Resource List

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by The Hill Times (subscription required)
June 13, 2016
 

By Bruce G. Blair, Ph.D.
Co-founder of Global Zero
Published by Politico Magazine
June 11, 2016

Bruce G. Blair, Ph.D., is Co-Founder of Global Zero, Research Scholar with the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, and one of The Simons Foundation's Peace Leaders.

With the prolonged absence of military threats to North America, the prime Canadian security objective is to ensure that they remain so.  Meeting that objective is more a diplomatic challenge than it is a defence problem, but defence policies and military forces in North American certainly have a role in preserving this region as a cooperative security community – that is, a community of states that continues to enjoy the reliable expectation that its members will not “resort to war or military attacks to prosecute their disputes.” That happens also to be the formally affirmed expectation of the five states bordering the Arctic Ocean, where the same principle applies – preserving the Arctic as a region free of military threats and counter threats is the primary security objective. Once again, diplomacy is key, but defence policies and the operations of military forces play a major role.

Statement by Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C.
Canadian Defence Policy Review
Edmonton Roundtable
June 4, 2016

The Hon. Douglas Roche is a former Canadian Senator, parliamentarian, diplomat and author, and one of The Simons Foundation's Peace Leaders.

Global Affairs Canada Headquarters
Lester B. Pearson Building
Ottawa, Canada
February 26, 2016

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
May 17, 2016
 

Commentary by Paul Meyer
Senior Fellow in Space Security
The Simons Foundation
Published by The Hill Times (subscription required)
May 18, 2016
 

The promised public consultations on Canadian defence policy are now underway. They are intended to contribute to the development of a “new” defence policy for Canada, to be released in early 2017. The process will engage Canadians beyond officialdom and the established “defence community,” and the outcome will have important implications for the kinds of key defence decisions that every Canadian Government faces – including major procurement projects and the deployment of forces overseas.

Opening remarks by Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D.
at the "Nuclear Dangers from Hiroshima to Fukushima" panel discussion
Liu Institute for Global Issues
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada

Presentation by Dr. Brian Job
Professor of Political Science and Associate Director, Institute of Asian Research, The University of British Columbia
at the "Nuclear Dangers from Hiroshima to Fukushima" panel discussion
Liu Institute for Global Issues, The University of British Columbia
May 3, 2016

The panel discussion was sponsored by The Liu Institute for Global Issues at The University of British Columbia, The Simons Foundation, and the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.