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The Society for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary is holding its 8th Annual Conference:
The Conference is open to everyone, registration is not necessary.
Here is the Agenda:
War and Security: From Conflict Through Resolution
10-11 February
10-11 February
The Conference is open to everyone, registration is not necessary.
Here is the Agenda:
Conference Agenda
Thursday, 9 February 2006
1900-2200 Welcome Reception « Cassio, University of Calgary Conference Centre
Friday, 10 February 2006
University of Calgary Conference Facilities, MacEwan Student Centre
0830-0900 Registration (MacEwan Conference Centre Lobby)
0900-0915 Welcome Remarks (Cassio) « Colin Gainer, President, Society for Military and Strategic StudiesOpening Remarks
0915-1015 Intervention, Peacebuilding & Mediation (Escalus)North American Security (Cassio)
1015-1030 Break (Bianca)
1030-1145 Terrorism & Law (Cassio); Military Anthropology (Escalus)
1145-1245 Lunch (Corridor between Escalus and Cassio, Bianca)
1245-1345 Keynote Address 1: Mike Lewis Memorial Lecture (Cassio)« Dr. Hrach Gregorian, President, Institute of World Affairs
1345-1500 Lessons of History (Cassio); Peace Studies (Escalus)
1500-1515 Break (Bianca)
1515-1615 Intelligence and Special Forces (Cassio); Ancient Military Issues (Escalus)
1900 Dinner « Village Park Inn
Saturday, 11 February 2006
University of Calgary Conference Facilities, MacEwan Student Centre
0900-0930 Registration (MacEwan Conference Centre Lobby)
0930-1045 Technology & Warfare (Escalus); WMDs & Non-Proliferation (Cassio)
1045-1100 Break (Bianca)
1011-1215 NATO (Cassio); WWII and the Interwar Period (Escalus)
1215-1315 Keynote Address 2(Cassio)« Mr. Daniele Riggio, NATO Public Policy Division
1315-1415 Lunch (Corridor between Escalus and Cassio, Bianca)
1415-1515 Contemporary Military Issues I (Escalus); Canadian Military Leadership (Cassio)
1515-1530 Break (Bianca)
1530-1630 Contemporary Military Issues II (Escalus); Terrorism (Cassio)
1630-1645 Closing Remarks (Cassio)
Panels:
Ancient Military Issues
Jay Joshi, Carleton University, “From atop the Ivory Tower: The Geopolitics of St. Augustine and the antecedents of Just War Theory”
Jared Secord, University of Calgary, “Power and Violence in Late Antique Alexandria: The Case of Athanasius”
Graham Wrightson, University of Calgary, “Macedonian Infantry Commanders and their Battlefield positions
Canadian Military Leadership
Douglas (Russ) Benneweis, University of Calgary, “Canadian Military Leadership: Past and Present”
David Borys, University of Alberta, “The Currie Framework: The Education of a Corps Commander”
Geoff Jackson, University of Calgary, “The Learning Curve of Hill 70”
Contemporary Military Issues I
Seth Leon, Dalhousie University, “The (precarious) role of transportation and the risk of returning to conflict”
Malcolm Savage, Dalhousie University, “Development in Canada’s 3-D Approach: Biting off more than you can chew”
Maria Stephen, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, “Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Theory and Practical Application”
Contemporary Military Issues II
Derek Fung, University of Calgary, “An Analysis of Oscillation: China’s Strategy for National Reunification with Taiwan”
Anita Singh, University of Calgary, “Water and Security in South Asia”
Kevin Wyjad, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, “Private Security in Iraq and International Norms Surrounding the Use of Mercenaries”
Intelligence and Special Forces
Chelsea Clark, University of Calgary, “Tactical Intelligence in the First World War: How the British Gained Advantages on the Western Front”
Ty Curran, University of Calgary, “Experience Drain and The Joint Action Task Force”
Steve Grenier, Johns Hopkins, “The Mismanagement of Special Operations Forces in the War on Terrorism”
Intervention, Peacebuilding and Mediation
Mark Damour, University of Calgary, “Peace Support Operations in Intractable Problems”
Chris Dyck, Dalhousie University, “Sport and Grassroots Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone”
Srdjan Vucetic, Ohio State University, “Ten Years of Dayton: Peacebuilding Lessons From Bosnia”
Lessons of History
Lars Herwig, University of Calgary, “Lessons from the British Occupation of Mesopotamia”
Chris Jesse, University of Calgary, “Ancient Conquest Empires and the Strategic Use of Terror”
Yves Raic, Royal Military College, “The Anglo-American Alliance from ARCADIA to SYMBOL: A Sensible Compromise Achieved Through the Tyranny of Logistics”
Military Anthropology
Jennifer Campbell, University of Calgary, “Expressive Culture and Legitimate Rule: Nigerian civil-military relations during the Babangida and Abacha Regimes”
Kerry Miller, University of Calgary, “The Changing Nature of Child Soldiers”
Denis Ouellet, University of Calgary, “Ritual and the Military”
Karen Samules, University of Calgary, “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a State of Liminality”
NATO
Claire Bennett, University of Calgary, “NATO and the ESDP: Maximizing Europe’s Future Crisis Intervention Toolkit”
Ryan Cross, University of British Columbia, “Rearming or Reducing?: European Integration, Weapons Proliferation & Disarmament”
Mark Rice, Ohio State University, “Strengthening the Alliance? The EDC and NATO”
Heather Hrychuk, Royal Military College, “Repairing the Transatlantic Rift? NATO in Afghanistan”
North American Security
Heather Exner, University of Calgary, “Northern Dimension of Canadian Foreign Policy”
David Turnbull, University of Calgary, “Minerva & Mars: The Return of COTC”
Shaun Hohman, University of Calgary, “A Forgotten History: Canada's Acquisition of American Nuclear Weapons”
Peace Support Operations
Emina Avdagic-Dervisevic, University of British Columbia, “Mine Action in Croatia: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?”
Matt Burr, University of Calgary, “The Need for Intelligence in Peacekeeping”
Kristine St-Pierre, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, “The Role of Rapid Reaction Forces: Predicating Responsibility in the Case of Humanitarian Crisis”
Ross Fetterly, Royal Military College, “The Supply and Demand of Military Personnel for Peace Support Operations”
Technology and Warfare
Youri Cormier, Royal Military College, “Perception in Frictionless War”
Rob Engen, University of Calgary, “Steel Against Fire: The Bayonet in the First World War”
Adrian Tang, University of Calgary, “Steganography: The Art and Science of Hiding Message in Ancient and Modern Wars”
Terrorism
Vassiliki Kapelos, Dalhousie University, “'Democratic Security' in Columbia: Combating Insurgency or Creating a Climate of Fear?”
Greg Williams, University of Waterloo, “Nationalistic terrorism, governmental response, and the public; the FLQ and the Provisional IRA, 1968-1972”
Alex Wilner, Dalhousie University, “A Shifting Balance: The Civil-Military Problematique and the Shadow of Global Terrorism”
Terrorism and Law
Andrew Bird, University of Toronto, “The Legitimacy of Extra-Legal Counterterrorist Measures: Should Courts Be Deferential?”
Corin Chater, University of Calgary, “Engaging Armed Non-State Actors in the post 9/11 era”
Peter Lawless, Royal Military College, “Why Use Military Commissions?”
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Non-Proliferation
Kris Kotarski, University of Calgary, “Deterring the undeterrable? - Proliferation concerns in a world of “Rogue States” and non-state actors”
Robert Lovsin, University of Calgary, “What is the threat? A Look at Sub-state Chemical and Biological capabilities”
Bergis Mostaghim, University of Calgary, “Conflict Throughout History: Exploring Iran's Love Affair with Nuclear Power”
Tolu Fayoda, Royal Military College, “Canada, the Proliferation Security Initiative and the War on Terror”
Canada in World War II and the Interwar Period
Craig Aitken, University of Calgary, “Debating the National Interest: Was the Mackenzie King Government Successful in Asserting Canadian Sovereignty?”
Heather Shapka, University of Calgary, “Against the Ropes: The RCN in the Battle of the Atlantic”
Stephen Seller, Royal Military College, “Canada's Role in the Failure of the League of Nations”
