Defence and Intelligence

Thinking About Strategic Posture Options: Dutch Lessons for Canada?
- April 6, 2016
The Trudeau government’s maiden budget pledged important new commitments, but defence spending was not one of them. One could argue that this is only logical: money should not be spent before the defence review is completed and Canada’s priorities in …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Defence and Intelligence, International Security
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Will the New Defence Review be “Open and Transparent”?
- December 21, 2015
By Srdjan Vucetic

The Trudeau government is giving itself twelve months to come up with a new defence document—most likely a Strategy, but quite possibly a White Paper combined with a Statement. Apart from setting out Department of National Defence …
By Srdjan Vucetic
Defence and Intelligence
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Working Group Report on Canada’s International Security and National Defence Policy
- November 4, 2015
What are the principal security and defence challenges facing Canada, and how should Canada respond? CIPS asked two former senior officials, one recently retired general, and two academic security policy experts to answer these questions. Their report, based on months …
By CIPS
Canadian Foreign Policy, Defence and Intelligence
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Why Does the Reconciliation between Israel and Military Intellectuals Matter?
- October 14, 2015
By Philippe Beaulieu-Brossard

Appointing a new Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner rarely stirs up controversy, but in Israel it can easily turn into a media storm. This might not come as a surprise. Israel has an assault rate of …
By CIPS
Defence and Intelligence, Middle East
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Canada’s Military Spending Is Now Less than Half of NATO’s Target
- September 24, 2015
Last year I blogged about the decline in Canadian military spending as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The most recent figures at that time were for 2013. I noted that defence spending had fallen to 1.00 percent of …
By Roland Paris
Canadian Foreign Policy, Defence and Intelligence, International Security
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Missing Indictments in the Case of Maher Arar
- September 10, 2015
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have laid a criminal charge against George Salloum, director of the Far Falestin prison in Damascus, Syria, where Maher Arar was tortured in 2002-03. At the same time, the Mounties issued an …
By Daniel Livermore
Defence and Intelligence, International Law, Middle East
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SIRC: Good People Can’t Save a Bad Institution
- June 15, 2015
It would be nice to believe that two solid appointments by the Prime Minister would alleviate the ills that bedevil the Security and Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), the much-maligned body charged with looking into complaints against the Canadian Security Intelligence …
By Daniel Livermore
Defence and Intelligence
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Why Can’t Canada Get National Security Law Right?
- June 11, 2015
By Craig Forcese and Kent Roach

Published in The Walrus, June 9, 2015

Bill C-51—also known as the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015—has now passed Parliament, and its effect on the Canadian legal landscape will be radical. To update those who …
By Craig Forcese
Defence and Intelligence, International Security
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L’émergence de l’Union européenne comme puissance militaire au XXIème siècle
- April 21, 2015
Par Michael E. Lambert, chercheur invité au Centre d’études en politiques internationales

Published on the CDA Security and Defence Blog, April 21, 2015

L’Europe apparait aujourd’hui comme la principale promotrice du dialogue pour solutionner les conflits, en témoigne le …
By CIPS
Defence and Intelligence, Europe, International Security
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In Search of Enhanced Defence Cooperation in Europe
- April 20, 2015
On April 9, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland agreed on closer defense ties and increased solidarity with the Baltic states, in a move designed to enhance regional security through deterrence. In a joint declaration, the defense ministers of four …
By Alexandra Gheciu
Defence and Intelligence, Europe, International Security, Russia
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Getting the Balance Right on C-51
- March 30, 2015
Published in the Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2015

The Liberal party announced its desired amendments to Bill C-51, the anti-terrorism legislation, last Thursday morning. The Liberals seized at least a temporary, first out of the gate, advantage in what …
By Wesley Wark
Defence and Intelligence
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The Conservatives’ Controversial Case for War
- March 26, 2015
The motion tabled in Parliament this week to extend Canada’s military engagement against the Islamic State (IS) sets a worrying precedent. The decision to expand the air war to Syria is grounded in a confused legality that blurs legitimate concerns …
By David Petrasek
Canadian Foreign Policy, Defence and Intelligence, International Law
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