February 2024's Ideas Series will feature the topic of "Balloons, NORAD, and the Defence of North America." Please join Dr. P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Dr. Andrea Charron, Dr. James Fergusson, Dr. Marc Lanteigne, and Sgt. John Mitchell to reflect on one year since the balloon incidents of January and February 2023.

Following opening comments, we will have an open discussion/Q&A period with the audience.

Please sign up using the following link: https://forms.gle/kduvHs1DSfKAZsN46. A Zoom link will be distributed the day before the event. Opening comments will be posted to YouTube following the event.

Great powers. Allies and Friends. Rivals, or lately even enemies. These are the labels we typically use to refer to countries we care about the most for our defence and security. As talk of a “new Cold War” abounds in policy discourse, the world seems once again like it can be divided into rival, competing blocs. There are those we cooperate with, and others we compete with. Yet most countries of the world do not fall neatly within these categories. Instead, they are often located in-between (or even outside) such binaries. Their non-alignment concerns us, and we fear the implications of them choosing the “other” (wrong) side.

In the current geostrategic context, international institutions are a prime venue of competition as major powers vie for support but are met with resistance against attempts to force “the Rest” to pick sides. Friendshoring, through the reinforcement of existing alliances or the launching of new ones among the “like-minded,” also presents new opportunities for cooperation. It also results in fragmentation, closure and exclusion, perceived by some as provocations that increase the likelihood of conflict. In addition, rising threats below the threshold of war, in cyber, informational or AI domains, but also in the “new frontiers” of space and the deep sea, can lead to new types of conflict we are ill-prepared to face. Against this volatile backdrop, the security implications of climate change, from rising sea levels, disasters, food insecurity, and displacement, are increasingly salient. They beg for a kind of cooperation that is proving more challenging against the backdrop of fraught major power relations, and lead to tensions in the Arctic, the South China Sea, Africa, and elsewhere.

This colloquium investigates why and how these various “in-betweens” of security and defence matter for Canada. It deals with a broad range of issues and geographical areas where cooperation and conflict unfold in tandem, straddling divides between “us” and “them.” It showcases that Canada should actively centre these actors, issues, and spaces in its defence and security policy if it is to approach the current global security environment with open eyes.

Event Date: October 20, 2023 - 9:00am to 5:30pm
Location: FSS 4007, 120 University Private, University of Ottawa

Registration: Google Forms

Presented by the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

In an era defined by technological leaps and groundbreaking innovations, the nexus between emerging technologies and national security is a pressing concern. While holding immense promise, emerging technologies present formidable security challenges that demand collective attention and innovative solutions. Join the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG) and the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa for a policy conference on The Security Challenges of Emerging Technologies.

Expert panels will dissect the multifaceted landscape of emerging tech security. The conference will consider the ever-evolving dynamics of cyber security, where the offense-defense dynamic continually reshapes the digital battleground. It will confront the ethical considerations surrounding the integration of artificial intelligence into autonomous weapon systems, raising crucial questions about responsible innovation. Furthermore, it will examine the potential consequences of an arms race in outer space and the risks of strategic instability in a nuclear age. And finally, it will ask the question, what path forward should Canada choose to forge in this evolving technological frontier?

The CPG-CIPS policy conference offers a unique platform to engage with leading experts, policymakers, and researchers, gaining valuable insights and contributing to the ongoing discourse on how best to navigate the complex intersection of emerging technologies and national security.

Program:

9:00am – 9:30am Introduction and Scene-setting Address

• Welcome: Alexandra Gheciu

• Speaker: Cesar Jaramillo

9:30am – 10:30am First Panel – “Cyber Security – the Offense-Defence Dynamic”

• Moderator: Nisha Shah

• Speakers: Walter Dorn, Leah West

10:30am – 11:00am – Coffee Break

11:00am – 12:00pm Second Panel – “Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Weapon Systems”

• Moderator: Cesar Jaramillo

• Speakers: Branka Marijan, Srdjan Vucetic

12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break

1:30pm – 2:30pm Third Panel – “The Arms Race in Outer Space – Prevention or Proliferation?”

• Moderator: Habib Massoud

• Speakers: Jessica West, Paul Meyer

2:30pm – 3:30pm Fourth Panel – “Nuclear Weapons and the Risks of Strategic Instability”

• Moderator: Alexandra Gheciu

• Speakers: Tariq Rauf, Peggy Mason

3:30pm – 4:00pm Coffee Break

4:00pm – 5:00pm Fifth Panel – “What Path Forward for Canada?”

• Moderator: Benjamin Zyla

• Speakers: Senator Marilou McPhedran, Robin Collins

5:00pm – 5:30pm Concluding remarks

This event is focused on bringing together the community of servicewomen, women veterans, and supporters. As a Collaborating partner, CDSN is providing Servicewomen Aspire and Inspire event registration.

We are thrilled to be able to gather again to learn, connect and celebrate at this year's Servicewomen Aspire and Inspire event.

True to Canadian Armed Forces' values, Servicewomen Aspire and Inspire is a bilingual event (hosted in both official languages: EN and FR). All attendees, presenters and supporters are welcome to speak in whichever language they feel most comfortable. Materials will be provided in both official languages for all main activities.

This is our occasion to enjoy and I look forward to seeing you,

Rosemary Park

Founder Servicewomen’s Salute

Visit our website for more information on activities: https://www.swsaspireinspire.ca/aspire-inspire

Ottawa Conference and Event Centre

Date:

Wednesday April 26, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location:

Queen’s University, Robert Sutherland Hall Rm. 554

Bio:

LTC Wendy Tokach was born and raised in Mandan, North Dakota. She originally enlisted in the North Dakota Army National Guard as a Photojournalist in Public Affairs and deployed to Bosnia in 1997 to support Operation Joint Endeavor, and upon redeployment she transferred to the Hawaii Army National Guard before she received her commission in 2002 as a Military Police Officer through the ROTC program at the University of Hawaii. She is a graduate of the Military Police Officer Basic and Captains’ Career Courses, Airborne School, Special Reaction Team Training, Basic Instructor and Foundation Instructor Facilitator Courses, and the Military History Instructor Course. She served as an Instructor for the Military Police Basic Officer Leadership Course at the U.S. Army Military Police School and as a Professor of Military Science and Military History Instructor at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. She served as a Platoon Leader in the 720th Military Police Battalion at Fort Hood, TX where she deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her staff assignments include Battalion S3 Operations Officer for the 43rd AG Battalion (Reception) at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and as the Battalion Executive Officer to the 93rd Military Police Battalion at Fort Bliss, TX. Additionally, LTC Tokach also had the unique opportunity to serve as the G3/5/7 Operations, Plans and Training Officer from 2015-2017 for the Canadian Army Military Police Group in Ottawa, Ontario as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program.

Her command assignments include: Commander of 67th Military Police Company providing guard force to the Joint Regional Correctional Facility on JBLM, and Commander of HHC, 508th Military Police Battalion where she deployed to Iraq for the third time supporting the Theater Interment Facility. She also served as the Facility Commander of the U.S. Army Correctional Activity-Korea on Camp Humphreys providing military correctional support to the entire Korean peninsula. Most recently she served as the Battalion Commander of the 787th Military Police Battalion (OSUT), Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

LTC Tokach holds a Bachelors of Arts in Humanities-History from the University of Hawaii West Oahu and a Master of Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University. Her awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Parachutist Badge, the Basic Instructor Badge, she is also a member of the Military Police Regimental Order of the Marechaussee in Bronze.

She currently resides at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and in her free time LTC Tokach enjoys snow sports, cycling and competing in endurance running and Ironman triathlons.

We are now accepting proposals for 2023 recipients of the BTG Incubator. See details and apply here. 

Bridging the Gap (BTG) is pleased to announce the launch of our new BTG Incubator. Generously supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s continued funding of our work, the BTG Incubator is designed to help catalyze emerging initiatives consistent with our mission.

Over time, as BTG has grown and expanded, other scholars and institutions interested in supporting and facilitating policy-engaged and public-facing research have requested our advice, programming assistance, or financial support to kickstart their own initiatives. For example, BTG provided programming advice and financial support to the Future Strategy Forum initiative designed to connect women national security scholars and graduate students with leading practitioners in the field, hosted by Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in collaboration with PhD candidates in MIT’s Security Studies Program. Similarly, BTG has advised, supported, or collaborated with the fp21 initiative, the Canadian Defence and Security Network, and the BTG program at Monash University in Australia.

We launch our new BTG Incubator in the hope that a more formal call for proposals will encourage a broader group of scholars with a diverse and innovative range of ideas to partner with us in advancing the overarching Bridging the Gap mission. For 2023, as we pilot the BTG Incubator, we will make one award of $5,000 or split the total pool between two projects. Incubator awardees will also receive focused guidance from members of our leadership team to help catalyze their initiative. We plan to fund additional (not repeat) projects in 2024 and 2025.

BTG will use a competitive application process to select emerging programmatic initiatives that align with our own strategic priorities. Submissions might, for example, propose new modalities of academic–practitioner engagement; ways to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion in policy-engaged scholarship; expanded approaches to professional development training for scholars keen to share their work with public audiences; etc. We are eager to receive a full range of ideas.

Please direct any and all questions to bridgingthegap@du.edu.

Often called out for its lack of diversity and inclusion, it is not only the military institution that needs to change, but also the way it is studied. For far too long, research on the military has been siloed. Few dialogues and consultations among researchers were taken place, either because their research field was distinct (political science, sociology, anthropology, history, applied ethics, and so forth) or because they were working for different institutions (academic or governmental). Now more than ever, marginalized approaches and perspectives in the study of international security need to be heard and seen as they can bring answers to some of the challenges the military institution is currently facing.

By bringing together researchers – virtually and in-person – from different countries, this conference aims to delve into how the military institution can be researched from more perspectives than we usually imagine when we think of the military. It is about paying attention to what underrepresented researchers, researchers using underrepresented approaches or working on underrepresented topics, can bring to the table. But it is also about opening a space for researchers – and the public – to share and learn from each other.

The conference is hybrid. Public is welcomed either in person or virtually.

This is a bilingual event. Live interpretation will be available to all attendees.

Hors des sentiers battus: nouvelles directions dans la recherche sur le militaire

Régulièrement interpellée pour son manque de diversité et d’inclusion, ce n’est pas seulement l’institution militaire qui a besoin de changer, mais aussi la manière dont elle est étudiée. Pendant trop longtemps, la recherche sur le militaire s’est faite en silo. Trop peu d’échanges et de discussions entre chercheur.e.s prenaient place, parce qu’ils appartenaient à des disciplines différentes (science politique, sociologie, anthropologie, histoire, éthique appliquée, etc.) ou parce qu’ils travaillaient pour des institutions différentes (universitaires ou gouvernementales). Maintenant plus que jamais, il est important de prêter davantage attention aux approches et perspectives considérées qui comme marginales dans le champ de la sécurité internationale, et ce parce qu’elles peuvent apporter des réponses à certains des défis que l’institution militaire doit actuellement affronter.

Rassemblant des chercheur.e.s – virtuellement et en personne – de différents pays, cette conférence a pour objectif d’explorer comment l’institution militaire peut être analysée de davantage de façon qu’on tend à imaginer lorsqu’il est question du militaire. C’est à propos de ce qu’on peut apprendre si on prête attention à ce que les chercheur.e.s sous-représenté.e.s, les chercheur.e.s ayant recours à des approches sous-représentées, ou travaillant sur des sujets sous-représentés, font. Mais l’objectif est aussi d’ouvrir un espace au sein duquel chercheur.e.s – et public – peuvent partager et apprendre des autres.

La conférence est hybride. Le public peut y assister en présence ou virtuellement.

PROGRAMME AGENDA:

8:30 am - Opening words – conference’s structure

8:45 am - Panel #1 : Participatory Research within the Military Institution: From Observation to Action-Research in the Service of Servicemembers

This panel focuses on how participatory research offers an original and relevant perspective when it comes to the analysis of the military institution and its members. Using different perspectives (sociology, anthropology, applied ethics, etc.) and relying on different case studies (France, the Netherlands and Canada), the four researchers in this panel will present their work, as well as how they used this methodological approach in their respective research. Participative research contributes to a better understanding of issues such as the integration of women into the armed forces, the psychological suffering suffered by certain members, or more generally the ways to improve the situation of active members, veterans, and their relatives. As such the contributions of participatory research should not be overlooked.

Panelists:

• Marguerite Déon

• Léa Ruelle

• Elizabeth Suen

• Amber S. Spijkers

10:00 am - BREAK

10:15 am - Panel #2: Lived Experiences Under Scrutiny: Learning from the Servicemembers Themselves

This panel is about lived experiences, and how a better understanding of what is happening at the individual level can potentially help to better understand – and thus ultimately improve – what is occurring at the institutional level. Lived experiences make it possible to better understand the trajectory of individuals and how they are coping when confronted with obstacles at certain points of their lives. Soldiers’ lives courses in particular are known to be chaotic. Learning for instance about their experiences on the battlefield, or their transition out of the military, can enable the armed forces to better prepare its members when, or if, they face these situations.

Panelists:

• Dr. Jennifer O’Neil

• Dr. Michelle Jones

10:55 am - BREAK

11:00 a.m. - Panel #3: Representation of Gendered and Sexual Identities: Toward a More Inclusive and Diverse Military Institution

This panel addresses the question of gender and sexual identities – as well as their integration – within the military, and how this issue has become central to most armed forces in democratic countries. Indeed, the military institution has long been synonymous with hyper-masculinity and heteronormativity. Those who did not match to the expected image and qualities of a soldier did not necessarily find their place within the institution, and were sometimes the target of inappropriate behaviour, harassment or violence. If today’s and tomorrow’s military wants to pursue the agenda of inclusion and diversity that it has set itself, it requires a better understanding of what some of its members are going through as well as the implications this has for them, as shown by the researchers on this panel.

Panelists:

• Dr. Pooja Gopal

• Dr. Linna Tam-Seto

• Dr. Rachel Yon & Major Rex Steel

12:00 pm - LUNCH

1:00 pm - BOOK PRESENTATION: Dr Grazia Scoppio & Dr Sarah Greco

The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces. International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military

While countries throughout the world rely on immigrants to support their populations and economies, access to the military is limited, denied to those who have not yet acquired citizenship. Precluding immigrants from serving in their host country’s armed forces is an issue of moral equity and operational effectiveness. Allowing immigrants to enlist ensures that the military represents the population it serves and encourages inclusivity and cultural change within the institution, while also creating a more effective military force. The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a pathway to citizenship and a way to foster greater societal integration and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military. By surveying international perspectives on immigrant and non-citizen military participation in twelve countries, The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces introduces and examines a new way to unlock the power of diversity in military organizations globally.

1:40 pm - BREAK

1:45 pm - Panel #4 : For a Culture Change: Capturing the Military’s Institutional Evolution

This panel tackles the question of military culture, and the difficulties that lie not only in analyzing it, but specifically in changing it. Having become a matter of importance, particularly in Canada, due to the problematic behaviours associated with it, military culture nonetheless remains complex to approach as an object of study. The researchers on this panel approach the issue from different but complementary angles.

Panelists:

• Dr Isabelle Richer

• Major (retired) Marshall Gerbrandt

• Dr. Tamir Libel & Dr. Krystal Hackey

2:40 pm - BREAK

2:55 pm - Panel #5 : State Power and Military Force: A Complex and Changing Relationship

This panel focuses on the relationship between the state and the armed forces, a relationship that has evolved over time and space, and which influences the way power and strength are more generally apprehended. As the researchers on this panel will demonstrate, this relationship evolves depending on the context, including when a country is in a period of conflict, even if a state claims to be neutral. Nationalist discourses can also influence this relationship, as the presence of third actors, who do not always recognize one or even both institutions. Finally, and despite the possibilities offered by new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, we must remain cautious about the transformative potential of these new technologies, as it will be shown in this panel.

Panelists:

• Arthur Servier

• Manaswini Ramkumar

• Benjamin Toubol

• Jacob Gateau

4:05 pm - BREAK

4:10 pm - KEYNOTE: Dr. Maria Rost Rublee

The State of Diversity in Canadian Studies

In this presentation, Dr. Rublee explore the state of diversity in Canadian security studies, including demographic representation, methodological choices, and topics. Based on a multi-method investigation, she argues that Canadian security studies do not reflect the diversity of scholars and students studying it, nor the diversity of the Canadian population.

4:55 pm - Closing remarks

Presented by CIPS, in collaboration with Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

About this event

“Seismic.” “Tectonic.” “Earthquake.” We cannot fault the media for using geological metaphors to describe AUKUS – the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced via video conference on September 15, 2021. The Australian government’s move to cancel a multibillion- dollar contract for the construction of 12 conventional Barracuda submarines for 8 nuclear-powered ones to be built with US-UK technology was unexpected. Viewed from France, it was also humiliating – a point President Emmanuel Macron made 48 hours later by withdrawing France’s ambassadors from Washington and Canberra. Also upset were several other governments – the communist one in Beijing above all, but also the democratic ones in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, who voiced legitimate concerns about the pact’s effects on nuclear proliferation and the regional arms race. Some harsh criticisms of the pact came from within its member states, too – in Australia they have included two former prime ministers. And here in Canada, the feelings were mixed: a happy disinterest in nuclear-powered submarines, together with a certain fear of missing out. Taking stock of the agreement on its first anniversary, this workshop will bring together diverse Canadian and international security experts to address the key questions AUKUS poses for the strategic positions and policy discourses across the Indo-Pacific as well as for International Relations theories of conflict and cooperation.

Organizers:

Alexandra Gheciu and Srdjan Vucetic (University of Ottawa)

Participants:

Ahmad Rizky M. Umar (University of Queensland, Brisbane)

Amoz Hor (George Washington University, D.C.)

Andrew Mycock (University of Huddersfield)

Atsushi Tago (Waseda University, Tokyo)

Ben Wellings (Monash University, Melbourne)

Brendon O’Connor (University of Sydney)

Caroline Dunton (University of Ottawa)

David Haglund (Queen’s University, Kingston)

Hager Ben Jaffel (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris)

Hoo Chiew Ping (National University of Malaysia - UKM)

Jack Holland (University of Leeds)

Jonathan Caverley (US Naval War College, Newport, RI)

Justin Massie (UQAM)

Laxman Kumar Behera (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

Manni Crone (Danish Institute for International Studies)

Maxandre Fortier (UQAM)

Nick Pearce (University of Bath)

Stephanie Carvin (Carleton University) 

Thomas Juneau (University of Ottawa)

Wesley Nicols (Carleton University)

*French Follows*

Finding our Way Back: Defining a Coherent International Strategy for Canada

Where is Canada going? What should be its place on the international scene? At the crossroads of global change, Canada faces new threats, but also many opportunities. As we question how Canada should defend itself and how best to ensure its security, join experts and practitioners to understand the current environment through in-depth discussions on Canada's international policy.

This is an hybrid event that will be livestreamed from Ottawa; tickets are available both for in-person and online attendance.

The program will soon be available.

Retrouver notre chemin: Définir une stratégie internationale cohérente pour le Canada

Dans quelle direction le Canada va-t-il? Quelle devrait être sa place sur la scène internationale? Placé à la croisée des chemins devant des changements globaux, il fait face à de nouvelles menaces, mais aussi à de nombreuses opportunités. Dans un contexte de remise en question de sa défense et des meilleurs moyens d'assurer sa sécurité, rejoignez des experts et praticiens pour comprendre notre époque à travers des discussions de fond sur la politique internationale du Canada.

Cet événement est hybride et sera retransmis à partir d'Ottawa; des billets sont disponibles pour être présent en personne ou en ligne.

Le programme sera bientôt disponible.

EMERGING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN DEFENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
WORKSHOP

On 31 August 2022, a workshop on Disruptive Technology (EDT) and Defense: Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be held at the CTU Rectorate. This workshop is organized by the DefSec Innovation Hub for the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, with the support of the Industrial Cooperation Section of the Ministry of Defense and hosted by the Czech Technical University.

 The current critical security situation and the exponential development and advent of modern disruptive technologies have shown that many NATO armies do not have effective mechanisms for communicating with industry and academia. The Army of the Czech Republic approached this challenge by organizing a series of workshops focused on artificial intelligence and its application in state defense.

 The August workshop brings industry and academia from across the transatlantic world to the table to show "what already exists" and find ways to stay ahead of the enemy. The seminar is not public and participation is by invitation only. Representatives of the private sector and academic workplaces will have the opportunity to address the top management of the Czech Armed Forces, the director of the MoD sections, the commanders of the operational headquarters and the chiefs of individual types of troops during this seminar. They will be able to share their experiences with them and present specific solutions. The possibilities of your participation are outlined below. Due to limited capacity, registration is possible until 30.6. If you are interested, please register and ask questions at kristina.soukupova@dsih.org.

Disruptive Technology (EDT) and Defense: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forms of participation

Basic entrance fee - 5,000 CZK

I get access to a closed seminar without the possibility of presentation.

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Admission for the presenter - 50,000 CZK I become a partner of the seminar.

I have the opportunity to address the participants of the event through a presentation lasting 20 minutes (I present the possibilities of EDT / UI integration for the needs of the Czech / NATO armed forces from the position of a specific company / organization)

I have the opportunity to present / exhibit specific relevant "production" (in the adjacent premises) within the program agenda "Show & Tell" I can display roll ups and distribute advertising materials to all participants.

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 "Show & Tell" entrance fee - 30,000 CZK

I have the opportunity to present / exhibit specific relevant "production" (in the adjacent premises) within the program agenda "Show & Tell" I can distribute promotional materials to all participants.

HACK THE MIND IDEATHON

If you have something to say about this topic, don’t hesitate and join us! The objective of the ideathon is to open a society-wide debate on cognitive warfare. We want you to be a part of the debate.

The event offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the beginnings of shaping the topic. Thanks to direct collaboration with the NATO Innovation Hub, your fresh thoughts will be used as inputs when creating strategic documents that will serve for determining the future direction of the alliance. At the same time, you will have the opportunity to communicate your work to all thirty NATO member countries.

FIND OUT MORE

Parliamentary scrutiny of defence matters is weak and ineffectual in Canada. Making Parliament a significant player in Canadian civil-military relations would require significant structural changes to the legislature, which is unlikely to occur. Yet there are incremental changes in three areas —military deployments, committee powers, and defence procurement tracking— that could improve Parliament’s lackluster performance in holding governments to account for military affairs. Drawing on a wider study of legislative oversight of defence in fifteen countries, this talk will examine how to realistically improve parliamentary scrutiny of defence in Canada without undertaking major institutional reforms.

About the Speaker

Philippe Lagassé is Associate Professor and Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University. He is completing a comparative study legislative oversight of defence affairs in fifteen countries and is currently studying the scope of executive power in Westminster states.  

To attend this event, please R.S.V.P via email to maxbell.media@mcgill.ca.

This conference is funded by the MINDS program of the Canadian Department of National Defence, in partnership with the Centre for Security and Crisis Governance (CRITIC) of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean and the Centre Franco-paix.

This second annual colloquium will focus on the role of intelligence in responding to emerging challenges: climate change, the pandemic and the rise of new technologies, as well as the integration of a gendered approach to intelligence. This conference will thus address two questions.  First, how does Canadian intelligence anticipate and respond to these new challenges, both domestically and in collaboration with our allies?  On the other hand, what opportunities and constraints do these challenges create for improving national and international intelligence practices in order to enhance this capacity to anticipate and react in Canada and internationally?

Speakers will be invited to discuss the evolving role of intelligence in Canada, international organizations and allies, and to assess how Canada can distinguish itself by meeting their expectations and advancing innovative and uniquely Canadian approaches, including a feminist approach to intelligence.

This conference will be bilingual and will combine the reflections and research of professors, practitioners and experts with those of graduate students.  The symposium will share analysis of global trends, best practices, opportunities and implications for Canada in relation to the issues discussed.  It will showcase the latest research on these issues.  This format will also allow the networking of the next generation of defence and security experts. It will also foster the development of new and young researchers.  Deliverables will be written and created by researchers and students to optimize the knowledge and research mobilized.

Heure: 8 h à 17 h 00
Lieu: Université Laval

Pour information
institutmilitairequebec@outlook.com

https://www.eti.ulaval.ca/evenements/unidef-2022

Détails supplémentaires

Rencontre Université-Défense 2022 | Guerre de l’information: enjeux actuels et regards multidisciplinaires

L'année 2022 marquera la 13e édition de la Rencontre Université-Défense.

Organisés par l'Institut militaire de Québec et le Centre sur la sécurité internationale, ces rendez-vous annuels sont une occasion unique pour les militaires et les chercheurs de la francophonie de se rencontrer sur un thème lié à la sécurité internationale. Les conférenciers sont des experts qui proviennent des forces armées d'ici ou d'ailleurs et du milieu universitaire. Le public se compose de militaires, de scientifiques, d'étudiants et de membres du grand public.

Qu’est-ce que la guerre de l’information?

La guerre de l’information désigne les opérations menées dans le but d’obtenir un avantage informationnel sur un adversaire. Elle consiste à contrôler son propre espace informationnel et à protéger l’accès à ses propres informations, tout en cherchant à obtenir et à utiliser celles de l’adversaire, à détruire ses systèmes d’information et à perturber le flux des informations. Le phénomène n’est pas neuf, mais il évolue, les innovations technologiques favorisant et accélérant la dissémination des informations.

INSCRIPTIONS | Pour cette 13e édition, nous vous proposons deux façons de vous joindre à nous lors de cette journée unique : *L'inscription est obligatoire afin de participer à la rencontre.

Inscription : en mode présentiel (87 places sont disponibles. Premier arrivé, premier servi)

Amphithéâtre Hydro-Québec (local 2530), 2e étage du pavillon Alphonse-Desjardins, Université Laval (2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V)

Inscription : en mode virtuel  (Zoom) (Les informations de connexion à Zoom vous seront communiquées par courriel 48h, 24h et 1h avant le début de la rencontre)