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The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East
Get PDFOn February 16, 2023, Royce de Melo, an independent security and defense consultant, presented The Implications of the Wagner group in Africa and the Middle East. The key issues discussed were the history of Wagner group operations, current activities in Africa and the Middle East, and the relationship between the group and the Russian state.
Received: 2023-05-15
Revised: 2023-18-0
On Religion: The Problem with Conflicting Testimonies
Get PDFRichard Swinburne’s “Is There A God?” articulates an argument for God’s existence, with the key premise being the principle of testimony. The principle postulates that one should believe the experiences of others if one does not have said experiences. While I accept the principle of testimony and agree that people’s experiences can give them a prima facie justification for God’s existence, I argue the diversity of conflicting religious testimony acts as a defeater to Swinburne’s argument. One does not have, all things considered, justification for God’s existence through testimony. My strategy will present a scenario of religious diversity which illustrates the dynamics of conflicting testimony across disparate groups
WHY NATO HAS BECOME A FLASHPOINT WITH RUSSIA IN UKRAINE
Get PDFOn November 21, 2022, Dr. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow with the Council of Foreign Relations and School of Foreign Service and a professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University, presented on Why NATO Has Become a FlashPoint with Russia in Ukraine at the 2022 Annual CASIS Vancouver West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) roots in liberal democracy, NATO’s role within the Ukrainian-Russian war and their collaboration with the European Union, the future threat of a potential Russia-China alliance, challenges to address within the near coming future regarding Ukraine, and NATO’s role within the strength of democracy.
Received: 2022-12-09Revised: 2023-01-0
DISRUPTION: HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Get PDFOn November 21, 2022, Candyce Kelshall, president of CASIS Vancouver and vice chair at the Canadian Intelligence Network, presented Disruption: Hiding in Plain Sight at the 2022 CASIS Vancouver West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the distinction of Generation Z and Alpha from previous generations, their presence in the online and offline worlds, cyber- and soft war and its implication in the West and in Ukraine, Russia building new partnerships, the survival of liberal democracy, and Canada’s role in ensuring the survival of liberal democracy.
Received: 2023-01-16Revised: 2023-01-2
PROFESSIONALIZING AND STANDARDIZING INTELLIGENCE PRACTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SECURITY
Get PDFOn November 22, 2022, Roberto Mendoza, the Co-Chair of the Canadian Association of Professional Intelligence Analysts (CAPIA), presented on Professionalizing and Standardizing Intelligence Practice in the Context of National Security. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS-Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the role and function CAPIA serves in the Canadian Security & Intelligence Community (S&I Community) and how intelligence practices can be improved.
Received: 2023-01-02Revised: 2023-01-0
BUILDING TRUST IN COMMUNITIES: STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Get PDFOn November 24, 2022, Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Dennis Murray of Thames Valley Police presented Building Trust in Communities: Strategic and Tactical Considerations. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the ways in which legitimacy influences community trust, the strategic and tactical considerations for organisations seeking to raise legitimacy, and the ways in which law enforcement can successfully build long-term and sustained trust in communities.
Received: 2023-01-15Revised: 2023-01-1
ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE IN UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS: A HUMAN SOURCE PERSPECTIVE
Get PDFOn November 24, 2022, Mr. Mubin Shaikh, a Counter Extremism Specialist at Parents for Peace, presented on the Ethics and Excellence in Undercover Operations: A Human Source Perspective. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS-Vancouver executives. The key points of discussion were human source intelligence, motivators to work undercover, methods to conduct oneself as a human source, and aggravating issues that contribute to worst case scenarios.
Received: 2022-12-11Revised: 2023-01-0
Incorporating Indigenous Ways of Knowing into Architecture and Engineering Design and Delivery
Get PDFInfrastructure projects play a significant role in shaping our communities and the impacts go far beyond the infrastructure itself. Embedded within are values that represent the end users and the ambitions of the community. Infrastructure holds the potential to elevate and honour the values of the Indigenous peoples on whose traditional territories projects are built. Including Indigenous ways of knowing in infrastructure projects can strengthen relationships between Indigenous communities, project stakeholders and the broader society as well as provide much needed local project input. In the Canadian context, the rebuilding and strengthening of respectful relationships is called reconciliation, and while often casually claimed, true reconciliation can be advanced only through fundamental shifts that produce real-world outcomes.
The inclusion of Indigenous ways of knowing is fraught with challenges and uncertainty for project owners and design teams. My Master of Applied Science thesis created a Framework to Incorporate Indigenous Ways of Knowing that can inform project owners on the preparation, optional methods, and continued responsibilities that they can implement in an effort to respectfully incorporate Indigenous knowledge in their projects. As a Ph.D. student, I am expanding my previous work to explore how an Indigenous-centered methodology could be utilized in this area
Witnessing the Journey through Indigenous Youth Storywork: A Spiritual Awakening
Get PDFIndigenous adoptee scholars across Turtle Island and beyond have done good work in coming to understand their identity through community connection, culture, education and practice. A plethora of research has guided young Indigenous interracial adoptees on their journey, yet there are few stories focused on the experiences of interracial Maya adoptees reconnecting to their culture in KKKanada.
Currently there is limited research documenting Maya adoptees’ experiences of displacement and cultural reclamation in KKKanadian adoption studies. Research must make more space for these stories and the stories of local Indigenous communities supporting them. In this story (thesis), through engagement with current literature and ten research questions, I explored what it meant to live as an interracial adoptee in West Coast Indigenous communities. An Indigenous Youth Storywork methodology was applied to bring meaning to relationships I have with diverse Indigenous Old Ones, mentors and Knowledge Keepers, and their influence on my journey as a Maya adoptee returning to my culture.
My personal story was developed and analyzed using an Indigenous decolonial framework and Indigenous Arts-based methods. This storying journey sheds light on the intricate intersections of interracial adoption, specifically for Maya Indigenous Youth who currently live in KKKanada. The intention of this Youth Storywork research work is to create space for Indigenous, Interracial, Transracial and Maya adoptees in Child and Youth Care, Social Work and Counseling Psychology education, policy and practice
Reconceptualizing and Reclaiming Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management Through Differing Ways of Knowing
Get PDFThe consideration of Indigenous Knowledge systems in the management of natural resources is growing in Canada to meet legal requirements, fill gaps in knowledge, and improve reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. The recent Yahey (Blue Berry First Nations) v. British Columbia, Supreme Court of British Columbia decision has brought cumulative effects to the forefront. In this presentation, I discussed three Indigenous frameworks that could be used to re-shape cumulative effects assessment and management.
While it is recognized there are complementary aspects of western science and Indigenous Knowledge, there remain questions as to how best to align these worldviews. Much of the recent natural resource management literature reviewing the bridging of Indigenous knowledge systems with Western science continues to be generated from the dominant colonial point of view. There is a need to ensure Indigenous Knowledge systems are reflected in an equal manner while allowing Indigenous communities and nations the necessary capacity and time to consider these pressures more fulsomely. Cumulative effects on their own are complex, broad, and pervasive and are not well considered in natural resource management processes. As a result of the complexity, the assessment and management of cumulative effects suffer from a lack of integrated baseline data, consideration of social-ecological thresholds and coordinating management responses. By exploring three examples of Indigenous worldviews, I demonstrate how cumulative effects assessment could be reframed to better address these complexities while supporting community level needs and interests