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Arctic Security

Cruise Missiles: When defence is not an option

See The Simons Foundation's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.

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Arctic Security

Replacing the North Warning System: Strategic competition or Arctic confidence building?

See The Simons Foundation's Arctic Security Briefing Papers for information on military policies and practices in the Arctic region by Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.

 

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Nuclear Disarmament

“Folding the Umbrella: Nuclear Allies, the NPT and the Ban Treaty”

Visit the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the following link for this Policy Brief by Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow at The Simons Foundation, which traces the evolution of the "Humanitarian Initiative" that led to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted by the UN General Assembly on July 7, 2017.
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Nuclear Disarmament

Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review: A Call to Nuclear Arms

See The Simons Foundation's Nuclear Disarmament Briefing Papers for occasional papers focussing on nuclear disarmament issues.
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Space and Cyber Security

“US space force risks undermining space security”

A US proposal to establish a new branch of its armed forces is challenging traditional approaches to space security. Visit Jane’s Intelligence Review for an examination of the implications for diplomatic efforts to prevent an arms race in space from Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow in Space and Cyber Security at The Simons Foundation.
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Nuclear Disarmament

BMD: Cooperative Protection or Strategic Instability

See The Simons Foundation's page on Canadian Defence Policy for briefing papers by Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation.
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Nuclear Disarmament

“Strengthening Checks on Presidential Nuclear Launch Authority”

Visit Arms Control Today at the link below for this analysis on options for reforming presidential nuclear launch authority by Dr. Bruce Blair, a member of the Princeton University research faculty, Co-founder of Global Zero, a former Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch officer, and a Peace Leader with The Simons Foundation.
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Nuclear Disarmament

“Our WMD treaties are working”

Visit the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for this article by Paul Meyer, Senior Fellow, which counters the anti-arms control agreement narrative that is currently dominant in the USA.
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“FACE TO FACE: Is the government spending enough on re-equipping the military?”

Visit Legion Magazine at the link below for this debate where Ernie Regehr, Senior Fellow in Arctic Security and Defence at The Simons Foundation, presents his argument that the Canadian government is spending enough on re-equipping the military.
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Disarmament Education

GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation 2017-2018

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: January 8, 2018. A total of four awards of $5,000 are available to Canadian Master’s and/or Doctoral candidates to support the independent research and writing of an academic paper responding to a specific Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament (NACD) topic.
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