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foreign policy which expresses our national interests, political and social values, military capabilities, economic strength, and willingness to be engaged with action that is timely and credible.

Complete paper

The End of the Hillier Era
by Jack Granatstein

Written in response to Gen. Rick Hillier's decision to step down as the Chief of Defence Staff, Jack Granatstein briefly examines Hillier's time as the CDS, arguing that it will be near impossible to replace him with someone as capable and charismatic. This article was published in the Calgary Herald, the Ottawa Citizen, and the
Montreal Gazette
on Wednesday, 16 April.


 

Complete paper

Who Will Succeed Hillier?
by Gen (Ret'd) Paul Manson

In this article, Gen (Ret'd) Paul Manson discusses some of the important qualities Prime Minister Stephen Harper will seek in the next Chief of the Defence Staff and defines some of the challenges the new CDS will face.

This article was published in the Ottawa Citizen on Friday, 2 May.


 

The 2007 Ross Ellis Memorial Lectures in Military and Strategic Studies: Is there a Grand Strategy in Canadian Foreign Policy?
The Honorable David Pratt, PC

Turkey: Current and Future Political, Economic, and Security Trends
Aliye Pekin Çelik, Ph.D. and Leylac Naqvi, MALD

CFIS: A Foreign Intelligence Service for Canada
Barry Cooper

Call for Nominations

The Ross Munro Media Award was initiated in 2002 by the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) in concert with the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). The Award recognizes, annually, one Canadian journalist who has made a significant outstanding contribution to the public’s understanding of issues relating to Canada’s defence and security...

April 2008
Stephen Harper is Mackenzie King

  by Jack Granatstein

Now Available:
Spring 2008 Edition of
"The Dispatch"

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