Event Date: January 20, 2027 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Location: FSS 4004, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa

Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network (ITN)

Beyond Five Eyes Intelligence (McGill-Queen’s, 2026) brings intelligence to the forefront of International Relations theory by advancing three claims: the partnership has evolved beyond the interests of its five founding states to become a force in its own right; its dense networks across governments, bureaucracies, and private actors often impede meaningful democratic oversight; and technology corporations play a far greater role than mainstream accounts acknowledge.

Speakers:

Srdjan Vucetic is a Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His research interests involve American and Canadian foreign and defence policy and international security. Prior to joining the GSPIA, Srdjan was the Randall Dillard Research Fellow in International Studies at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Srdjan has co-coordinated the CIPS International Theory Network since 2012.

Hager Ben Jaffel has a PhD in International Relations from King’s College London. She specialises in the sociology of intelligence with a focus on police forces and Europe. Her first monograph Anglo-European Intelligence Cooperation: Britain in Europe, Europe in Britain (Routledge, 2019) explores Britain’s intelligence relations with Europe, by investigating the lived experiences of police personnel involved in counter-terrorism in European countries and EU internal security agencies. Her current research extends the the analysis of intelligence towards its relationships with the political field, looking at their implications for how security professionals conduct their work in relation to politicians.

Chair/Discussant:

Dr. David Murakami Wood is the Canada Research Chair in Critical Surveillance and Security Studies, a Faculty Member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and a Full Professor in the Department of Criminology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa.