Violent Extremism on-line: Drivers, Evidence and a Way Forward
What are the drivers of violent extremism on-line? What do we know about its impact? How do we engage industry and leverage the potential of modern analytical techniques to create capabilities to monitor for “risk factors” while remaining consistent with important principles as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights? One option is to... Read More
Introducing the Human Rights Documentation Toolkit
The SecDev Foundation is proud to introduce the Human Rights Documentation Toolkit. Developed in partnership with the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), the Human Rights Documentation Toolkit is a multidisciplinary, interactive online portal providing human rights documenters with existing documentation resources and tools, broadly accepted practices, and ongoing support from other documentation stakeholders. The online... Read More
Trading Nukes: Does Canada need a new North Korea policy?
An immersive cultural experience hosted by the Intelligence Futures Working Group – Thursday 20th of October 2016 North Korea matters. A war on the Korean Peninsula would have dramatic negative consequences for its neighbours. US diplomacy has failed and containing or ignoring Pyongyang is not a viable option. In 1999 Canada embarked on efforts toward... Read More
PeaceTech and the Syrian Conflict: What Canadians Are Doing
Join us on 30 September 2016 at Ottawa’s Peace Festival as we share our experience with PeaceTech and the Syrian conflict. Peacetech in Syria The conflict in Syria has been fought on, and through, the internet. Since 2012, SalamaTech has helped hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians to stay safe online. Run by Canadians, SalamaTech... Read More
Peacetech and the Syrian Conflict: New Report By The British Council
The British Council recently published a new report looking at peacetech initiatives responding to the Syrian crisis. Our own projects – SalamaTech and Be Heard – were featured in the study, which also quoted our Executive Director, Deirdre Collings. The report, entitled “Innovative Peacebuiding in Syria: A Scoping Study of the Strategic Use of Technology... Read More
Canada and the Digital Economy: Youth, Talent, and Innovation
Join the CIC National Capital Branch for Politics @ the Pub: Canada and the Digital Economy: Youth, Talent, and Innovation Monday, September 19th 18:00 – 20:30 On June 14, 2016, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) launched a consultation process in support of Canada’s Innovation Agenda. Key intersecting pillars of the Government of Canada’s new Innovation... Read More
Look Beyond the CVE Buzzwords; See the People
With all the talk of countering violent extremism (CVE), it can be easy to lose sight of the most important aspect of any conflict: people. To actually affect change and help at-risk youth, for example, to find an alternative path, those kids must become the focus of our efforts. Fostering earnest human connections across cultures... Read More
China’s Rising Cyber Power: Assessing the Implications
The Canadian International Council (CIC) National Capital Branch, Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) and the SecDev Foundation present: China’s Rising Cyber Power: Assessing the Implications Tuesday, September 13th China’s emergence as a major global power is reshaping the cyber domain. The country has the world’s largest internet-user community, a growing economic footprint... Read More
Why Helping Syrians is Harder than it Should Be
While the Syrian civil war continues to rage more than five years on, the challenges in helping Syrians caught in conflict grow. The U.N. estimates that 13.5 million Syrians are in need of assistance – their situations vary, and some, such as refugees, are easier to reach and help. But what about the estimated 4.5 million... Read More
Where do Rio de Janeiro’s crime guns come from?
By Robert Muggah originally for OpenDemocracy The vast majority of firearms in the hands of the population are of Brazilian origin. Its control is the key to reduce the striking number of deaths caused by gunshots. Guns kill. The impacts of a bullet on human bone and tissue can be devastating. Survivors face lasting physical... Read More