Canada’s security situation and the vital role played by the Canadian Forces in our society. The CDA Institute conducts, inter alia, the very successful Annual Graduate Student Symposium, seminars, hosts the prestigious Annual Vimy Dinner and publishes studies such as, “Canadians and Asia-Pacific Security, Defence Requirements for Canada’s Arctic, and a quarterly journal, ON TRACK. For more information please visit our website at: www.cda-cdai.ca

Intern responsibilities include:

Testimonials from past and present SDF Internship recipients

"The internship with CDAI provided me with access to civilian and serving members of the Department of National Defence, industry, academia, the media, and government. These opportunities, contacts, and experiences were instrumental in acquiring my current position as a Defence Scientist at DND".
- Kyle Christensen, CDA Institute Project Officer 2002-2003

"Every day holds something new. From attending conferences, meeting high ranking defence officials, responding to media inquiries and organizing the graduate student symposium, there is never a dull moment. I would highly recommend this internship to anyone interested in Canadian security and defence issues. It is great networking opportunity and will let you put the skills from your masters degree to work".
- Sarah Noble, CDA Institute Project Officer 2004-2005

"I feel very lucky to have won this position. Opportunities are constantly appearing that allow you to expand your knowledge and to put it to good use. It’s staggering to look back and realize how many people I’ve encountered in the Canadian defence and security community whom I may not have otherwise met".
- Elizabeth Sneyd, CDA Institute Project Officer 2006-2007

For more information, please contact:

Alain Pellerin
Executive Director
Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI)
Suite 400B 222 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, ON, K2P 2G3
director@cda-cdai.ca
Tel: 613 236-1252 or 613- 236-9903

From: Bryan Henderson Bryan_Henderson@carleton.ca
Subject: Training notice for Pipeline Security

The Canadian Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies

The Professional Certificate in International – Critical Infrastructure Protection
~ Pipeline Security ~
February 16 - 19, 2010

NPSIA-Professional Training and Development is very pleased to announce the pilot offering of CCISS' Professional Certificate in International - Critical Infrastructure Protection ~ Pipeline Security ~ program in cooperation with HPI - Hugh A. Palmer, Inc. Designed to develop professional skills in protecting national and international Critical Infrastructures, with a focus on pipeline networks and their associated facilities, this workshop is being offered in conjunction with HPI's accredited PSS - Pipeline Security Specialist Programme. This intense four-day workshop consists of five-modules, delivered in a series of lectures and team project and uses a unique “know your adversary” Force Protection approach to assessing Pipeline threats and attacks.
Fees: $2500 + GST before January 15, 2010 / $2700 +GST after January 15, 2010. Discounts available for NPSIA and Carleton Alumni.

To learn more about this training opportunity or to register please visit: www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd

The Certificatein Practical International Affairs Management
February 16 - 19, 2010

NPSIA-Professional Training and Development is pleased to announce the pilot offering of the Practical Certificate in International Affairs Management (PIAM), the first in a series of management skills and competency based training programs for international affairs practitioners.
Join NPSIA-PT&D Training Fellow, Dr. William Cowie and NPSIA-PT&D Director Bryan Henderson for this 4-day workshop. The PIAM consists of 4 integrated, 1-day modules covering International Management Challenges, Effective International Project Management, Working to Performance and Communications and Networking Internationally. Fees: $ 600.00 + GST / Early registration until February 2, 2010. $ 775.00 + GST after February 2, 2010

To learn more about this training opportunity or to register please visit: www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd

Bryan Henderson
Director, Professional Training and Development
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Room 2118 Dunton Tower, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B5 Canada
(613) 520-2600, ext. 1371 Fax: (613) 520-2889
bryan_henderson@carleton.ca
www.carleton.ca/npsia-ptd

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: CHARLINE.LEDUC-MARCOUX@forces.gc.ca
Subject: Call for Participants - 3rd Annual Workshop for Women in International Security

CALL FOR GRADUATE PARTICIPANTS

3RD Annual Workshop for Women in International Security:
"The Global Governance of Security"
6-8 May, 2010
Waterloo, Ontario

The Global Governance Program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, together with Women in International Security (WIIS)- Canada, invite applications from graduate students for participation in the 3rd Annual Workshop for Women in International Security to be held May 6-8, 2010, at the University of Waterloo. The workshop brings together students, scholars and professionals in the field of international security with the goal of advancing the position of women in the field.
The workshop is an opportunity for graduate students to join a growing network of Canadian scholars and professionals and to engage in discussion of contemporary issues in international security. The workshop will involve panels by mentors from academe, government, and the military, an interactive simulation, research presentations by graduate participants, and plenty of opportunity for networking. For the research portion of the workshop we invite graduate participants to submit proposals broadly related to the conference theme, The Global Governance of Security. This includes but is not limited to the influence of non-state actors, formal and informal networks, international organizations, and inter-state interactions; security governance at the local, national, and global levels; and the contemporary realities of trans-national, supra-national and sub-national forces in shaping the institutions, rules and processes which are used to address complex global security challenges.
Students are encouraged to submit research related to their thesis or dissertation projects. Proposals may be submitted in English or in French.

To apply please submit a proposal of no more than 250 words, a C.V., and a cover letter indicating your interest in the 3rd Annual Workshop for Women in International Security to Veronica Kitchen, vkitchen@uwaterloo.ca by Wednesday, February 17th, 2010. For more information please email or call Veronica Kitchen at 519-888-4567x32418.

Note: Funding is available through CSDS for registration and/or travel costs. For more information, contact Prof. David Mendeloff or visit: www.carleton.ca/csds/funding.html

From: Michael Bechthold mbechthold@wlu.ca
Subject: Call for Papers - 21st Military History Colloquium - Wilfrid Laurier University

Call for Papers,
21st Military History Colloquium
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
29 April to 1 May 2010
Hosted by: The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies

The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 21th Military History Colloquium, to be held at the Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario on 29 April to 1 May 2009.
The primary focus will be on all periods of Canadian military history - pre-1914, First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and post-1945 developments including peacekeeping. Proposals for papers advancing new and innovative perspectives will receive first consideration. Papers addressing all facets of military history, including tactics and operations, social and cultural issues, economic impacts, and the home front, from the colonial era to the present day will be considered. Proposals are welcome from all scholars, but graduate students and recent Ph.Ds are especially encouraged to submit. Topics of special interest for 2010:
100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy
95th Anniversary of 1915
65th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War

The deadline for proposals is 26 February 2010.

Please submit a 1-page proposal to (email is preferred method):

Mike Bechthold, LCMSDS,
Wilfrid Laurier University,
Waterloo, ON
Phone: 519-884-0710 x.4594;
Fax: 519-886-5057
Email: mbechthold@wlu.ca
www.canadianmilitaryhistory.com
--
Mike Bechthold
Communications Director, Laurier Centre for Military
Strategic and Disarmament Studies
Managing Editor, Canadian Military History
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
(519) 884-0710 ext.4594
(519) 886-5057 fax
mbechthold@wlu.ca
www.canadianmilitaryhistory.com

From:Megan Bradley mebradley@gmail.com
Subject: Graduate Student Essay Contest-Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS)

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REFUGEE AND FORCED MIGRATION STUDIES (CARFMS)
2010 GRADUATE STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

The Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS) seeks to foster an independent community of scholars dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of Canadian refugee and forced migration research. The Association aims to engage graduate students as active members of the Canadian refugee research community, and invites graduate students to participate in the first annual CARFMS Graduate Student Essay Contest.

The CARFMS Graduate Student Essay Contest will recognize the most outstanding research produced by graduate students in the field of refugee and forced migration studies. The authors of the shortlisted papers will be invited to present their work on a panel at the 3rd Annual CARFMS Conference, which will take place from 6-8 May 2010 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The winners of the CARFMS Graduate Student Essay Competition will be announced at the conference in Hamilton. The theme of the conference is “Forced Migration: Challenges and Change”. However, papers submitted to the Graduate Student Essay Contest may address any issue relevant to refugee and forced migration studies.

In cooperation with the Refugee Research Network, CARFMS will provide funding to support the participation of shortlisted authors in the 2010 Annual CARFMS Conference. The author of the best essay will receive a prize of $300. Second prize will be $200, and third prize will be $100. Subject to peer review, the authors of the winning papers will be invited to publish their work in Refuge: Canada’s periodical on refugees.

Eligibility:

Application process and editorial guidelines

Submissions and questions should be sent to:
Professor Megan Bradley
Conflict Studies Program, Saint Paul University
223 Main Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 1C4
Tel: +1 613 236-1393, ext. 2519
Email: mbradley@ustpaul.ca

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