Le Flambeau: Activités à venir

Online. 1600-1730. Registration at link.
Deserts, the Arctic, outer space—these extreme environments are often seen as inhospitable places at the edges of our maps. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, spurred by the diverse and unfamiliar regions the US military had navigated during World War II, the United States defense establishment took a keen interest in these places, dispatching troops to the Aleutian Islands, North Africa, the South Pacific, and beyond. To preserve the country’s status as a superpower after the war, to pave runways and build bridges, engineers had to understand and then conquer dunes, permafrost, and even the surface of the moon.
Sand, Snow, and Stardust explores how the US military generated a new understanding of these environments and attempted to master them, intending to cement America’s planetary power.

En personne ou virtuelle.
13h00-17h00. Inscription sur lien.
À la lumière des défis sans précédent auxquels sont actuellement confrontés la prospérité, la sécurité et la souveraineté du Canada, AmbCanada organise sa toute première conférence de politique étrangère : Trouver la place du Canada dans un monde désordonné. Cette conférence réunira d’anciens chefs de mission canadiens et des experts académiques pour discuter de ces enjeux cruciaux.

Webcast. 0830-1700 EDT. Registration at link.
"Our Nation finds itself mired in geopolitical change and uncertainty. Our adversaries have drawn closer together, deepening military ties and forging strategic alliances that threaten to upend the global balance of power. Our military and technological edge, once unquestioned, is eroding as rivals invest heavily in hypersonics, artificial intelligence, and next-generation warfare. At the same time, our defense industrial base remains under equipped for the scale of rearmament and innovation required to sustain deterrence and warfighting advantage in this rapidly evolving threat environment.
Our industrial might and innovation genius have long been the source of America’s military edge and strategic advantage. Yet time is not on our side. To deter conflict, prevail in war, and secure peace from a position of undeniable strength, urgent action is needed to restore our industrial strength and military power.
As CSIS's flagship annual security conference, the Forum will convene leaders from the government, military, private sector, and think tank community to discuss the intersection of industry, innovation, and military power and how we harness sources of American strength to address our Nation’s security challenges."

Musée canadien de la guerre. Par invitation seulement mais overt a tous en-line. Voir le lien pour inscritpion.
Le Symposium sur les opérations interarmées (SOI) des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) rassemble de hauts dirigeants de la défense et de la sécurité nationale afin d’examiner des défis opérationnels ciblés et d’explorer des solutions potentielles qui assureront que les FAC demeurent aptes à poursuivre leurs fonctions dans l’environnement pan-domaine, capables et prêtes à dissuader et à vaincre les menaces qui pèsent sur le Canada, l’Amérique du Nord et les intérêts canadiens à l’étranger.

Webinar. 1800-1930 EST. Registration at link.
The protection of Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) is a current "hot topic" given recent events on the Baltic and other European waters. The talk covers the development of UCL's "Cobalt Rocks" CUI wargame, tracing its genesis as a tool to support student ship design at UCL and its later development to support real world capability analysis. Discussion topics include the style of play for a diverse scenario/player base, recent developments to support users beyond the university and some of the conclusions that have been drawn from games so far.

Hybrid. 1830-2000 GMT. Inscription sur lien.
Face à la multiplication des crises de natures variées et la complexification de l’environnement sécuritaire, les armées sont amenées à jouer un rôle clé dans la protection et le soutien des populations. Le rythme accru et l’intensification des catastrophes naturelles liées au changement climatique, les défis des pandémies et l’avènement de formes de conflictualité ciblant les populations (attentats terroristes mais aussi stratégies hybrides) font de la coopération entre acteurs civils et militaires un levier essentiel de résilience de la nation....

Hybrid event. 1800-1900 hrs GMT+10. Registration at link.
The Trump administration's foreign policy decisions have cast doubt on American reliability. Regarding the Blue Pacific, US reliability was already in doubt. Rarely does the US make policy for the Pacific Islands region. When the region is important, it is often in service of some other goal. Occasionally, there are glimmers of hope that American policymakers will make Pacific Islands policy, but they are short-lived. For eight years, Australia has urged Washington to engage more actively in the Pacific Islands region....Unsurprisingly, Washington's Pacific engagement has come to a standstill. Will the US re-engage with the Blue Pacific? And what are the consequences for Australia?

Online. Small price. 1730-1900 hrs GMT+10. Registration at link.
Richard Iron will provide an assessment of the current state of negotiations to end the war and whether the conditions exist to achieve a lasting peace.

Online. 1900 -2000 hrs ET.
Is DEI dying? Exploring Canada’s response to the backlash to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Online. 1200-1330 EDT. Registration at link.
The wargames developed by the U.S. and Royal navies in the interwar period condense in their rules the lessons learned from the Great War. Through a computer simulation that models these rules, we examine how some of the early cruiser actions of 1914 and 1915 conform to the expected mean outcome stipulated by the games, and attempt to explain any deviations.

Mark your calendars! The KCIS annual conference is back in Kingston this November. Speaker details and the full conference schedule will be announced throughout the summer.