Undergraduate Excellence Scholars 2021-2022
The CDSN is happy to welcome our second round of Canadian Defence and Security Network Undergraduate Excellence Scholars, Safia Hafid and Alexander Rizkallah!
Safia Hafid
Safia Hafid (she/her/hers) is a third year Honours student in International Studies at Bishop's University, while also pursuing a minor in Creative Writing and Journalism. She had the privilege of taking part in the 2020-2021 National Model United Nations Delegation from Bishop's University, where they won Outstanding Delegation. Currently, Safia is also employed as the Opinions Section Editor for The Campus, Bishop's student-run newspaper. Her interests in the field of International Relations are specifically how history affects policies and politics today, women's issues and perspectives, security studies, and the relationship between media and politics. Safia hopes to pursue graduate studies in International Relations.
Alexander Rizkallah
My name is Alexander Rizkallah and I'm currently in my final year studying security and policing at the Université de Montréal. I am grateful to be one of the recipients of the CDSN Excellence scholarship. With the Arctic being one of my two major security interests, I am excited to be learning more about this subject from some of the foremost Canadian experts on this subject. Ever since I was a young kid in cadets, I have dreamed of contributing to Canada's security landscape and receiving this scholarship brings me one step closer to my achieving my dreams. Finally, I would like to thank the CDSN for providing young Canadians passionate about security and defense, like myself, the opportunity to focus on, and explore further these interesting and important projects.
CDSN COVID Response Recommendations and Future Directions / COVID - Recommandations de réponse du CDSN et orientations futures 2021
CDSN COVID Response Recommendations and Future Directions
On April 19th, members of the Canadian Defence and Security Network met online to develop preliminary answers to questions we solicited from the Department of National Defence, Global Affairs Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Below, we briefly present the responses we developed from the discussions.Before discussing each group’s findings, one common theme emerged from each group’s discussion: The pandemic is far from over, and it has not been handled brilliantly, so some humility is in order as we try to figure out the next steps.
COVID - Recommandations de réponse du CDSN et orientations futures
Le 19 avril, des membres du Réseau canadien de défense et de sécurité (RCDS) se sont réunis en ligne pour élaborer des réponses préliminaires aux questions que nous avons sollicitées du ministère de la Défense nationale, d'Affaires mondiales Canada et du Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité. Ci-dessous, nous présentons brièvement les réponses que nous avons développées suite à ces discussions. Avant de discuter des conclusions de chaque groupe, un thème commun est ressorti de la discussion de chaque groupe: la pandémie est loin d’être terminée et elle n’a pas été gérée avec succès, par conséquent une certaine humilité est de mise alors que nous essayons de comprendre les prochaines étapes.
Saideman: Canada's Armed Forces are in limbo. It's time to appoint a new chief of the defence staff
Ottawa Citizen
May 10, 2021
Stephen Saideman: "It's time for a new defence minister"
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED MARCH 15, 2021
Stéfanie von Hlatky & Tandy Thomas: "Widespread cultural change is overdue in Canada’s military"
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED MARCH 9, 2021
