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In the 18th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-hosts Steve Saideman &Artur Wilczynski, Retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations, Canada. Steve & Artur discuss foreign interference and intelligence, government leaks vs whistle blowing & protests in Israel. Note from the Producer: CDSN was so busy these past 2 weeks, we didn't have time for a Feature Interview! If you are thirsty for new content and perspectives, check out our YouTube Channel with new presentations via our Capstone Seminar in Calgary, feature topics including: 1. Effective Disaster Management and Multi-Stakeholder Role: A Case of Bangladesh. (Mohammed Sadman Sakib) 2. Next Wave of Jihadists or Deradicalized Citizens?: A Controlled Narrative From A Human Security And Social Identity Perspective. (Haval Ahmad) 3. Trauma, Culture, and Militarism: Multidimensional Healing in the Canadian Armed Forces. (Ash Grover) 4. Approches alternatives afin de comprendre et surveiller la culture au sein de l’Équipe de la défense (Isabelle Richer) 5. “Functional Actors” and Canadian Defence & Security Policy: Lessons from the Arctic 1985-2010. (Ryan Dean) 6. Cold Comfort: Threat Perception and Confidence-Building in Europe and the Arctic (Thomas Hughes) 7. The Canada-U.S. Permanent Joint Board on Defence (PJBD): Legacy and Relevancy in the 21st Century. (Nicholas Glesby) 8. Women, Peace & Security: Military Application and Beyond (Ye Hee (Leona) Ahn)

Pour ce 37e épisode, Artur et Sarah-Myriam reçoivent Caroline Xavier, chef du Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications (CST). Ils discutent de son parcours et des défis particuliers à son poste. Madame Xavier explique en quoi la cybersécurité est une préoccupation croissante en matière de sécurité nationale et dans quelle mesure le CST dispose des outils et des ressources nécessaires pour faire face aux principales menaces. Madame Xavier aborde le rôle des agences de sécurité nationale pour relever ce défi. Madame Xavier explique également le rôle de premier plan du CST dans la communauté canadienne de la sécurité nationale et du renseignement pour promouvoir l'équité, la diversité et l'inclusion.

In the seventeenth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director of @UCalgary’s Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies, and co-director of the CDSN. Steve & Erin discuss Chinese government election interference and police stations in Canada, oversight of the RCMP in BC and across Canadian communities & concerns about lagging progress for Canadian women in international defence roles. Today's feature interview is with author of World War Z, Max Brooks and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of Valens. Steve, Daveed and Max discuss their work in national security, specializing in the simulation and gaming world. They explain the creation process of Sleeping Giants’ simulation, Valens Global’s approach to war game simulations, and the benefits and purposes of their war games aiming to develop situational research skills and negotiation abilities. Links National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians: www.nsicop-cpsnr.ca The Modern War Institute: www.mwi.usma.edu

Pour ce 36ième épisode, Artur et Sarah-Myriam reçoivent Wendy Hadwen, chef adjointe des Politiques stratégiques, planification et partenariats (CA PSPP). Nous discutons de sa carrière et des déflis liés au fait d'être championne ministérielle des langues officielles . Ils abordent l'utilisation du français au sein des structures de renseignement tel que le Groupe des Cinq, des moyens pris afin de sensibiliser les Canadiens francophones à ce que font le Centre de la sécurité des télécommunications (CST) et d'autres organismes de sécurité et de renseignement ainsi que la façon dont les langues des Premières Nations s’insèrent également dans le débat sur les langues officielles au sein du CST.

In the sixteenth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Research Associate in the Trauma and Recovery Lab at McMaster University, and former post-doc fellow of the CDSN. Steve & Linna discuss the Emergency Act Inquiry - who was responsible, asset freezing, Doug Ford, US funding & PR of China activities in Canada. For our Feature Interview, Linna speaks with Dr. Ashley Williams about her findings on military to civilian transition and access to health services and some misconceptions about veteran health. She is also working on a veteran led project writing guidelines for healthcare providers project on chronic pain as well as a project on equine assisted learning for Public Safety personnel dealing with PTSD. Dr. Ashley Williams is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences as well as Co-Chair, Student and Post-Doctoral Engagement Committee (SPEC) with the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research/ L'Institut canadien de recherche sur la santé des militaires et des vétérans (CIMVHR). CIMVHR is a partner with the Canadian Defence and Security Network, students who would be interested in being part of CIMVHR’s Students and Postdoctoral Engagement Committee (https://cimvhr.ca/student-and-postdoctoral-engagement-committee/). looking for candidates interested in policy making, there are opportunities to submit proposals submitted to the upcoming forum (https://cimvhrforum.ca/trainees interested in knowing more about SPEC outreach they are welcome to sign up for their distribution list to receive all future invitations and information.

This week Clarice Rocha interviews Dr. Pablo Puliczer about security issues in Latin America. They cover a variety of topics and talk about issues that face South America today.

Dans ce 35e épisode de Conseils de sécurité, Sarah-Myriam présente son nouveau co-animateur, Artur Wilczynski. Artur et Sarah-Myriam discutent avec Annick Goulet, l'Ambassadrice du Canada en Roumanie, en République de Bulgarie et en République de Moldova. Ils abordent les moments clés de son parcours, les priorités et les défis liés à son mandat, l'impact de l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie sur la région et discutent du rôle du Canada dans ces pays et à l'OTAN. L'Ambassadrice nous parle de la priorité qu'elle accorde à la question des femmes notamment au sein de la diplomatie.

In the 15th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-hosts Steve Saideman & Artur Wilczynski, Retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations, Canada. Steve & Artur discuss balloon responses, U.S. Air Force Gen. Minihan's memo & Chinese "police stations" in Canada. For our Feature Interview, Steve speaks with Major-General Lise Bourgon, currently the Women Peace and Security Champion for the CAF. During the interview, Steve spoke with MGen Lise Bourgon about their Job as a Chief of Personnel, the challenges they face as CMP’s current priorities are reconstitution, recruitment, and personnel retention. MGen Bourgon also explained the housing strategy for the CAF members, their protocol for managing problematic behaviors of members in leadership positions, and their efforts to reduce movements & relocations as a way to retain personnel.

This week Gershon Adela interviews Dr. Chris Roberts about security issues facing Africa today. They also dive into what the western media gets wrong about African Security and how we can better understand the specific issues facing the continent.

Part two of episode two: where Gershon Adela interviews Dr. Chris Roberts about security issues facing Africa today. They also dive into what the western media gets wrong about African Security and how we can better understand the specific issues facing the continent.

This week Azhar Naqvi interviews Dr. Saira Bano about nuclear deterrents in South Asia today. They jump into topics such as how deterrents work and specific issues facing the continent.

In the 14th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-hosts Steve Saideman & Anessa L. Kimball, author of the new book, Beyond 2% – NATO partners, institutions & burden management: Concepts, risks & models discuss sending offensive equipment to Ukraine, the threat of Russian cyber attacks and Turkish resistance to NATO expansion. For our Feature Interview, Steve speaks with Stéfanie von Hlatky, the Canada Research Chair on Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, associate professor of political studies at Queen's University, Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Arts and Science and co-director of the Network for Strategic Analysis and the Canadian Defence and Security Network (including co-host of Battle Rhythm, season 1!) During the interview, Stefanie and Steve discuss her new book: Deploying Feminism, The Role of Gender in NATO Military Operations. Topics include the context of the project idea, the research process, and fieldwork trips leading to the book. Stefanie also explained her previous research and the importance of focusing the book’s research on Women, Peace, and security, trying to convey gender equality as a key element to more stable security outcomes. The book is available at all the usual outlets, including the publisher Oxford University Press, and on amazon.

Episode 2 is out now! Listen to CMSS Graduate student Jacqueline Peressini interview CMSS fellow Dr. Terry Terriff about the changing dynamics in US Security Policy. Bio: Dr. Terriff is the Arthur J. Child Chair of American Security Policy and a Senior Research Fellow of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies. Dr. Terriff is a co-editor of the University of Calgary-based Journal of Military and Strategic Studies and was formerly the co-editor of the journal Contemporary Security Policy from 1991 to 2005. Dr. Terriff was also a Visiting Lecturer at the NATO School (Allied Command Transformation) in Germany from 1999 to 2009. Dr. Terriff joined the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and the Department of Political Science in 2008, after having been a member of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK, for twelve and half years. While in the UK, Dr. Terriff was the recipient of three UK Economic and Social Research Council grants to conduct international studies on change in military organizations and transatlantic security issues.

In the thirteenth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director of @UCalgary’s Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies, and co-director of the CDSN. Steve & Erin discuss the Brazilian election protests, Canadian purchase of a U.S.-made National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine and a quick summary of F-35 procurement efforts. Today's feature interview is with Conseils de sécurité podcast host, Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé

In the twelfth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Research Associate in the Trauma and Recovery Lab at McMaster University, and former post-doc fellow of the CDSN. Steve & Linna discuss highlights from the CDSN's Annual Year Ahead event, takeaways from the Arbour Report's Stakeholder Engagement event, the recent RWE coup plot in Germany as well as Peruvian President Castillo's successful self-coup.

In the eleventh episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director of @UCalgary’s Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies, and co-director of the CDSN. Steve & Erin discuss information sharing and other takeaways from the Emergencies Act Inquiry and implications for policing in Canada, Indo-Pacific strategy and allyship. Steve speaks with Peter Kasurak, Fellow the Centre for International Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University about his book “A National Force: The Evolution of Canada's Army, 1950-2000”

In the 10th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-hosts Steve Saideman & Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D. discuss messaging faux pas at the Vimy Gala, missile scare in Poland and COP27. For our Feature interview, Steve speaks with Major-General(MGen)Michael Wright, Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Chief of Defence Intelligence.

Join Tom and Dr. John Ferris as they discuss the history of blockades, sanctions and how they need to be understood for the situation in Ukraine. Don't forget to follow us on our Social Media - You can find us @securityscape on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

In the ninth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Linna Tam-Seto, Research Associate in the Trauma and Recovery Lab at McMaster University, and former post-doc fellow of the CDSN. Steve & Linna discuss the CDSN mid-term Conference, her research on mentorship presented at CDSN partner CIMVHR’s annual Forum; Doug Ford testifies before the Public Order Emergency Commission, rumors of a potential new Haiti Mission for Canada. This week’s Feature Interview is from the archives, revisiting a November 2020 episode with Major-General Lise Bourgon who is now Acting Commander Military Personnel Command, Canadian Armed Force Women, as well as Peace and Security Champion

In the eighth episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 2 with co-host Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, Director of @UCalgary’s Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies, and co-director of the CDSN. Steve & Erin discuss the Emergencies Act Inquiry, Russian targeting of energy & water infrastructure with remote weapons systems and the use of propaganda from both sides as well as the Chief of Defence Staff’s plea to the public to help with capacity building. Today’s feature interview is with Gianmarco Fontana, PhD student at Universite Laval, he speaks with Anessa about his research on the wars in the Middle East, including Iran.