Research Papers

2014 Research Papers

Biometric-Based Authentication for Cyberworld Security: Challenges and Opportunities
by M.L. Gavrilova
Dr. M.L. Gavrilova, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Calgary examines the ever evolving field of biometric security. New vulnerabilities are discovered daily alongside new methodologies to combat them, however the most pressing concern is the relationship between online user identities and their identity in the real world. New research is being conducted everyday in this field, but many questions remain unanswered.

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2013 Research Papers

Canadian Defence Commitments: Overview and Status of Selected Acquistions and Initatives
by Elinor Sloan
As the number of big-ticket items on Canada's military hardware shopping list has snowballed in recent years, Elinor Sloan investigates procurement in Canada. When the Harper government first came to power, supply ships and fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft were must-haves. Almost a decade later those projects remain, incredibly, unfinished. And today we must add to the postponed equipment needs of the Canadian Armed Forces, among other things, maritime helicopters, fighter aircraft, destroyer ship replacements, even your basic truck. What's gone wrong?

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2012 Research Papers

Distributed Security as Cyber Strategy: Outlining a Comprehensive Approach for Canada in Cyberspace
by Ron Deibert
A new research paper by Ron Deibert, director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs, reviews the world of cyber security through a global perspective. The paper argues that cyber security is essential to a democratic country, as without a global communications network Canadians cannot communicate and share ideas freely, which is a critical component of its democratic system.

The Ghost of General Otter: Putting the Canadian Forces Report on Transformation 2011 in Context
by Andrew Godefroy
After nearly a decade of military commitment to war, counterinsurgency, and stability operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere, the Canadian government in 2010 initiated a shift in its national security and economic policies that would ultimately lead to a significant contraction in the total level of funding invested in national defence, thus giving rise to the Canadian Forces Transformation Team (CFTT) under the direction of Gen. Andrew Leslie.When the team produced its final Report on Transformation it appeared draconian and invited immediate criticism. However, Andrew Godefroy argues that despite all of the criticism the report will likely be adopted.

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2011 Research Papers

Lessons Learned? What Canada Should Learn from Afghanistan
by David Bercuson and Jack Granatstein
David Bercuson, Senior CDFAI Research Fellow and J.L. Granatstein, Senior CDFAI Research Fellow, examine Canada's decade long involvement in Afghanistan. During this time the Canadian Forces suffered substantial casualties. The country's military and political leadership learned on the job about the costs of war, the intractability of counterinsurgency warfare and the difficulties of managing an increasingly unpopular conflict through a long period of domestic political turmoil. But what did Canada learn?

Operations Security and the Public’s Need to Know
by Sharon Hobson
In a new Research Paper from Sharon Hobson, CDFAI Research Fellow and Canadian correspondent for Jane's Defence Weekly, entitled Operations Security and the Public’s Need to know. The question is asked, is there “a disconnect between the public’s need to know and the military’s culture of secrecy”? Hobson says yes.

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