Security & Defence

Below you will find highlights of just some of the AIMS research related to public policy on security and defence matters in today’s post 9/11 world. Please check through the postings below or the library listings found at the left of the screen to review the full scope of AIMS’ work on security and defence.

Hot Topics
05-Jul-2010
Alex Wilner
Terror is not a legitimate tool for ultimate victory, and we should say so.
Homegrown terrorism is an evolving global phenomenon. AIMS Security and Defence Policy Fellow discusses how Canadians might better protect themselves from the terrorism to come.
14-Jul-2008
Caroline Glick
Based on remarks by renowned Israeli journalist Caroline Glick, this Commentary reflects her powerful and thought-provoking message.
Books & Papers
15-May-2008
Alex Wilner
Canada’s failed state policy is dangerously outdated. AIMS Security and Defence Policy Fellow Alex Wilner weighs in on how Ottawa might better protect Canadians.
Commentary
03-Jul-2007
Alex Wilner
This Commentary evaluates various offensive approaches proving invaluable in the global struggle against terrorism.
05-Jul-2007
Anthony Daniels
English writer Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the West’s loss of moral conviction.
16-Mar-2007
Alex Wilner
In this Commentary, AIMS Security and Defence Policy Intern Alex Wilner explains important lessons, for both terrorist organisations and the governments combating them.
In the Media
20-Oct-2009
This Op-Ed by Alex Wilner, AIMS Fellow in Defence and Security, sheds light on the issue of extremist recruitment in prison. Published by The Globe and Mail it opened a discussion on what to do with incarcerated Islamist terrorists.
05-Nov-2008
In this op-ed that appeared in the Globe and Mail, AIMS Security and Defence Fellow Alex Wilner explains the threat of homegrown terrorism on Canada. He provides four strategies that the government needs to adopt to counteract the threat.
02-Oct-2007
AIMS Intern in Security and Defence Policy Alex Wilner takes a look at the crisis in Sudan in this op/ed. He notes that there are specific short, medium and long-range goals that Canada must take to ensure that the refugee crisis is averted.
30-May-2007
AIMS security and defence policy intern Alex Wilner’s work on Canada’s role in Afghanistan is featured in this article from the Atlantic Business Magazine. Wilner’s op/ed, Three Reasons to be in Afghanistan, is referenced by the Honourable John C. Crosbie in his regular column.
22-Jan-2007
Recent CBC polls suggest that a majority of Canadians continue to badly misinterpret Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. AIMS Security and Defence Intern Alex Wilner sets out to ameliorate the situation. In this Op/Ed, Wilner outlines three compelling reasons for Canada’s continued military involvement in the beleaguered state.
24-Nov-2006
History is repeating itself in the Horn of Africa. AIMS Security and Defence Intern Alex Wilner outlines how the recent rise of Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union (ICU) is strikingly similar to the path pursued by the Taliban in its march to power in the 1990s. The danger for Canada, Wilner argues, is that both fundamentalist groups have ties to international terrorism. Might Canadian soldiers head to Somalia in the coming decade?
18-Aug-2006
In this op/ed published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, AIMS' Intern in Security and Defence Policy takes a look at the latest developments in the Middle East. Alex Wilner suggests the latest UN resolution does little more than provide a half time break for the Hezbollah - Israeli conflict.
27-Jul-2007
This op/ed written by AIMS Intern in Defence and Security Policy says there are successes in Afghanistan; Canadians just aren't being told about them. Alex Wilner suggests Canadian troops are having a bigger impact than is being reported.
Newsletters
08-Jul-2010
AIMS' latest papers on Post Secondary Education and a report on the state of the health care system in Canada
11-Mar-2010
Take in AIMS' event with Tom Flanagan, author of "Beyond the Indian Act".
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