November
23,
2013
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No.
46
Canada Needs an Anti-War Government
All Out to Oppose the Halifax War
Conference!
Saturday,
November 23 -- 1:00 pm
Haligonians
rally against threats of war against Syria, September 7, 2013.
Halifax Peace & Freedom Park (formerly Cornwallis Park), Hollis
& South Sts.
Organized by: No Harbour For War Endorsed by: Halifax Peace
Coalition, CUPW,
NSPIRG, Food Not Bombs and others
For information: noharbourforwar@hotmail.com
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Canada Needs an Anti-War Government
Dangerous New Military Agreement with U.S. Announced
A dangerous new military agreement was
announced by the United States
and Canada on November 22.
Minister of National Defence Rob Nicholson and U.S.
Secretary of
Defense Chuck Hagel met on the margins of the Halifax International
Security
Forum to discuss the "Canada-U.S. defence relationship," and signed a
new
Canada-U.S. Asia-Pacific Defense Policy Cooperation Framework. The
agreement revises the "relationship" and formally incorporates Canada
deeper
into the Asia Pivot strategy, also called "rebalancing," which is aimed
not only
against China and Korea but against all peoples of the region.
According to the Department of National Defence (DND)
announcement, "The Framework will
enhance the
coordination of Canadian and American engagement activities in the
Asia-Pacific region, build capability and capacity amongst Asian
partners by
coordinating training activities and exercises, and support regional
forums to
strengthen dialogue and cooperation."
DND also used the occasion to publish "Canada's defence
relations in the
Asia-Pacific region" as a so-called backgrounder.
This is a secret agreement about which Canadians in
essence know nothing other than the fact it is signed. The Canadian
military has long since given up any independent stand. Not only has it
been under the command of the U.S. through NATO and NORAD, but since
9/11, even DND is under U.S. command. "Why is the
content so dark that it cannot see the light of day? No honest and
democratic government that carries an enlightened foreign policy
conducts secret diplomacy with its method of intrigues, codes, lies and
disinformation that has caused so much damage in the world," Tony Seed,
who has studied Canada's military policy since its inception, writes.
"As everyone knows there is no place in the world that the Canadian
Forces go where they are not under the command of the United States.
The 'relationship' is defined by over 200 military agreements such as
NATO and NORAD that bind the annexed Canadian military to the Pentagon
hand and foot. Any number are secret. It was through such dirty
mechanisms that weapons of mass destruction such as U.S. nuclear bombs
were placed on Canadian soil and bio-chemical weapons tested in
Gagetown, New Brunswick and Suffield, Alberta -- and on Canadians.
"But when press releases go on to use coded phrases such
as 'enhance the coordination of Canadian and American engagement
activities in the Asia-Pacific region' and 'build(ing) capability' and
'coordinating training activities and exercises' only the gullible can
fail to see this is an agreement to intensify war preparations in that
vast region and the suppression of the struggles of its peoples. This
should be a matter of grave concern for not only the Canadian and
American people but for peace-loving people the world over."
The announcement claimed that
"Canada and the U.S. are demonstrating their ongoing commitment to the
Asia-Pacific region by contributing significant resources to
humanitarian and relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon
Haiyan." In fact there is a massive influx of warships and marines into
the Philippines which has triggered mass protests from the Filipinos,
who demand food and water, not troops on the ground. The militarization
of aid underscores the dangerous intrigues which lie under the
fine-sounding phrases of "humanitarian intervention."
The Canada-U.S. Asia-Pacific Defense Policy Cooperation Framework
concretizes what Obama and Harper have been putting into place
gradually for some time now. The Philippines, Australia and other parts
of the region had already seen an increase in the number of U.S.
warships, planes and personnel since Obama announced his "pivot" in
foreign, economic and security policy towards Asia in Australia in
November 2011, and as it attempts to replace U.S. and Canadian troops
in Afghanistan with troops from NATO bloc countries in Europe. In
parallel, the DND launched a search to establish a new military
base or "hub" in Southeastern Asia, such as Malaysia, for the Canadian
Forces to complement a new military "hub" that it had already announced
will be located in South Korea.
TML Weekly calls
on Canadians to oppose and denounce the "Canada-U.S. Asia-Pacific
Defense Policy Cooperation Framework" and all the unfolding
machinations between the war ministers of the U.S., Canada and the NATO
bloc underway in the context of the Halifax International Security
Forum.
All Out to Establish
an Anti-War Government!
Implications of Asia Pivot Military Strategy for
Atlantic Canada
Different analysts have underlined different economic
factors behind this U.S. offensive in Asia of which Canada is an
integral part, as China has now become the major trading partner of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The big banks and
oil-energy and mining monopolies in Canada also have their own
self-serving interests to expropriate the resources of foreign workers
and lands.
It is no accident that the major military-naval port of
Halifax was chosen
as the venue for the announcement of the new secret military agreement,
the Canada-U.S. Asia-Pacific Defense Policy Cooperation Framework, in
the
same way it was chosen by the U.S. in 2009 as the venue for the Halifax
War
Conference.
In its maritime dimension, the Asia Pivot is not just
about the Pacific
oceanic region; it is a two ocean strategy that includes the Indian
Ocean.
The U.S.
Navy has been a "two ocean" navy officially since 1940, when the U.S.
Congress passed the Two-Ocean Navy Act -- in effect creating
one
navy for the Atlantic and a second for the Pacific. But the second
ocean is
now the Indian Ocean. It's more accurate to say the naval forces of the
U.S.
empire are pivoting from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
The Irving empire, an official corporate sponsor of the
US-NATO
conference, together with other monopolies and other vested interests,
are
championing a new trade and sea-route called the Atlantic Gateway or
Atlantica. This is to capture an increasing share of Asian trade with
North
America to
the New England states and the heartland of the USA. This geo-strategic
route
links Mumbai and ports in the Indian Ocean basin, the Suez Canal, the
the port of Halifax and overland through Moncton and Maine to the U.S.
imperialist heartland.
To
this end the Halifax Port Authority has opened a promotional office in
Mumbai, India. The "Asia Pivot" strategy enhances their prospects for a
bigger
share of the pie in the trafficking of goods and resources plundered
from that
region. In parallel, secret arrangements have been made with the New
England
Governors as part of integrating the Canadian Maritimes and the New
England
provinces.
It is also no accident that from October 26 to November
5, the Canadian Armed Forces participated in an annual U.S.-Canada
military exercise termed Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2013. The major
focus was on harbours and ports in various locations throughout the
Maritime provinces, notably Halifax, Pictou, and Port Hawkesbury, Nova
Scotia, PEI, and along parts of the U.S. eastern seaboard.
The major exercise -- little publicized, yet one more in the series of
"baby steps" -- involved all three elements of the Canadian Armed
Forces -- the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air
Force -- in addition to the naval forces of the United States, the U.S.
Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and several other government agencies such as
Homeland Security. Frontier Sentinel was carried out under North
American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.
The exercises are staged to "improve mutual security" of
these harbours. Talk about infiltration from abroad is to cover up the
seditious nature of the Harper government's actions -- the placement of
foreign troops in Canadian territory, and the aim: military domination.
Map of Sea Routes from Atlantic Gateway
Maps of the sea routes being contended for by the
Atlantic Gateway reveal the extent of the global ambitions of the
Irving empire and the political
and economic elite.
Click to enlarge.
Halifax International Security Forum
Network of Subversion, Annexation and War
in the Making
- Tony Seed -
One of the unstated aims of the U.S. organizers of the
Halifax
International Security Forum (HISF), aka
the Halifax War Conference, is
the
direct mobilization of monopolies in Canada and their integration into
the
drive of the U.S. Empire for war and domination. This includes their
integration into the foreign policy, military and security
establishment of the
state as a component part of the annexation of Canada. One of the
instruments
of this drive is the formation of the "Halifax Canada Club" -- a fifth
column
in the making.
According to a release issued by the HISF from its
Washington, DC
headquarters, the "Halifax Canada Club" is "a new public-private
partnership"
between the HISF, the Harper government and MEG Energy of Calgary, so
as
to "ensure that world leaders continue their work toward mutual
understanding
and joint action at the annual Halifax International Security Forum."
At present, the richest monopolies involved in war
production, the arms
trade and the security field are already either "partners" or
participants in the
HISF. These include General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Hill and
Knowlton,
and Irving Shipyards. Nevertheless, the HISF has failed to attract and
penetrate
the ranks of corporate executives in any way comparable to that
achieved by
military associations formed coming out of World War I and II.
The agency aims to involve corporate executives from
across Canada in
a new organized form. According to the release, "The Halifax Canada
Club will be extending
membership invitations to other prominent Canadian
and
international companies and individuals who are respected
leaders in
their
fields committed to international peace and security" (emphasis added).
What
they are preparing is not discussed. But the release adds, "This new
body gives
the private sector an opportunity to participate alongside government
in the
unique and valuable discussions that take place at the Forum, and to
help
foster debate on leading international topics including energy
security,
democratic institution building, and defense relations."
The release claims "the HISF brings together leaders
from Canada, the
United States, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia [who]
have
called Halifax International Security Forum the place to get things
done." (Emphasis added.)
Invitation Only
The release also noted,
"Every November
since 2009, leaders of the world's democracies have gathered in
Halifax, Nova
Scotia for an invitation-only
weekend to share ideas for strengthening
security
and expanding opportunities for the citizens of their countries."
(Emphasis
added.)
Thus, the exclusive participation in "unique and
valuable discussions" and
"debate on leading international topics including energy security,
democratic
institution building, and defense relations" is to be based on the
acceptance of
select "membership invitations to other prominent Canadian and
international
companies and individuals" in "an invitation-only weekend."
Despite these being such significant discussions on the
future of
our country and other
countries, no representatives of the First Nations or workers'
organizations are
invited to speak about the concerns of the peoples. This alone reveals
the
complete lack of legitimacy of the direction being taken by the Harper
and
Obama governments.
MEG Energy
MEG is an 89.1 per cent foreign-, mainly
U.S.-owned oil monopoly seeking to make the big score from the plunder
of
the Alberta oilsands (the Christina Lake oil sands, about 60 km north
of
Ft.
McMurray), including the Northern Gateway pipeline to export oil to
China
(which has a 15 per cent stake in MEG) and the Keystone XL pipeline to
carry
raw bitumen south to the U.S. empire. Both pipelines are facing fierce
opposition. Its 2012 output is estimated at "just above 28,000 barrels
a day,
with plans to increase that nearly 10-fold by 2020. It has acquired
land that
contains over 2 billion barrels of reserves, so it possesses enough oil
to be
significant."
Formed just 11 years ago, MEG is closely connected to
the Conservative
Party, which champions the interests of the oil and gas monopolies: the
late
Peter Lougheed, Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985 who was co-chair
of
the free trade lobby when the Free Trade Agreement was signed in 1988,
was
a member of its board. Its sudden appearance at the 2012 HISF coincided
with
the presence of Alberta premier Alison Redford as a speaker at the
HISF; she
was in the Maritimes negotiating with the Irving oil monopoly and New
Brunswick for a trans-Canada pipeline.
A major shareholder (24 per cent) in MEG is Warburg
Pincus LLP, a
U.S.-based investment firm that manages over $30 billion in private
equity
assets globally. In the past two years, New York's Warburg Pincus has
invested in five other Canadian energy companies -- Black Swan Energy,
Canbriam Energy, Endurance Energy, Osum Oil Sands and Velvet
Energy.
The state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation
(CNOOC) owns
14.8 per cent, purchased in April 2005. (Enbridge's Northern Gateway
pipeline
aims to connect Chinese-owned oil sands production in Northern Alberta
with
refineries in China via the pipeline and oil tankers through Kitimat,
BC.)[1]
This initiative to form such a "club" is in conformity
with traditional
strategies elaborated by the Council on Foreign Relations, U.S. sponsor
of the
HISF, of "forming elite regional opinion" and networks as a component
part
of the annexation of countries by the United States, as well as those
of the
Princeton Project on National Security (2004-06).[2]
The involvement of MEG in HISF disinformation expands
the front of the
Halifax War Conference from the armaments, military and security
sectors and
the foreign policy think tanks to include the oil cartel. The principal
reason is
to strengthen their front against the resistance to the energy
monopolies'
unconstrained exploitation of the oil sands and other petroleum
resources, of
which Alberta is a centre of opposition, as well as to ensure that
Canadian oil
production and export conform with the plans of the U.S. and NATO.
Taking into account Fortress America or Fortress North
America, the
security perimeter agreement, part of the SPP agreement (Security and
Prosperity Partnership Agreement of North America), their program is a
union
of North American monopolies in which all the working class and the
resources of Canada and Mexico are annexed by the U.S.A. so as to
compete
more effectively with Europe for the domination of Asia.
Agent Hall, Obama's New Agent for "Democracy Promotion"
in
Canada
Recruitment to the Halifax Canada Club is by invitation
and
is to be directly organized from Washington by Joseph Hall,
vice-president of
the HISF. Whether or not that includes executive control of the Halifax
Canada Club is not revealed.
Joseph Hall is an experienced and veteran agent in
subversion for the U.S.
state. For the past 17 years, Hall was Middle East and North Africa
senior
advisor for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and senior
director, NDI,
Lebanon, a "democracy promotion" and regime change organization heavily
subsidized by USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy. According
to his profile, he has the luxury of one home in the mountains of
Lebanon and
another in Washington. According to the HISF website, "Mr. Hall opened
the
first NDI office in Cairo in 2005 and had the privilege to be in Cairo
in
January and February of 2011." (emphasis added).
Hall, in fact, directed the NDI office in
January-February, 2011. In April
2011 NDI reported that "it had received a two-year grant totaling $14
million
to assist democratic reform efforts in Egypt."[3] The
funds were provided
by the
US State Department and USAID. Following raids in December 2011 on 17
foreign and Egyptian NGOs for meddling in internal affairs, Cairo put
NED
operatives, including the son of the US Secretary of Transportation, on
a "no
fly" list, and announced it would prosecute a number of individuals,
including
19 Americans and the NDI director for Egypt, for engaging in illegal
activities,
which the U.S. qualified as catastrophic. The U.S. citizens charged
were
from
the payroll of three organisations: The International Republican
Institute (IRI),
National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Freedom House. By this time
Hall
had flown the coop.
The organized recruitment of selected corporate
executives and Canadian
personalities is an activity far removed from the accepted functions of
the
secretariat of an annual policy conference. It also directly bypasses
long-standing agencies of the Canadian establishment such as the
Canadian
Institute of International Affairs, the Atlantic Council of Canada and
the
United Nations Association.
What is astounding is not the sheer audacity of this
manoeuvre but that
such bodies, as with the Liberal and New Democratic parties who are now
also
directly
participating in the Halifax War Conference, are silent. It suggests
that the
warmongering agenda of the Halifax War Conference includes
nation-wrecking
and the usurping of decision-making in the sphere of foreign and
military
policy of Canada, based on eliminating the opposition and resistance of
the
workers and peoples including the First Nations to the unrestrained
plunder of
our land, labour and resources.
Notes
1. ANDREW WILLIS, "MEG Energy launches massive IPO," The Globe
and Mail, Monday, Jun. 14 2010, 11:27 PM EDT,
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/meg-energy-launches-massive-ipo/article1367942/
2. About the Princeton Project on National Security
(2004-06)
The HISF was founded in 2009 by the German Marshall Fund
of the
United States (GMF) as a covert weapon of the U.S. state during the
first year
of the Barrack Obama presidency.
One of the chief reasons was to escalate the combat of
"anti-Americanism"
whose casualties had included the Bush agenda of unilaterialism,
pre-emptive
war through the formation of a "coalition of centrists" based on the
tenets of
humanitarian or liberal interventionism -- as, for instance,
concentrated in the
Princeton Project on National Security (2004-2006), also funded in part
by the
GMF -- to re-organize and intensify the onslaught of disinformation
abroad
(called public diplomacy), to establish new international networks as
instruments of political and psychological warfare and new forms of
subversion. The Report formed part of the Obama agenda.
The techniques were overtly based on those set up
following World War
II to "contain" communism and the freedom struggles, which launched the
Cold War. Three specific aims -- securing the homeland against hostile
attacks
or fatal epidemics; building a healthy global economy, "which is
essential for
our own prosperity and security"; and constructing "a benign
international
environment" grounded in security cooperation among nations and the
spread
of liberal democracy -- should constitute Washington's basic
objectives,
according to the Report.
One of the principal weapons by which American imperial
interests are to
be realized is through the mechanism of centrally directed and
controlled
global networks:
"We should establish and institutionalize networks of
national, regional,
and local government officials and nongovernmental representatives to
create
numerous channels for [democratic] nations and others to work on common
problems and to communicate and inculcate the values and practices that
safeguard liberty under law." [Final Report, p.7.] The aim is to
intersect
"international institutions and domestic governments institutions
providing
incentives and pressure to help conquer dysfunctional levels of
corruption and
bolster the rule of law " [99 Final Report, p.23.]
These were not left to chance. Within a short period,
the GMF convened
strategic conferences at the NATO Summits in Istanbul, Riga and
Bucharest
as well as the Brussels Forums on NATO's new "security doctrine."
Following
the Strasbourg/Kehl Summit in 2009, the Halifax Security Forum was
launched
in November, 2009.
3. Abdel-Baky, "Courting a backlash," Al-Ahram Weekly
Online, 5-11
January 2012, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2011/1079/eg2.htm
For Your Information
Government of Canada Backgrounder:
Defence Relations in Asia-
Pacific
- November 22, 2013 -
The Government of Canada describes its defence relations
with the
"Asia-Pacific Region" as follows:
"As a Pacific country, Canada considers its relations
with its Asia-Pacific
neighbours a priority. Canadian security and prosperity are linked to
the
vitality of Asia's economy and the stability of the region. In support
of this
agenda, the Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed
Forces (CAF) are committed to strengthening peace and security in the
region
and enhancing their engagement in Asia-Pacific."
The Government claims that its involvement ranges
"(f)rom our
commitment of resources towards humanitarian and relief efforts
following
Typhoon Haiyan, to our participation in regional military exercises and
high-level defence fora," and that it is "proud of the steps that we
have taken
in recent years to bolster defence relations and increase cooperation
with
Canada's partners in the Asia-Pacific region."
The backgrounder describes Canada's multilateral defence
relations and
regional military exercises as follows:
Multilateral Defence Relations
Contemporary defence and
security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, such as criminal
networks,
territorial disputes, natural disasters, terrorism, as well as concerns
about the
freedom of movement at sea can reach beyond the borders of a single
state and
affect the security and defence of the entire region. Responding to
these
challenges and mitigating their effects demands multilateral, regional
responses: concerted, cooperative efforts that involve many countries
pooling
their resources, coordinating their efforts, and increasing
interoperability
between armed forces.
Multilateral defence relations are an important
component of Canada's
overall engagement in the Asia-Pacific region. From a defence
perspective,
DND/CAF supports Canada's diplomatic relationships in part by
participating
in a number of high-level multilateral defence meetings and
conferences. An
important example is the annual International Institute for Strategic
Studies'
Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue) in Singapore. This premier,
inter-governmental event is a crucial venue for dialogue on the
security and
defence of the region, and is attended by ministers and chiefs of
defence from
Asia-Pacific and beyond. Canada's Minister of National Defence at that
time,
the Honourable Peter MacKay, was an active participant at the 2013
Shangri-La Dialogue together with General Tom Lawson, Canada's Chief of
the Defence Staff. They exchanged best practices and discussed
opportunities
for increased collaboration with Canada's Asian partners and other
traditional
partners and allies in areas such as peacekeeping, civil-military
relations,
maritime security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief.
Another important example of high-level defence
conferences that support
Canada's defence relations is the United States Pacific Command Chiefs
of
Defence Conference. This important meeting is attended by chiefs of
defence
including General Lawson, as well as other senior military leaders in
the
Asia-Pacific region. At the Chiefs of Defence Conference, these senior
military
leaders discuss mutual security challenges and encourage security
cooperation.
Perhaps the most important example of Canada's
multilateral relations in
the Asia-Pacific region is Canada's relations with the Association of
Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN). Since 1977, Canada has engaged with ASEAN as
well as its member states (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). As the
cornerstone
of Canada's multilateral relations in the Asia-Pacific region, ASEAN
provides
a forum for Canada to engage in an important dialogue on Asia's defence
and
security issues.
Under the ASEAN organizational umbrella, Canada also
participates in the
ASEAN Regional Forum, which is designed to strengthen cooperation
amongst
member states to foster peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region.
Canada
is committed to contributing further to the Asia-Pacific security
architecture
and has announced its interest in participating in the ASEAN Defence
Ministers' Meeting Plus and the East Asia Summit. The CAF have also
taken
part in other regional exercises such as the ASEAN Regional Forum's
disaster
relief exercise (DiREx).
Regional Military Exercises
The CAF is involved in a
number of regional exercises that support multilateral defence
relations. For
example, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) continues to be engaged in a
number of military exercises and deployments throughout the
Asia-Pacific
region. These cooperative endeavours serve to foster invaluable
relationships
and connections between the RCN and the navies of other countries in
the
region. For example, from June to August 2012, over 1400 sailors,
soldiers
and airwomen and airmen participated in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)
exercise, which is conducted every two years in the Hawaiian Operations
Area.
RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime military exercise,
involving forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France,
India,
Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Peru,
Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, the
United
Kingdom, and the United States.
Canada is also a major participant in the Ulchi Freedom
Guardian
Exercise, which tests the operational control of the combined forces on
the
Korean peninsula. For the last 2 years, the CAF contingent has been the
largest
amongst the 16 participating countries. Canada also participated in the
Key
Resolve/Foal Eagle exercise series in South Korea, a field training
exercise
designed to improve the combined and joint operational posture of South
Korean and U.S. military forces.
Canada has also participated in the KHAAN QUEST series
of exercises,
hosted by the Mongolian Armed Forces and co-sponsored by the Mongolian
Armed Forces, U.S..Army Pacific and the Alaskan Air National Guard,
under
the U.S. Department of Defense Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
program.
The exercises are designed to enhance individual and professional
readiness
and tactical interoperability in the delivery of humanitarian
assistance between
regional partners.
Bilateral Defence Relations
Bilateral, country-to-country
defence relations between Canada and individual Asia-Pacific states are
another
important component of Canada's defence relations in the region. In
addition
to bilateral defence relations with partners in the Asia-Pacific region
as
described below, Canada also recently signed a Canada-U.S. Asia-Pacific
Defense Policy Cooperation Framework with the U.S. This Framework
provides the foundation for Canada and the U.S. to coordinate the
conduct of
recurring and mutually reinforcing defence-related engagement
activities with
our Asian partners.
Bilateral Defence Relations: North East Asia
In support of
a whole-of-government approach that seeks to enhance Canada's bilateral
relationships with North East Asian countries, the DND and CAF are
engaged
in initiatives in China, Japan, South Korea, and Mongolia. For example,
in
May 2013, Canada strengthened defence cooperation with Mongolia by
signing
a Memorandum of Understanding which outlines possible opportunities for
information exchanges, civilian and military expert visits, military
education
and training, and international peacekeeping activities.
Canada recognizes that China is an important economic
and military
power. The DND and CAF have growing relations with the Ministry of
National Defence of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese
People's
Liberation Army, and will continue to engage in dialogue about issues
of
regional and international security. To further advance this emerging
bilateral
defence relationship, high-level meetings have taken place between
senior
DND and CAF officials and China's People's Liberation Army officials,
including a visit by Canada's then Chief of the Defence Staff, General
Walt
Natynczyk, in March 2012, and the June 2013 visit by Minister MacKay.
At
the 2013 meeting, Minister MacKay and China's Minister of Defence,
General
Chang Wanquan, agreed to establish a Defence Coordination Dialogue to
discuss defence issues of mutual concern and affirmed their intent to
establish
a Cooperation Plan Initiative between the People's Liberation Army and
Canada's Defence Team, which would guide defence-related activities.
Building on these exchanges, Canada's newly appointed Minister of
National
Defence, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara
Falls,
and the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson, met with
General
Chang Wanquan for a bilateral exchange in Ottawa in August 2013. At the
meeting, Minister Nicholson and General Chang signed the Cooperation
Plan
Initiative.
Japan is a valued regional and global security partner.
We share a common
set of values and interests, including promoting and upholding
democracy,
human rights, and the rule of law, access to open markets, arms
control, and
disarmament. These values are the bedrock of steady defence relations
between
Canada and Japan on a number of regional and global issues. Bilateral
agreements, such as the 2010 Canada-Japan Joint Declaration on
Political,
Peace and Security Cooperation greatly contribute to deepening this
defence
relationship. Canada also has a range of agreements to cooperate with
Japan
on issues such as defence policy, interoperability and cross-services,
nuclear
non-proliferation and disarmament, disaster prevention and emergency
response
and peacekeeping. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe
on September 23, 2013, Prime Minister Harper announced agreement in
principle on a Treaty. Known as the Canada-Japan Acquisition and
Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA), the Treaty, once approved by both
countries' parliamentary processes, will be a milestone for the
bilateral defence
relationship. The ACSA will enable Canadian Armed Forces and Japan's
Self-Defense Force units to exchange basic goods and services wherever
both
forces are cooperating, such as during training, exercises, and a
limited range
of operations, notably humanitarian assistance missions. The ACSA will
not
involve the stationing of troops in either country.
Canada has long enjoyed positive bilateral defence
relations with the
Republic of Korea. These defence relations have a foundation in the
Canadian
contribution to the Korean War and have evolved into a rich history of
strong
political and economic partnerships and cooperation. This relationship
continues to advance. Contributing to this relationship are a number of
high-level visits, such the December 2012 visit by South Korean Prime
Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Prime Minister Harper's March 2012 visit to
Seoul. Canada also fosters bilateral relations with South Korea through
bilateral defence agreements, such as the Mutual Support Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU), which enables improved logistical support and
increased interoperability between Canada and South Korea's military
forces.
Canada recently joined South Korea in recognizing the
60th anniversary
of the signing of the Korean Armistice and marked the 50th anniversary
of
diplomatic relations between our two countries. These milestones
offered an
opportunity for DND and CAF to connect with South Korean military staff
to
deepen cooperation and mutual defence interests in areas such as
regional
defence. Canada and South Korea continue to explore new areas and
avenues
of cooperation, such as enhanced collaboration during key regional
exercises,
including continued CAF participation in Ulchi Freedom Guardian.
Bilateral Defence Relations: South East Asia
While Canada
engages its South East Asian partners multilaterally through ASEAN, the
DND/CAF are also growing defence relations and initiatives with our
South
East Asian neighbours on a bilateral basis. These defence relations
reflect the
priority the DND/CAF place on mutual security and cooperative
interests.
Some examples of bilateral defence cooperation across the region
include:
High-level meetings, such as Minister MacKay's bilateral
visits to
Singapore and Thailand, in June 2012 during which Minister MacKay
highlighted CAF/DND activities in South East Asia and emphasized
Canada's
desire to contribute to security in the region. In 2012, General Lawson
also
attended the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Chiefs of Defence Staff
Conference and met with numerous Asia-Pacific counterparts. General
Lawson
also visited Thailand in 2013;
Ship visits, such as the February 2013 visit of HMCS
Regina to Port
Klang, Malaysia, and Manila, Philippines; and,
Defence education cooperation in locations such as
Brunei, for example,
which hosted the Commandant of the Canadian Forces Leadership and
Recruit
School in winter 2013.
Bilateral Defence Relations: Oceania
Located in the Central
and South Pacific Ocean, Canada has long enjoyed positive bilateral
defence
relations in Oceania, particularly with Australia and New Zealand,
which are
both members of the Five Eyes intelligence community.
Defence relations between Canada and Australia are deep
and enduring,
with Australia being one of Canada's closest partners in the
Asia-Pacific
region and globally. We share a common outlook on international
security
issues as well as a like-minded approach to operations. We have a solid
foundation of defence cooperation including exercises, training,
academic
exchanges, high-level visits and current operations in Afghanistan.
Recent high-level visits that support and foster defence
relations with
Australia have included Minister's MacKay's visit to Australia in 2011.
The
trip was successful in strengthening the relationship and resulted in
commitments to hold ministerial meetings, policy talks, and chief of
defence
meetings regularly. Both Minister MacKay and General Lawson met with
their
Australian counterpart at the Shangri-La Dialogue in the spring of
2013.
Canada also has a Canadian defence attaché posted to Australia
that is
cross-accredited to New Zealand.
Canada and New Zealand also enjoy a robust history of
defence
cooperation. Historically, the CAF and the New Zealand Defence Forces
(NZDF) have worked together in a number of international security
operations,
such as Afghanistan, Bosnia, and East Timor. A number of high-level
visits
have also taken place recently between Canada and New Zealand, such as
Minister MacKay's meeting with the New Zealand Defence Minister, and
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson's meeting with his New
Zealand counterpart in May 2013 during the Shangri-La Dialogue in
Singapore.
Since 2005, the CAF and the NZDF have participated in
CANZEX
(Canada New Zealand Exchange), a program that includes joint training
and
enhances cooperation and interoperability between our militaries. The
CAF
also participates in programs such as REGULUS, a Royal Canadian Navy
(RCN) training program.
Bilateral Defence Relations: South West Asia
South West
Asia covers the area from Afghanistan in the west to India in the east,
and
extends north as far as the former Soviet republics and south into the
Indian
Ocean. Canada has deep links to this region, which includes several
members
of the Commonwealth. A significant number of Canadian families trace
their
roots back to South West Asia, and Canada has made a major effort to
promote security in the region, most significantly through our mission
in
Afghanistan.
Canada has an important and expanding relationship with
India. Canada
and India share common values, including a commitment to democracy and
pluralism. High-level visits, such as Prime Minister Harper's visit in
2012,
have underscored the importance of this relationship. Canada and India
are
currently exploring potential areas for future defence cooperation,
including
training exchanges. Recent engagements have included a visit by HMCS
Regina to Mumbai in January 2013, which coincided with meetings of
Canada's Deputy Ministers of National Defence and Public Safety with
their
Indian counterparts. Such engagements help strengthen the defence and
security relationship and promote cooperation.
Pakistan remains an important partner for Canada in the
global fight
against terrorism, and Canada and Pakistan continue to work together to
enhance defence and security in the region. High-level visits
supporting this
relationship have included the May 2012 visit by Pakistan's Chairman of
the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shaheem Wynne. Minister
MacKay, General Natynczyk, and General Wynne discussed bilateral,
regional
and global defence issues. General Wynne also participated in CANSEC
2012,
Canada's leading defence and security trade show.
Canada's enduring relationship with Afghanistan will
continue long after
the end of our military training mission in March 2014. Canadians will
not
forget the sacrifices of the 158 CAF members who died working on behalf
of
Canada to help bring security to the Afghan people. To ensure the
future
stability of a secure and democratic Afghanistan, Canada will continue
to
provide financial support to the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan. Canada's ultimate goal is to sustain the gains that have
been
made since the fall of the Taliban regime and help Afghans rebuild
Afghanistan into a viable country that is better governed, more stable
and
secure, and never again a safe haven for terrorists.
The Military Training and Cooperation Program
As an
important instrument of defence diplomacy and as part of the
whole-of-government approach stated in the Canada First Defence
Strategy, the
Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP):
Enhances peace support operations' interoperability
among Canada's
partners;
Expands and reinforces Canadian bilateral defence
relations;
Promotes Canadian democratic principles, the rule of law
and the
protection of human rights in the international arena; and,
Achieves influence in areas of strategic interest to
Canada.
The MTCP operates a number of training programs
throughout the
Asia-Pacific region, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Phillipines, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
and
Thailand. Other regional MTCP activities have included:
Adding Japan as an implementing partner of the MTCP. As
an
implementing partner, Japan contributed to the program by providing
instructors/lecturers on the MTCP Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC)
tactical
courses conducted in Tanzania (2012) and Senegal (2013).
Naming Indonesia as an MTCP "Centre of Excellence," with
CAF and
Indonesian forces partnering to provide training in Indonesia to
military
personnel from Asia-Pacific MTCP member states. Indonesia is both a
priority
member state of the MTCP and one of its top recipients (both in terms
of
budget and positions on courses). The MTCP provided training to over
150
personnel, including 43 positions in 2013-14 in courses on topics such
as
English language, peacekeeping, and public affairs, in addition to
staff training
such as National Security Studies and Canadian Security Studies. A
successful
Peace Support Seminar was conducted at the Indonesian Peace and
Security
Centre in July 2012 in partnership with the Indonesian National Armed
Forces,
which was followed by a Public Affairs Workshop in the fall. In
2013-2014,
the DND will sponsor another Peace Support Workshop and a Civil
Military
Relations Workshop in Indonesia.
Offering 27 vacancies to Malaysia (up from 10 positions
in 2012/2013) for
courses in 2013-2014 for English-language training, staff training and
peacekeeping operations.
Granting 21 placements to Mongolian Armed Forces
personnel in
2013-2014 for courses on English and French languages, peacekeeping
missions, and junior officer-staff training.
Providing training to 150 military members from the
Philippines since
1998. Members of the armed forces of the Philippines have participated
in a
variety of courses through the MTCP, as well as staff officer
development
training and peace support operations training.
Training over 340 Thai officers in Canada since 1985. In
2013-2014, 24
Thai officers will be offered training in peacekeeping, staff officer
development, and English-language training.
Complete List of Approved Security Forum Delegates
2013 Conference Participants
-
Stéphane
Abrial,
Advisor
to the President and CEO, Safran
-
Mohammed Abu Lahoum, Head, Justice and Building Party, Yemen
-
Nazanin Afshin-Jam MacKay, Founder, Stop Child Executions
-
M. J. Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, Sunday
Guardian
- Rinat
Akhmetshin, Director, International Eurasian Institute
-
Farea al Muslimi, Yemen's Colleague, Resonate Yemen
-
Mariam Al-khawaja, Acting President, Bahrain Center for Human Rights
-
John Allen, Distinguished Fellow, The Brookings Institution
-
Alejandro Alvargonzßlez San Martin, Secretary General for Defense
Policy, Ministry of Defense, Kingdom of Spain
-
Simon Ancona, Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy),
Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
-
Eleftherios Anghelopoulos, Ambassador of Greece to Canada, Embassy of
Greece in Canada
-
James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political
Affairs
and Security
Policy, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-
Siavosh Arasteh, Managing Director, AgFlow
-
Kelli Arena, Executive Director, Global Center for Journalism and
Democracy, Sam Houston State University
-
Derrick Ashong, Host, D.N.A.
-
Terry Audla, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
-
Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for
Public Policy
Research, Columnist, Wall
Street
Journal
- Tuncay
Babali,
Ambassador
of
the Republic of Turkey, Embassy of the Republic
of Turkey to Canada
-
Craig Baines, Special Advisor to the Chief of Defence Staff, Department
of National Defence, Canada
-
John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs,
Trade and Development,
Canada
-
James Baker, Principal Deputy
Director, Joint Staff, Strategic Plans
and Policy, US Department of
Defense
-
Shukria Barakzai, Defense Commission
Chief, National
Assembly
of
Afghanistan
-
John Barrasso, Senator, United States
-
Berend Willem Bargerbos, Principal Director
of General Policy Affairs, Ministry of Defense,
Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Espen
Barth Eide, Former Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Norway
-
Scott Bates, President, Center for National
Policy
-
Stuart Beare, Commander, Canadian Joint
Operations Command
-
Christine Beerli, Permanent
Vice-President, International
Committee of the Red Cross
Henry
Bensurto,
Jr.
-
Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs, West Philippine Sea
Center, Department of Foreign
Affairs, Republic of
the Philippines
-
Jean Bétermier, President, Forum du Futur
-
David Black, Director, Centre for
Foreign Policy Studies, Dalhousie University
-
Steven Blaney, Minister of Public
Safety, Department
of
Public
Safety,
Canada
-
Eric Block, Partner, McCarthy Tetrault
-
Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr., Chairman, Stimson Center
-
Scott Borg, Director and Chief
Economist, United States Cyber
Consequences Unit
-
Laura Bridge, Manager, External
Relations, Halifax
International Security Forum
-
Darrell Bricker, Chief Executive
Officer, Ipsos
Public
Affairs
-
Yves Brodeur, Permanent
Representative of Canada to NATO, Joint Delegation of
Canada to NATO
-
Ian Brodie, Research Director,
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
-
Pete Brodnitz, Principal, Benenson Strategy
Group
-
Christian Brose, Foreign Policy
Advisor, Senator
John
McCain
-
Kerry Buck, Assistant Deputy
Minister of International Security,
Africa and Latin
America and the Caribbean, Department of
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development,
Canada
-
Gerald Butts, Principal Advisor,
Office
of
Justin
Trudeau
-
Mark Cameron, Director, Global
Public Policy, BlackBerry
-
Leslie Campbell, Senior Associate and
Regional Director, Middle East and
North Africa
Programs, National Democratic
Institute
-
Cengiz Andar, Journalist, Radikal
Daily
-
Scott Carpenter, Deputy Director,
Google
Ideas
-
James Cartwright, Harold Brown Chair
in Defense Policy Studies, Center for Strategic
and International Studies
-
Wendy Chamberlin, President, Middle
East Institute, Rajiv
Chandrasekaran, Senior
Correspondent and Associate Editor, The
Washington
Post
-
Asif
Chaudhry, Foreign
Policy Advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, Unites
States Navy
-
Sarah
Chayes, Senior
Associate,
Democracy
and
Rule of Law Program and
South Asia
Program, Carnegie
Endowment
for
International
Peace
-
Joseph
Cirincione, President, Ploughshares
Fund
-
Lamine
Ciss, Former
Chief
of
Defense
Staff, Former Minister of
Interior, UN
Coordinator SSR Guinea, Senegalese
Armed Forces
-
Tom
Clark, Chief
Political
Correspondent, Global
News
- Steve
Clemons, Editor-at-Large,
The
Atlantic
-
Marshall
Conley, President,
Conley-International
- Karen
Courington, Military
Legislative Aide, Senator
Tim Kaine
- Missy
Cummings, Associate
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
-
Bill
Dalson, Corporate
International
Business
Development,
The
Americas, Lockheed
Martin Corporation
-
Arnaud
Danjean, Chair,
Subcommittee
on
Security
and Defense, European
Parliament
Mikheil
Darchiashvili,
Deputy
Minister of Defense, Ministry
of Defense, Georgia
- Premvir
Das, Member,
Executive
Council, Institute
of
Defence
Studies
and Analyses
- Glenn
Davidson, Former
Ambassador of Canada to the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
-
Howard
Dean,
Former
Governor of Vermont, Senior
Strategic Advisor, McKenna Long Aldridge LLP
-
Francis
Delon, Secretary
General
for
Defense
and National Security, Office
of the Prime Minister, France
-
Paul
Dewar, Member
of
Parliament,
Ottawa
Centre, House
of
Commons, Canada
- Jackson
Diehl, Deputy
Editorial
Page
Editor, The
Washington
Post
-
Yoram
Dinstein, Professor
Emeritus of International Law and President, Tel
Aviv University, Israel and UN Association of Israel
-
Paula
Dobriansky, Senior
Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and
International Affairs, Harvard
University
-
Gary
Doer, Ambassador
of
Canada
to
the United States of America, Embassy
of Canada to the United States
- Lyse
Doucet, Presenter,
BBC
World Service
- Howard
Drake, British
High
Commissioner
to
Canada, British
High
Commission, Canada
- Yochi
Dreazen, Senior
Writer, Foreign
Policy
-
David
Ellis, Rabbi-at-Large,
The
Atlantic Jewish Council
- Mieke
Eoyang, Director
of
the
National
Security Program, Third
Way
- Philippe
Errera, Director,
Strategic
Affairs, Ministry
of
Defense,
France
- Golnaz
Esfandiari, Senior
Correspondent, Blogger, Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Richard
Fadden, Deputy
Minister, Department
of National Defence, Canada
- Dean
Fealk, Partner
and
Group
Chair, DLA
Piper
- Dexter
Filkins, Foreign
Correspondent, The
New
York
Times
-
Kristian
Fischer, Deputy
Permanent
Secretary
of
State, Ministry
of
Defence, Denmark
- Helga
Flores Trejo, Principal
External Relations Advisor, Inter-American
Development Bank
- Chris
Fomunyoh, Senior
Associate and Regional Director for Central and
West Africa
National
Democratic
Institute
-
Robert
Fonberg, Special
Advisor
to
the
Clerk of the Privy Council and
Secretary to the
Cabinet
Privy
Council
Office
-
Liam
Fox, Member
of
Parliament
for
North Somerset, House
of Commons, United Kingdom
- Stephen
Flynn, Professor
of
Political
Science
& Director, Center
for Resilience
Studies, Northeastern
University
- Bruce
Friedman, Deputy
Director, Office of Brazilian and Southern Cone
Affairs, US
Department
of
State
-
Tidiane
Gadio, President,
Pan-African
Institute
of
Strategy
- Ulf
Gartzke, Managing
Partner
and
Founder, Spitzberg
Partners
LLC
- John
Gastright, Vice
President, Government Relations, DynCorp
International
- Leslie
Gatan, Ambassador
of
the
Philippines
to Canada, Embassy
of the Philippines, Canada
- Jennifer
Gearey, Director
of
Communications
for
the Minister of Justice
and Attorney
General, Ministry
of
Justice,
Canada
-
Matthias
Gebauer, Chief
Correspondent, DER
SPIEGEL
-
Jay
Ghazal, President,
Ghazal
&
Associates,
LLC
- Amos
Gilad, Head
of
the
Political-Military
and Policy Bureau, Ministry
of Defense, Israel
-
John
Glenn, Policy
Director, US
Global Leadership Coalition
-
Walter
Goodfellow, Justice
(Ret.), Supreme
Court
of
Nova
Scotia
- Daivd
Gough, Chair,
Atlantic
Chapter, American
Chamber
of
Commerce
in Canada
- Ladislav
Grabar, Defense
Attach,
Embassy
of Slovenia to the United States
- Kolinda
Grabar-Kitarovic, Assistant
Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Camille
Grand, Director,
The
Foundation for Strategic Research
- Jonathan
W. Greenert, Chief
of Naval Operations, United
States Navy
- Mike
Greenley, Director, Canadian
Association of Defence and Security Industries
- Maryscott
Greenwood, Executive
Director, Canadian
American Business Council
- Robert
Gruendel, Partner
and Global Chair, Energy Sector, DLA
Piper
- Jakub
Grygiel, George
H.W.
Bush
Senior
Associate Professor of
International
Relations, John
Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies
-
François Guimont, Deputy
Minister, Public
Safety Canada
-
Chuck
Hagel, Secretary
of
Defense,
U.S.
Department
of Defense
- Joseph
Hall, Vice
President, Halifax
International Security Forum
- Aleqa
Hammond, Premier,
Government
of
Greenland
- Fen
Hampson, Distinguished
Fellow
and
Director
of the Global Security
Program, The
Centre
for
International
Governance Innovation
-
Husain
Haqqani, Senior
Fellow
and
Director
for South and Central Asia, Hudson
Institute
- Allison
Hart, Special
Advisor,
Public
Diplomacy, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Sasha
Havlicek, CEO, Institute
for Strategic Dialogue
- Laurie
Hawn, Co-Chair,
Canada-US
Joint
Board
of
Defense
-Cho
Hee-yong, Ambassador
of the Republic of Korea to Canada, Embassy
of the Republic of Korea to Canada
-
Jeanine
Hennis-Plasschaert, Minister
of Defense, Ministry
of Defense, Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Steven
Heydemann, Senior
Advisor, Middle
East
Initiative,
US
Institute for Peace
- Rodrigo
Hinzpeter, Minister
of National Defense, Ministry
of National Defense, Chile
- Christine
Hogan, Foreign
Defence
Policy
Advisor
- Office
of the Prime Minister, Canada, Peter
Hogan, Vice
President, Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency
-
Matthew
Mark Horn, Government
Relations & Policy Advisor, MMH
Global Strategies, LLC
- Andrew
House, Chief
of
Staff, Public
Safety
Canada
-
Heather
Hurlburt, Senior
Advisor, National
Security
Network
-
Wolfgang
Ischinger, Chairman, Munich
Security Conference
- Farahnaz
Ispahani, Public
Policy Scholar, The
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Oscar
Izurieta, Undersecretary
of Defense, Ministry
of National Defense, Chile
- Bruce
Jackson, Founder
and
President, Project
on Transitional Democracies
- Charles
Jacoby, Commander,
United
States
Northern
Command,
North American Aerospace
Defense
Command
-
Roman
Jakic, Minister
of
Defense, Ministry
of
Defense,
Republic
of Slovenia
- Jackson
Janes, President,
American
Institute
for
Contemporary
Studies
- Cesar
Jaramillo, Program
Officer, Project
Ploughshares
- Said
Jawad, Chief
Executive
Officer, Capitalize
LLC
- Josef
Joffe, Editor,
Die
Zeit
-
Matthew
Johnson, Project
Director,
Ships
Economic
and Rural Development
and Tourism
Major Initiatives and Projects Office, Nova Scotia
- Matthew
Kaminski, Member,
Editorial Board, The
Wall
Street
Journal
-
Eiichi
Katahara, Director,
Regional Studies Department, National
Institute for Defense Studies
- John
Kavanagh, Manager,
Entrepreneurship and Business Skills Development, Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency
-
Madonna
Kent, Director
General,
Advocacy
&
Industrial Benefits, Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency
-
Adam
Kinzinger, Representative,
United
States
- Suat
Kiniklioglu, Executive
Director of STRATIM, Former Member of
Parliament, Center
for Strategic Communication (STRATIM)
-
Rachel
Kleinfeld, Senior
Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, President
Emeritus,
Truman
National
Security Project
- Martin
Klingst, Washington
Bureau
Chief, Die
Zeit
-
Kathleen
Koch, Author,
Journalist
- Kemal
Köprülü, Publisher, Turkish
Policy
Quarterly
-
David
Kramer, President,
Freedom
House
- Ivan
Krastev, Chairman
of
the
Board,
Programme Director, Political
Research, Centre
for Liberal Strategies
-
Tomoko
Kurokawa, Visiting
Scholar, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
-
Daniel
Kurtz-Phelan, Fellow, Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Alfred
Kwende, Former
Chief
Investigator/UNICTR, International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Ron
L'Esperance, President, Group
ATN Consultants
- Francois
Lafond, Executive
Director, Europanova
- Evan
Laksmana, Fulbright
Presidential PhD Scholar, Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
Syracuse University,
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta
-
Tim
Kaine, Senator,
United
States
- Richard
Kirkland, Vice
President, Corporate International Business
Development, Lockheed
Martin Corporation
-
Daniel
Kostoval, First
Deputy Minister of Defense, Ministry
of Defense & Armed Forces of the Czech
Republic
-
Karin
Landgren, Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for
Liberia, United
Nations
- Isabelle
Lasserre, Associate
Editor, Le
Figaro
- Thomas
Lawson, Chief
of
Defence
Staff, Canadian
Forces
- Jean-Yves
Le Drian, Minister
of Defense, Ministry
of Defense, France
- Paul
LeBlanc, President,
Atlantic
Canada
Opportunities
Agency, Pierre
Lellouche, Deputy
for the 1st District of Paris, French
National Assembly
- Lauri
Lepik, Permanent
Representative
of
Estonia, North
Atlantic
Treaty
Organization
- Kadri
Liik, Head
of
Wider
Europe
Programme, European
Council on Foreign Relations
- Nancy
Lindborg, Assistant
Administrator for Democracy, Conflict and
Humanitarian
Assistance
USAID
-
Linas
Linkevicius, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania
- Klaus
Linsenmeier, Executive
Director, Heinrich Böll
Foundation - North America
- Natalia
Loukacheva, First
Visiting Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies, University
of Akureyri
- Jawed
Ludin, Former
Deputy
Foreign
Minister, Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan
- Gal
Luft, Co-Director,
Institute
for
the
Analysis
of Global Security
- Brian
Macdonald, Legislative
Secretary for Military Affairs, Government
of New Brunswick
- John
MacDonell, Partner, Stewart
McKelvey
-
Geoffrey
Machum, Chair,
Board
of
Directors, Halifax
Port Authority
- Peter
MacKay, Minister
of
Justice
and
Attorney General, Ministry
of Justice, Canada
- Macha
MacKay, Member,
Canadian
Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- Mona
Makram-Ebeid, Member
of Advisory Council, Supreme
Council of the Armed Forces, Egypt
- Peter
Mansbridge, Chief
Correspondent and Anchor of The National, Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation
-
Anja
Manuel, Principal,
RiceHadleyGates
LLC
- Mikk
Marran, Permanent
Secretary,
Ministry
of
Defense, Estonian
Ministry
of Defense
- Vivek
Maru, Chief
Executive
Officer, Namati
Innovations
in
Legal
Empowerment
- Bill
McCaffrey, President
and Chief Executive Officer, MEG
Energy Corporation
- John
McCain, Senator,
United
States
- Audrey
McLaughlin, Election
Observer, National
Democratic Institute
- Membathisi
Mdladlana, High
Commissioner to Canada, South
African High Commission
- David
Merkel, Senior
Fellow, John
Hopkins
Center
for
Transatlantic Relations
- Imad
Mesdoua, Political
Analyst, Pasco
Risk
Management
- Jeanne
Meserve, Senior
Fellow, George
Washington
University
Homeland
Security Policy
Institute
-
Ayman
Mhanna, Executive
Director, Samir
Kassir Foundation
- Vladimir
Milov, President,
Institute
of
Energy
Policy
- Don
Moe, Vice
President,
Supply
and
Marketing, MEG
Energy Corporation
-
Duane
Monea, Vice
President,
Public
Relations, MEG
Energy Corporation
- Heba
Morayef, Egypt
Director,
Middle
East
and North Africa Division, Human
Rights Watch
- Pedro
Morenés, Minister
of Defense, Ministry
of Defense, Spain
- Mouaz
Moustafa, Executive
Director, The
Syrian Emergency Task Force
- John
Mueller, Woody
Hayes
Chair
Emeritus
of National Security Studies, Mershon
Center of Political Science
-
Yusuf
Muftuoglu, Advisor
to the President, Republic
of Turkey
- Jeff
Mullen, Director
of
Enterprise
Development, Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency
- Maureen
Murphy, Chief
of
Staff
to
the Minister of National Defence, Department
of National Defence, Canada
-
Andrew
Murrison, Minister
for International Security Strategy, Ministry
of Defence, United Kingdom
- Walter
Natynczyk, President, Canadian
Space Agency
- Mary
Naylor, Legislative
Director, Senator
Tim Kaine
- Pauline
Neville-Jones, Special
Representative to Business on Cybersecurity, House
of Lords, United Kingdom
-
John
Newton, Commander,
Maritime
Forces
Atlantic
and
Joint Task Force Atlantic
- Robert
Nicholson, Minister
of National Defence, Department
of National Defence, Canada
- Masashi
Nishihara, President, Research
Institute for Peace and Security
- Mark
Norman, Commander,
Royal
Canadian
Navy
- Elizabeth
O'Bagy, Foreign
Policy
Advisor, Senator
John
McCain
- Jacqueline
O'Neill, Director,
The
Institute for Inclusive Security
- Dixon
Osburn, Director,
Law
and
Security
Program, Human
Rights
First
- Mashbat
Otgonbayar, Strategic
Policy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Mongolia
- Timothy
Page, President,
Canadian
Association
of
Defence
and Security Industries
- Jean-Paul
Paloméros, Supreme
Allied Commander Transformation, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
-
Roland
Paris, Director,
Centre
for
International
Policy Studies, University
of Ottawa
- Sameer
Patil, Associate
Fellow
in
National
Security, Gateway
House: Indian Council on Global Relations
-
Benjamin
Pauker, Managing
Editor, Foreign
Policy
- Fredric
Pesme, Executive
Assistant
to
the
Commander Allied Command
Transformation, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
-
Nikola
Poposki, Minister
of
Foreign
Affairs, Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs, Macedonia
- Fabrice
Pothier, Head
of
Policy
Planning
for the Office of the Secretary
General, North
Atlantic
Treaty
Organization
-
Esa
Pulkkinen, Director
General, Defense Policy Department, Ministry
of Defense, Finland
- Diana
Quintero Cuello, Deputy
Minister of Defense for Strategy and Planning
Ministry
of
Defense,
Columbia
- Bob
Rae, Mediator,
former
Premier
of
Ontario and federal Liberal
leader
- Celina
Realuyo, Assistant
Professor
of
National
Security Affairs,
William J. Perry Center
for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National
Defense University
- Edward
Rees, Senior
Adviser, Building
Markets
- Daniel
Restrepo, Senior
Fellow, Center
for
American
Progress
- Stephen
Rigby, National
Security
Advisor
to
the Prime Minister, Privy
Council Office
- Richard
Riley, Consul
General, US
Consulate
General,
Halifax
- Sheila
Riordon, Minister
(Political),
Embassy
of Canada, Washington
- Julia
Rivard, Senior
Partner, Norex
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Robbins, Adjunct
Senior
Fellow, Council
on
Foreign
Relations
- Colin
Robertson, Vice
President, Canadian
Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
- Genaro
Robles Casillas, Defense
Attaché, Embassy
of Mexico, Canada
- Joshua
Rogin, Senior
Correspondent, Newsweek
Daily
Beast
-
Rafal
Rohozinski, Principal
and CEO, The
SecDev
Group
- Gideon
Rose, Editor,
Foreign
Affairs
-
Kevin
Rudd, Member
of
Parliament, Commonwealth
of Australia
- Daniel
Runde, Director,
Project
on
Prosperity
and Development, Center
for Strategic and International Studies
-
Laurent
Ruseckas, Senior
Advisor, IHS
- Tom
Ruth, President
and
Chief
Executive
Officer, Halifax
International
Airport Authority
- George
Sabra, President,
Syrian
National
Council
- Baba
Salah, Singer
and
Guitarist
- Sana
Saleem, Activist
Blogger, The
Guardian
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Paul
Salem, Vice
President,
Arab
Transitions
Initiative, Middle
East Institute
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Savage, Mayor,
Halifax
Regional
Municipality
- Bente
Scheller, Director,
Middle East Office Beirut, Heinrich Böll Stiftung
- Randy
Scheunemann, President, Orion
Strategies, Peter
Semneby, Ambassador
to
the
Islamic
Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry
for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
- Michael
Semple, Visiting
Professor,
Institute
for
Study of Conflict
Transformation and
Social Justice, Queen's
University Belfast
- Richard
Sendall, Senior
Vice
President,
Strategy
and Government Relations, MEG
Energy Corporation
-
Baek
Seung Joo, Vice
Minister of National Defense, Ministry
of National Defense, Republic of Korea
- Jacob
Shavit, CEO,
Discovery
Air
- Robin
Shepherd, Director,
International Affairs, Henry
Jackson Society
- Makita
Shimokawa, Deputy
Director-General, the Asian and Oceania Affairs
Bureau, Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs,
Japan
-
Newton
Shortliffe, Acting
Director General, Intelligence Assessments, Canadian
Security Intelligence Service
-
Mohammed
Shtayyeh, Minister, Palestinian
Economic Council for Development and
Reconstruction
- Vasil
Sikharulidze, Chairman, Atlantic
Council of Georgia
- Donald
Sinclair, Director
General, Foreign
Affairs
and
International
Trade Canada
- Jill
Sinclair, Assistant
Deputy Minister, Policy, Department
of National Defence, Canada
- Randa
Slim, Research
Fellow,
National
Security
Studies Program, The
New America Foundation
- Vaclav
Smil, Distinguished
Professor
Emeritus, University
of Manitoba
- Milan
Solßr, Deputy
Secretary General/Program Director, Slovak
Atlantic Commission
- Nancy
Southern, Chair,
President and Chief Executive Officer, ATCO
Ltd.
- Janice
Stein, Director,
Munk
School
of
Global Affairs, University
of Toronto
- Edison
Stewart, Assistant
Deputy
Minister,
Public
Affairs, Department
of
National Defence, Canada
- Karen
Stewart, Political
Advisor
to
SACT, Allied
Command
Transformation
- Yohanes
Sulaiman, Lecturer, Indonesian
National Defense University
- Gunnar
Bragi Sveinsson, Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Ministry
for Foreign Affairs, Iceland
-
Jane
Taber, Atlantic
Bureau
Chief, The
Globe
and
Mail
-
Andrew
Tabler, Senior
Fellow, Washington
Institute
for
Near
East Policy
- Jonathan
Tepperman, Managing
Editor, Foreign
Affairs
-
Sue
Mi Terry, Senior
Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia
University
- Ljuben
Tevdovski, Ambassador
of Macedonia to Canada, Embassy
of Macedonia in Canada
- Eneken
Tikk-Ringas, Senior
Fellow for Cyber Security, International
Institute for Strategic
Studies
Middle
East
Office
-
Alioune
Tine, Chairman,
Human
Rights
Commission, Senegal
-
Ekaterine
Tkeshelashvili, President, Georgian
Institute for Strategic Studies
- Kenneth
Tovo, Deputy
Commander, US
Southern Command
- Peter
Van Praagh, President, Halifax
International Security Forum
- Robert
Vass, Secretary
General, Slovak
Atlantic
Commission
-
Hubert
Védrine, President, Francois Mitterrand
Institute
- Garry
Venman, Vice
President,
Business
Development
and Government
Relations, Discovery
Air Defence Services
-
Nirmal
Kumar Verma, High
Commissioner of India to Canada, High
Commission of India, Ottawa
- Alexander
Vershbow, Deputy
Secretary General, North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Cindy
Vestergaard, Senior
Researcher, Danish
Institute for International Studies
- John
Vinocur, Former
Executive
Editor, International
Herald
Tribune
- Kurt
Volker, Executive
Director, McCain
Institute
- Christoph
von Marschall, Chief
Diplomatic Correspondent, Der
Tagesspiegel
-
Alexandre
Vulic, Deputy
Head
of
Mission, Embassy
of
France
in Canada
-
Nicolai
Wammen, Minister
of
Defense, Ministry
of
Defense,
Denmark
- W.
Bruce Weinrod, Senior
Advisor, Global
Impact
Inc.
- Jonathan
Weisstub, Chairman
of the Board, Halifax International Security
Forum
- Jim
Wellons, Executive
Officer
to
the
Commander United States
Southern
Command
- Michael
Werz, Senior
Fellow, Center
for
American
Progress
- Marc
Whittingham, President
& CEO, Canadian
Commercial Corporation
- Alexis
Wichowski, Media
Analyst, United States Mission to the United
Nations, US
Department
of
State
-
Einat
Wilf, Senior
Fellow, The
Jewish
People
Policy
Institute
- Taylor
Wilson, Nuclear
Physicist,
University
of Nevada, Reno
- Werner
Wnendt, Ambassador
of
the
Federal
Republic of Germany, Federal
Foreign Office
- Peter
Wright, Development
Officer, ACOA
- Harry
Wu, Founder
and
Executive
Director, Laogai
Research Foundation
- Moshe
Ya'alon, Minister
of
Defense, Ministry
of
Defense,
Israel
- Hasan
Kemal Yardimci, Deputy
Minister of National Defense, Ministry
of Defense, Republic of Turkey
-
Chris
Yonke, Owner,
International
Options
and
Trade
- Dov
Zakheim, Senior
Fellow, Center
for
Naval
Analyses
- Wendy
Zatylny, President
Association
of
Canadian
Port
Authorities
- Philippe
Zeller, Ambassador
of
France
to
Canada, Embassy
of
France in Canada
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