The Torch: Upcoming Events

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.

Hybird. 1730-1900 hrs GMT+10. Registration at link.
Join us either in-person or online with Dr Olivera Simic, a feminist, human rights activist and a Professor at the Griffith Law School, who will speak about the politics and culture of twenty years of Srebrenica genocide denial in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond.
The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) from 1992 to 1995 resulted in ethnic cleansing, genocide, mass displacement and significant human rights violations. ... Thirty years after the genocide in BiH, the country is in the grips of an escalating political crisis, renewed violence and further fragmentation.

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.