national security /maxbellschool/taxonomy/term/4026/all en Canada, the United States, and an Ascendant China | Event Recap /maxbellschool/article/event-recap/canada-united-states-and-ascendant-china-event-recap The annual conference examined ways in which Canada and the United States can work together in responding to the challenges and opportunities associated with China’s rise on the world stage. Wed, 15 May 2024 15:42:07 +0000 Max Bell School of Public Policy 3184 at /maxbellschool 92nd Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence | CPAC /maxbellschool/channels/news/92nd-ottawa-conference-security-and-defence-cpac-356492 <p>March 6, 2024 | <a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-teaching-faculty/vincent-rigby">Vincent Rigby</a> attended the 92nd Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which is the largest and longest of its kind in Canada. The conference is an annual event held at the Chateau Laurier since 1932. </p> Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:35:04 +0000 keith.baybayon@mcgill.ca 3154 at /maxbellschool Where is Canada's strategy for a world in crisis? /maxbellschool/max-policy/canada-strategy-world-crisis The global security environment continues to deteriorate on an almost daily basis, and Canada, once again, is struggling to respond, says Vincent Rigby. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:36:32 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3096 at /maxbellschool Some advice for the prime minister upon the creation of his new National Security Council /maxbellschool/max-policy/national-security-council Vincent Rigby and Thomas Juneau on Prime Minister Trudeau's cabinet reassignments. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 21:11:47 +0000 Vincent Rigby 3051 at /maxbellschool Justin Trudeau needs to assure Joe Biden about Canada’s commitment to security | The Globe and Mail /maxbellschool/channels/news/justin-trudeau-needs-assure-joe-biden-about-canadas-commitment-security-globe-and-mail-347211 <p>March 21, 2023 | <span>Joe Biden will make his first trip to Ottawa as U.S. President on Thursday, where Biden wants to focus on security. The U.S. intelligence community recently warned that great-power competition will shape the global order for decades to come. In this more contested and volatile worlds, the U.S is looking for allies for support. </span></p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:19:13 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2997 at /maxbellschool Up in the Air—The Spy Balloon and What It Means for Canada /maxbellschool/max-policy/spy-balloons Vincent Rigby outlines the unanswered questions surrounding the Chinese spy balloons saga. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:34:36 +0000 Vincent Rigby 2994 at /maxbellschool Six security and intelligence areas the Rouleau report needs to adress | Policy Opinions /maxbellschool/channels/news/six-security-and-intelligence-areas-rouleau-report-needs-adress-policy-opinions-346324 <p>February 16, 2023 | In his latest piece with Thomas Juneau,<a href="/maxbellschool/our-people/visiting-professors-and-scholars/vincent-rigby"> Vincent Rigby </a>identified areas where Canada needs to improve its performance on national security. They stated that the six areas require particular attention.</p> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:19:55 +0000 kibel.aker@mcgill.ca 2980 at /maxbellschool Protecting Civilians From Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: A New Political Declaration /maxbellschool/max-policy/protecting-civilians-explosive-weapons Simon Bagshaw evaluates the new political declaration, established in Geneva on June 17, 2022, that sets new and express standards for the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:36:57 +0000 Simon Bagshaw 2961 at /maxbellschool A Fire-Proof House No More: Rethinking Canada’s National Security in the 21st Century /maxbellschool/max-policy/rethinking-canadas-national-security-21st-century Vincent Rigby argues that Western liberal democracies face an uncertain and tumultuous world and Canada must take its own national security more seriously. By failing to do so, we place our interests, our values, and our citizens—and those of our closest allies and partners—at growing risk. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:41:56 +0000 Vincent Rigby 2889 at /maxbellschool The Future of National Security in the World of the “n-block war" /maxbellschool/channels/event/future-national-security-world-n-block-war-339464 <p>In the late 1990s, the US Marine General Charles Krulak came up with the concept of the “Three Block War” to illustrate the complex spectrum of challenges likely to be faced by soldiers on the modern battlefield.</p> Thu, 05 May 2022 16:43:15 +0000 matthew.mclaughlin2@mail.mcgill.ca 2833 at /maxbellschool