We now have 5 network podcasts:
1. Battle Rhythm is hosted by Stephen Saideman, Anessa Kimball, Artur Wilczynski, Wendy Wong, Thomas Hughes and Linna Tam-Seto, and released every second Wednesday, features timely discussion on the defence and security issues of the day, as well as feature conversations with experts.
2. Conseils de sécurité hosted by Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé and Laurent Borzillo, comes out the corresponding Wednesdays that Battle Rhythm doesn't and is completely en français.
3. SecurityScape is a monthly podcast produced by graduate students from the Centre of Military, Security, and Strategic Studies. Each episode highlights scholars and students and the important research they are conducting relating to security.
4. The NATO Field Report will bring you field reports via a ‘special’ (occasional) podcast featuring the NATO Field School staff, students, and guest speakers. Each episode will be moderated by NFS staff and students and themed to a particular topic, discussing key takeaways and unique perspectives while discussing this topic with experts and decision-makers in the field. https://www.sfu.ca/politics/natofieldschool.html
5. Resilience Plus is a unique, evidence-based, bilingual program at RMC and RMC Saint-Jean hosted by Meaghan M. Wilkin & Lobna Cherif
Publisher
Canadian Defence and Security Network - Réseau Canadien Sur La Défense et la Sécurité
Episode 4.25: Trust Building Measures with Dr. Vanessa Brown
Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm with co-host Dr. Thomas Hughes, Assistant Professor at Mount Allison University. Steve and Thomas discuss the RAF Fairford incident that led to five UK nationals being arrested and later released; Canadian decisions on developing anti-drone capabilities; and a discussion of retired former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre as he has recently published his memoir, Into the Breach: A Soldier’s Journey By Wayne Eyre.
Today’s Feature Interview is with Dr. Vanessa Brown as she hosts the upcoming Inter University Seminar on the Armed Forces in Society - Canada Conference in Ottawa from Oct 23-25th. Vanessa Brown holds a PhD in Sociology from Carleton University. Her PhD thesis investigates the integration of gender and cultural perspectives in Professional Military Education and its relationship to organizational culture change. Dr Brown is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at Canadian Forces College. Dr. Brown assumes a variety of defense research and advisory roles. Dr. Brown is an Adjunct Professor at the Inter-American Defense College in Washington DC and serves as Program Chair for Canada’s Inter-University Seminar on the Armed Forces and Society. In recent years Dr. Brown was an Assistant Professor with the Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security developing curriculum and research on Mainstreaming Gender Perspectives in Operations for the United Nations Chief Heads of Defense Network on Women, Peace and Security. Additionally, Dr. Brown was the first Gender Advisor to Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy. Dr. Brown has received a commendation from the Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff for her commissioned report which applied gender-based and intersectional analysis to military education and culture at Canadian Forces College. Dr. Brown teaches in the areas of leadership, military sociology, and institutional policy with a focus on gender and cultural equity. Her current research focuses on organizational culture change, advancing gender and intersectional perspectives in and through defence organizations, and the use of military Gender Advisors and Gender Focal Points to create transformational change institutionally and operationally. Dr. Brown is also researching gender-based violence facilitated by small arms and its relationship to international law, norms and policy on arms trade.
More information on IUS-C and registration here: https://www.iusafs.org/ius-canada-region/
News:
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cjwyz59k5y75o
https://globalnews.ca/news/12077678/canadian-military-anti-drone-defences/
https://globalnews.ca/news/12075653/canadian-forces-rebuilding-wayne-eyre/
Fighting Spirit: The Profession of Arms in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/fighting-spirit.html
Book Launch - Dr. Thomas Hughes: The Department of Politics & International Relations invites you to attend the book launch of Dr. Thomas Hughes’ new book entitled Military Exercises and Threat Perception in Europe: NATO, Russia, and the Politics of War Games, 1975-2018 (Routledge, 2026). Dr. Hughes will talk about the book, entertain questions/comments, and then snacks and drinks will be enjoyed informally. Organization: POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Event Locator: 2026-AASZMF. Thursday, October 8, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Windsor Hall Grand Room, Mount Allison University (Sackville, NB)
23 Sept 2026
Episode 4.24: How We Strengthen World Order in an Age of Insecurity with Dr. Michael Manulak
Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow at GPSIA, University of Ottawa; Artur and Steve Saideman discuss aging punks and the meaning of EU associate membership for Canada, while Artur provides insights on the benefits of a closer Canada-Norway relationship.
In today’s feature interview, Steve talks to his Colleague Michael Manulak who is writing a new book on the history of the League of Nations, to be published by Penguin in 2027. The book argues that the League was far more successful and consequential than its reputation suggests. It stopped wars, solved economic crises, and aided refugees. Because of its successes, it established practices and institutions that later shaped the United Nations. Its demise offers a stark cautionary tale for our current moment: international order cannot be defended when states are unwilling to assume the responsibilities and costs of collective action.
He also has a new article in Policy Magazine responding to Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb’s recent Economist essay on “values-based realism.” Arguing that international institutions are not a “hopeful” alternative to realism—they are the essential mechanism for making it sustainable.
You can read the full article here: https://www.policymagazine.ca/the-false-choice-behind-values-based-realism/
9 Sept 2026
Episode 4.23: Planning for the Next Pandemic with CAF’s Surgeon General, MGen Scott Malcolm
Welcome to a new academic term and a new episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve Saideman and Dr. Linna Tam-Seto (Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto) discuss updates on civil military relations from the American Political Sciences Association (APSA) Conference in Boston; why Canada is turning its back on our peacekeeping traditions; along with a lesson in leadership from Gen. Jennie Carignan while Hegseth leaves his troops stranded aboard the USS Lincoln along with commemorating 9/11. For today’s feature interview, Linna speaks with Surgeon General MGen Scott Malcolm about health security cooperation. Both Dr. Tam-Seto and MGen Malcolm will be speaking at CIMVHR’s Annual Forum from October 19-21, 2026 – in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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