The CDSN, like everyone else, has been challenged by the ups and downs of the pandemic. We held an event marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, including an assessment of how our reactions to that day made Canada both more and less secure. We took advantage of the decline in COVID in between waves to hold a very successful hybrid Year Ahead event in early December. This was the first significant in-person event we held since the start of the COVID pandemic. It was great to see people in person, have conversations that may lead to new events and research agendas, and get some new perspectives. The end of 2021 not only meant another YearAhead in the books but also that we are closing on in the end of our third year of the CDSN. We will be re-launching a variety of initiatives in early 2022—a new book workshop competition, a new post-doc competition, a Capstone Seminar that we hope to hold in Calgary in early March—as well as continuing our podcasts, the research in our various themes, and our continued engagement with the government, the private sector, and the Canadian public.
I am so grateful to our partners who have adapted along with us to the uncertainties imposed by the pandemic. I am very thankful to the CDSN Co-directors for continuing to push their research agendas, to mentor the next generation of defence scientists, scholars, and policy-makers, and for providing me with much needed guidance. Our team “at” Carleton—Melissa, Kaha, Paxton, Rachael, Rosalind, and Gabriel—have done all of the heavy lifting to not just continue with our plans but develop new activities and ambitions. It was great to see all of them at the Year Ahead, and we hope to be able to meet more in person in the new year. We have to say goodbye to Paxton as she is moving to a fulltime job at Global Affairs Canada. She has been a mainstay of the CDSN for the past two years, not only helping out with the podcasts, but also providing much research and constructive suggestions.

Thanks again for supporting the CDSN. May your 2022 be one filled with health and happiness.

The Year Ahead 2022

Our annual Year Ahead conference as held at the War Museum on December 3rd, 2021 with a limited capacity of 55 in person attendees and a much bigger audience for the simultaneous English and French broadcast.

Authorities in the Grey Space (English) / Authorities in the Grey Space (French): Moderator: Dr. Leah West, Carleton University; Dr. François Delerue, Leiden University; Dr. Asaf Lubin, Indiana University Dr. Eliza Watt

Allies Responding to Grey Attacks (English) / Allies Responding to Grey Attacks (French): Moderator: Rachel Babins, Private Sector; Dr. Bastian Giegerich, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Dr. Marina Miron, King's College London; Dr. Michael J. Mazarr, RAND Corporation

Diversity Fireside Chat (English): WoC Advancing Peace & Security / Diversity Fireside Chat (French): WoC Advancing Peace & Security: Introduction: Dr. Siham Rayale, Director of the WCAPS-Canada Chapter; Moderator: Ms. Esra Bengizi, Co-Director and Founder of WCAPS Canada; Senator Mobina Jaffer; Mr. Kofi Achampong; Dr. Faisal Bhabha; Ms. Azeezah Kanji

How to Change Organizational Cultures (English) / How to Change Organizational Cultures (French): Moderator: Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky, Queen's University Dr. Megan MacKenzie, Simon Fraser University Dr. Maren Tomforde, Command and Staff College of the German Armed Forces in Hamburg Dr. Karen D. Davis, Director General Military Personnel Research and Analysis - National Defence Canada

Nature Induced Emergency Operations at Home (English) / Nature Induced Emergency Operations at Home (French): Moderator: Dr. Stephen M. Saideman, CDSN Director; Dr. Nirupama Agrawal, York University; Dr. C. Emdad Haque, University of Manitoba; Dr. Kawser Ahmed, University of Manitoba

Watch the Year Ahead

Welcome to our new Partners

We are now in our 3rd year and couldn’t have done it without all the hard work from our Partners!

Welcome to Valens Global as a Research Generator and Emerging Leaders in Canadian Security as a Capacity Builder.

Upcoming Events

Keep an eye out on our Twitter @CdsnRcds, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts for exciting information about:

· A new post-doc competition

· A new book workshop competition

· Capstone Seminar in early March

Check out our calendar for our Network events coming up this summer, including our amazing partner events: https://www.cdsn-rcds.com/network-events

CDSN Network Podcasts

Conseils de sécurité

Conseils de sécurité is our biweekly podcast en Francais, hosted by Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé & Thomas Juneau in partnership with our partner the Réseau d'analyse stratégique -Network for Strategic Analysis

Winter Episodes:

· Épisode 26: Dominic Rochon, Secteur de la sécurité nationale et de la cybersécurité (SP)

· Épisode 25: activités de l'OSSNR, organisation créée en 2019 par le gouvernement fédéral

· Épisode 24: Myriam Benraad, auteure du livre Terrorisme : les affres de la vengeance

· Épisode 23: Emadeddin Badi, conseiller pour la Libye au Centre de Genève

· Épisode 22: Djallil Lounnas, professeur à l’Universite Al Akhawayn au Maroc

Battle Rhythm

Battle Rhythm is hosted by Stephen Saideman and Stéfanie von Hlatky, co-produced with CGAI, and released every second Wednesday, features timely discussion on the defence and security issues of the day, as well as feature conversations with experts and graduate students.

Winter Episodes:

· Episode 63: Leadership Strategy & Gendered Perspectives

· Episode 62: Feminist Solutions in the Year Ahead

· Episode 61: Hearts and Minds

· Episode 60: Canadian Intelligence Analysis

· Episode 59: Joint Command and Staff Programme

Opportunities for Emerging Scholars

Be sure to check out upcoming job, funding and publishing opportunities from our network partners.

CDSN in the News

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By Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Jan 03, 2022

MON, DEC 13

Stéfanie von Hlatky in "Canada apologises for 'scourge' of military sexual misconduct"

By Holly Honderich BBC News, Washington. Published 13 December 2021

THU, DEC 09

Srdjan Vucetic: "Democracy is in trouble, and Biden’s summit is not going to fix it"

By ALEKSANDAR HEMON, AIDA A. HOZIC AND SRDJAN VUCETIC POLITICO. December 9, 2021

WED, NOV 17

Personal Attributes Required for Success in Defence and Security

By Francis Finlayson CDSN Blog

MON, NOV 01

Steve Saideman in ‘I’m going to get it done’: What Anita Anand brings to the fight against the military’s sexual misconduct crisis

By Jacques Gallant Political Reporter Toronto Star. Sun., Oct. 31, 2021

FRI, OCT 15

Steve Saideman: Getting Inside the Sausage-Making: A Chat with the Chief

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W4938-21-498S Request for Bid Solicitation (Group A - Children & Armed Conflict)

The Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security within the Canadian Defence Academy is seeking individuals to submit a proposal on one or all of the following topics:

Group A – Children & Armed Conflict

A1 – Adapting CAF Implementation of the Vancouver Principles to Non-UN Settings;

A2 – Conceptual Links and Differences Across Child Soldiers, Children and Armed Conflict, Child Protection and Protection of Civilians;

A3 – Emerging Issues in Child Protection;

A4 – Gender Perspectives Related to Child Protection; and

A5 - Military Roles for Child Protection

Attached is the Bid Solicitation package for your review and consideration. If this opportunity is something that you might be interested in please review the entire solicitation package in its entirety and submit your proposal in accordance with the directions in the solicitation package. Your submission will not be considered if you fail to meet the deadline for submission or meet the mandatory requirements. Please indicate your priority research topic if you are submitting more than one bid in response to the calls issued by the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security. While we have them grouped under five (5) areas, there are likely to be some who will make submission for topics across all of these so looking to get top priority for all bids submitted. COE reserves the right to issue multiple professional service contracts in each sub-category.

We received a request for an extension. In discussion with the Technical Authority the deadline to submit your proposal has been extended until 01 December 2021 at 2:00:00 pm EST.

If you have any questions please submit to me in writing and ensure that you indicate the sub-category for which you are referring to.

Regards

Margaret Tebbutt

Senior Materiel Management & Acquisition Support Specialist

Department of National Defence/Government of Canada

Margaret.Tebbutt@forces.gc.ca/Tel: 613-541-5010 ext 3964/CSN 271-3964/BB (613) 217-4867

Spécialist principal de la gestion u matéiel et du soutien aux acquisitions

Ministère de la Défense nationale/Gouvernement du Canada

Margaret.Tebbutt@forces.gc.ca/Tél: 613-541-5010 ext 3964/RCC 271-3964/BB (613) 217-4867

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W4938-21-499S Bid Solicitation (Group B - Security Issues)

The Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security within the Canadian Defence Academy is seeking individuals to submit a proposal on one or all of the following topics:

Grouping B - Security Issues

B1 – WPS and Children and Armed Conflict

B2 – WPS and Effective Preparation of Military Members

B3 - Military Role Related to Human Security

B4 - Climate Change and Children’s Security

B5 - Cross-Cultural Competencies