Vladimir Putin, Russia and the Ukraine: The analyst’s dilemma
Intelligence analysts are aware of many barriers to accurate analysis. Capability is not intent. Attempts to logically examine the motives...
The promises and pitfalls of counterterrorism
This year Canadians will mark a solemn anniversary: the centennial of World War One. The prelude to the world’s most...
Foreign fighters: The Canadian connection
Over the course of 2013 the problem of foreign fighters emerged as one of the primary national security concerns among...
Security, privacy and zombies
“They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Benjamin...
Encryption chip available for iPhone
While Blackberries have been the standard for government – and especially defence – employees for some time, a new hardware...
Peripheral Player: Corporate intelligence and the CSO
During a recent presentation to the Canadian Security Partners’ Forum, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the former director of Combating Terrorism for the...
Immigration and national security
Finding the balance between Canada’s immigration needs and its security concerns has been an ongoing challenge – in 2009, both...
An appetite for leadership
Over the past year the Canadian Security Partners’ Forum (CSPF) has spread across Canada. Sixteen regional structures later, the Forum...
Canadian lessons from an American decade of war
On June 15, the Joint and Coalition Operational Analysis (JCOA) division of the Joint Staff J7 released the study, “Decade...
RIMPAC exercises Canadian, coalition interoperability
The world’s largest maritime exercise wrapped up on August 3 following a month of scenarios to test coalition interoperability. Exercise...