News Archive

Dr. Holger Herwig, Canada Research Chair in the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, returned recently from Germany where he was involved in discussions on the translation of his Marine 1914 book and a paper he will be presenting in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of 1914.

Major Eleanor Taylor, the only woman to lead a NATO combat unit in Afghanistan, will discuss her experiences at a talk on Thursday, May 16, in Social Sciences 856 at 2-3 pm.

Is the propensity to commit evil such as mass atrocities and genocide an inevitable part of the human condition? Dr Mukesh Kapila will reflect on this question during a talk on Wednesday, May 15, in Social Sciences 856 at 2-3 pm. 

The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies co-hosted a forum on North American Border issues at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona, in March.

A group of Masters of Strategic Studies students took a welcome break from their studies on April 3 to join a weapons training session for reserve soldiers from the 41 Canadian Brigade Group. 

Alberta's Lieutenant Governor, His Honour Col. (Retired) Donald Ethell, was on hand to view one of Canada's largest naval history collections when it was unveiled at the Military Museum on Thursday, April 4. University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon and many others also inspected the collection of more than 50,000 photographs and 5,000 rare books.

Once again, a CMSS contingent made the trek across Canada to attend the Political Science Graduate Symposium at Dalhousie University in Halifax. As a wonderful opportunity to share research and ideas with graduate students from around the country, the eighth instalment of this academic assemblage did not disappoint!

A half dozen graduate students from the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies took time off from their studies for some high-calibre fun at a shooting range near Lethbridge on Saturday, March 16, when the students took turns firing a series of weapons at a Canadian Forces shooting range.

Dr. Alan Dowty, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, and Senior Associate for Middle East Studies of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will be giving a talk titled Israel and Iran: Understanding the Looming Crisis on March 18 at noon.

The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies is pleased to announce that Graça Ermida will be conducting research at the centre as a visiting scholar from February 28 to June 30.

Journalism students are invited to apply for scholarships to attend a nine-day certificate course on military journalism from May 12-22. The course includes a combination of media-military theory in a classroom setting in Calgary, coupled with field visits to regular force and reserve units elsewhere in Alberta.

Computer Science Professor Dr. Michael Locasto will be offering a cyberwar course (CPSC 601.65) in the 2013 Fall Term examining whether cyberterrorism, cyberprotest and cyberwar are credible threats to society.

Canadian historian P. Whitney Lackenbauer discussed The Military as Nation-Builder: The Case of the Canadian North at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies’ Ross Ellis Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 11.

Keynote speaker Dr. James Boutilier admires a CMSS mug given to him by conference chair Timothy Choi at the 15th Annual Graduate Strategic Studies Conference on Global Security: Past, Present, and Future. The conference finished on March 2 and was declared a resounding success with students already looking ahead to next year.

Conference photos

A double issue of The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies combining issues 3 and 4 of Volume 14 has been posted online. 

A CMSS grad has landed a job that sends him to a lengthy list of exotic locales each year to help with emergencies and train Canadian Government staff.

Dr. Alexandra Novosseloff, a Senior policy adviser at the Policy and Strategic Affairs Department of the French Ministry of Defense, will discuss the challenges of UN peacekeeping operations at an event hosted by CMSS on February 8.

PhD student William McAuley and Masters Alumni Ryan Flavelle to receive Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

PhD student Saira Bano receives a Graduate Research Award for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation from the Simons Foundation and The International Security Research and Outreach Programme.

In the first annual Frank Eyck Memorial Lecture in German History, Dr Christopher Browning will compare the various interpretations and theories regarding Holocaust perpetrators and the motivations behind the Jewish genocide.

A free forum will be held on January 22 to examine the impact this historic event had international relations. Speakers will discuss topics such as what role the treaty played in the formation of modern Europe and what role Canada and Europe play in promoting international cooperation and peace.

Counter-terrorism expert Dr. Jonathan Fine takes a look at the problems and solutions behind these policies during a talk on January 23.

CMSS fellow Ralph D. Sawyer has published a new book -- Strategies for the Human Realm: Crux of the T'ai-pai Yin-ching -- on the theoretical study of warfare during the T'ang Dynasty. Sawyer's book is a translation of work composed by Li Ch'uan, a provincial military officer during the middle period of the dynasty.

CMSS Associate Director Dr. Rob Huebert was invited to Norway to discuss Arctic security issues with the country's defence and foreign policy officials.