On Defence and Security

"To sharpen NATO’s technological edge and provide decisive defence and security effects, DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) works innovators, end users and Allied nations to find, accelerate and promote the adoption of emerging and disruptive technologies." CIDP Director and host of today's podcast Michael Murphy sits down with Acting Managing Director of NATO DIANA Jyot...

Is all this AI talk making us (in)secure? Our host Amarnath Amarasingam sits down with Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (Royal Military College of Canada) and David Wells to discuss the security challenges that Artificial Intelligence poses, and how might it be something we need to worry about. Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canad...

Alberta and separation, it’s not the first time we hear about it, so why does it matter now? Our host Amarnath Amarasingam sits down with Amy Mack (University of Lethbridge) and Robert Currie (Dalhousie University) to discuss today’s topic, as they check the temperature in the room whether Alberta really does want to separate, and what it would mean for Canada? Amy Mack is Canada Research Chair (T...

CIDP Director and host of today's episode Michael Murphy is joined by Anessa Kimball, Professor of political science in international relations at Université Laval. They sit down to discuss Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy through its new budgetary pledge of 5% total defence spending, the challenges it faces, and if it's even possible to achieve. Anessa L. Kimball (prof/they/iel) is a professo...

US Army War College Visiting Defence Fellow and host of today's episode LTC Nicholas Currie is joined by today's guest MGen Chris McKenna (Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division). They will discuss joint operations in Canada and abroad, defending the homeland, and defence modernization. Major-General (MGen) McKenna joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1994, initially as an Army Reservist, and then at...

Host Michael P.A. Murphy is joined by our guest Philippe Lagassé, Associate Professor, Barton Chair in International Affairs, Carleton University. Phillipe is co-editor of the CFPJ. Canadian Foreign Policy Journal ( CFPJ ) is a fully peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published three times a year by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University, in Ottawa,...

Host Michael P.A. Murphy is joined by our guest Ori Swed, Associate Professor, Texas Tech University. Ori is Editor-in-Chief of the Armed Forces & Society Journal. Armed Forces & Society : an interdisciplinary journal publishes articles quarterly on civil-military relations, veterans, force effectiveness and diversity, military culture, officer education and training, military institutions...

CIDP Associate Director and host of today's episode Amarnath Amarasingam is discussing Genocide, the crime of crimes, with guest Mark Kersten, assistant Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. Mark Kersten  is an Assistant Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at the University of the Frase...

Host Michael P.A. Murphy is joined by our guests Asa McKercher, Steven K. Hudson Research Chair at St Francis Xavier University , and Leah Sarson, Director, Centre for the Study of Security and Development, Dalhousie University . Both Asa and Leah are editors at International Journal . Founded in 1946,  International Journal (IJ)   is Canada’s pre-eminent journal of global policy analysi...

CIDP Fellow and host of today's episode H. Christian Breede is joined by our guest Commander Peter MacNeil (Commanding Officer, HMCS Ville de Québec) to discuss his experience on the sea, what leadership means to him, and the influence technology has on strategy and planning. Commander Peter MacNeil grew up in a small town in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces as a Naval...

Host Michael P.A. Murphy is joined by our guests Simon J. Smith and Christoph Harig, both associate professors at the Royal Danish Defence College. Simon is the Editor in Chief at the Defence Studies journal and Christoph is Chief Editor at the Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies. Defence Studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/fdef20/about-this-journal#aims-and-scope Scandinavian Journ...

Host Col Nicolas Gauthier is joined by today’s guest and CIDP Fellow H. Christian Breede. What role does the leader character play in the profession of arms? Nick and Christian discuss the role of leadership as central to the creation of healthy, high-performance teams. sign up for our newsletter : https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/mailing-list Visit us at https://www.queensu.ca/cidp

Host Katherine Rossy joins guest and CIDP Director Michael Murphy to discuss his trajectory to the role of director, new research paths (including the importance of quantum technology in security and defence) and plans for the centre over the next year and beyond. sign up for our newsletter : https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/mailing-list Visit us at https://www.queensu.ca/cidp

Visiting Defence Fellow and host of today's episode LTC Drew Lanier is joined by CIDP Fellow Grace Scoppio to discuss her research team’s project on collecting stories of immigrant military service members and sharing insights and opportunities for the Canadian Armed Forces. sign up for our newsletter : https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/mailing-list Visit us at https://www.queensu.ca/cidp

CIDP Fellow and host of today's episode H. Christian Breede is joined by our guest Major-General Greg Smith (Director General, International Security Policy, Department of National Defence) to discuss Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, and, as a former CIDP visiting defence fellow, reminisce on his experience in the role at the Centre. sign up for our newsletter : https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/mailing-...

Host Pierre Jolicoeur is joined by our guest Keir Giles (Researcher in Russian Power Projection) to discuss his latest book “Who Will Defend Europe?”, where he talks Trump/Putin parallels, and given the rhetoric around the 51st state ponders the question “who will defend Canada?” sign up for our newsletter : https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/mailing-list Visit us at https://www.queensu.ca/cidp

Host Amar Amarasingam is joined by guest Kacper Rekawek, Senior Research Fellow and Programme Lead at The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), as they discuss Russia, Ukraine and the second Trump term. Book: https://www.routledge.com/Foreign-Fighters-in-Ukraine-The-Brown-Red-Cocktail/Rekawek/p/book/9781032043982?srsltid=AfmBOop_80Z5RcbqGjuLOcwnIBIy81kdqmpma1TKuA0jVKOmB6V-M1zM Publica...

At the 2025 Pedagogy Symposium in Toronto, ON host Yolande Bouka (Political Studies, Queen's University) met up with Dr. Leigh Spanner to discuss her research on military families in the CAF and her applied teaching methods. this episode is brought to you by the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security. visit them at https://www.rnwps.ca

Host Katherine Rossy (CIDP Deputy Director of Research) is joined by author Tim Martin as they discuss his most recent book "Unwinnable Peace: Untold Stories of Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan". Purchase the book with promo code: IDPC2024 https://www.tidewaterpress.ca/unwinnable-peace/

Guest Host Daniel Brant, Daniel J. Brant & Associates (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario) is joined by our two guest speakers today, Federica Caso, Lecturer - La Trobe University and Grazia Scoppio, Professor - RMC Canada. Federica and Grace discuss their latest research and recent article “Indigenous participation in the Canadian Armed Forces: Efforts towards Reconciliation?”.

Stéfanie von Hlatky joins our host Katherine Rossy to discuss her recent trip to the NATO Washington Summit and how WPS research fits into NATO's policies going forward.

Host Katherine Rossy (CIDP Deputy Director of Research) is joined by the Centre's director Howard Coombs, where they discuss Howard's trajectory to the CIDP and all things related to the Centre.

CIDP Fellow & Former Director Kim R. Nossal hosts today's episode. Joining him is George Takach, who shares details from his new book "Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the new Battle Between China, Russia, and America" George S. Takach is a graduate of the University of Toronto (including IEP, Aix-en-Provence) (BA), the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (MA), and the Faculty...

Host Yolande Bouka (Assistant Professor, Political Studies, Queen's University) is joined by guest Megan MacKenzie to discuss her book "Good Soldiers Don't Rape" Megan MacKenzie is a feminist scholar interested in war, security studies, post-conflict recovery and reconstruction, and military culture. Her work is broadly focused on the ways that gender matters in understanding war and insecurity an...