In the 18th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and our guest co-host this week, Jean-Christophe Boucher, fellow co-director of the CDSN and lead of the Civil – Military Relations theme, discuss NATO in the Middle East, the Munich Security Conference and Macron’s vision for a European nuclear defense strategy. Our Capstone Preview features Emerging Scholar Victoria Tait [24:30], a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at Carleton University, who presented her paper at the last inter-university Seminar on Armed Forces and Society-Canada. Our Feature Interview this week is with Year Ahead guest, Shawn Skelly [33:35] Co-founder of Out in National Security and Commissioner, National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, 2017-2020. This week’s Peeve is on hiatus as Steve is in Japan this week.

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In the 17th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef discuss highlights from the CGAI conference in Ottawa this past week, the makings of a good conference, Canadian ISIS fighters captured in Afghanistan, NATO in Iraq, the NATO Policy on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and the CAF falling short of its target of a 25% female force. Our Capstone Preview features Emerging Scholar Ali Wyne [33:30], a researcher at RAND, who presented at KCIS last summer, on Great Power Competition. Our Feature Interview this week is with Year Ahead guest, Ayesha Ray [44:45] where we discuss her research including escalating tensions in Kashmir and the inclusion of women in the Indian armed forces. This week’s Peeve [1:03:00] is about the American electoral process.

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In the 16th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef discuss the aftermath of the Iran – US fallout and the implications for NATO, along with the mandate of Operation LENTUS. Our Feature Interview this week is with Year Ahead guest, Will Greaves [12:00] where we discuss Canada-US Relations and circumpolar politics. This week’s Peeve [43:20] is the false equivalence machine.

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In the 15th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef discuss the implications of the US airstrike for the Canadian led NATO mission in Iraq, along with new year resolutions and Pokemon infrastructure. Steve speaks with Rachel Schmidt [22:55] about her PhD research on female rebel disengagement and we have an interview with CDSN Military Personnel co-directors, Irina Goldenberg and our very own Stéfanie von Hlatky [29:00] discussing the exciting plans they have coming up in this research theme. Meanwhile, Steve [52:55] is peeved about international relations media coverage.

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In this end of year episode, Steve and Stef reflect back on a few of their favorite moments during the inaugural year of Battle Rhythm.

A big thanks to everyone who has given Battle Rhythm a listen, subscribed and shared! If you haven’t listened to an episode yet, this is a great intro to what its all about.

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In the 13th episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef discuss the NATO leadership summit, along with the highlights and lowlights of the past year including this podcast! Spoiler alert: it’s a highlight. Stef speaks with Thomas Hughes [19:00] about his PhD research on NATO military exercises and we have an interview with Stephanie Hoffman [27:35] from this past summer in Lisbon, where they discuss regional security organizations.

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In the 12th episode of the Battle Rhythm Podcast, Steve and Stef discuss WIIS-Paris, France and the Arctic and of course Trump. For our feature interview, we head back to the summer when Steve interviewed Chiara Ruffa [25:30] at the ERGOMAS conference in Lisbon. This week’s Emerging Scholar interview is with Rebecca Jensen [19:00] who discusses her research on operational adaption as a dissertation fellow at Marine Corps University. In Steve’s Peeves [48:10], Steve shares some of his thoughts on silencing student criticism of China on campus.

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In the 11th episode of Battle Rhythm Podcast, Steve and Stef reflect on Remembrance Day and events supporting Canada’s veterans. The feature interview [21:45] is extra special this episode as we have 11 guests for our 11th episode! Our guests are the 2019 Peace with Women Fellows who discuss a wide variety of issues from leadership and learning to recruitment and retention. Steve shares some of his thoughts on actively remembering through war museums in Steve's Peeves [53:30].

Peace with Women Fellows, The 2019 Class of the Halifax Peace With Women Fellowship brings together 11 diverse and accomplished women from 10 different countries. All Fellows are senior ranking active-duty officers and represent varying branches of military with a broad spectrum of responsibilities. Halifax International Security Forum is proud to welcome its second class of distinguished Fellowship leaders to the Halifax network.

Fellows in order of appearance:

23:20

BG Lisa Ferris, NZ Defence Legal Services

Paz Magat, Director, Peace With Women Fellowship

29:10

Colonel Tracey Onufer, USAF, CoS SOF South

Commodore Solveig Krey, Norweigan Navy, Dep ACOS Ops

34:00

Colonel Debra Lovette, USAF, Human capital, Joint Force Space

Air Commodore Elanor Boekholt-o’Sullivan, Netherlands, Cyber Defence

38:20

LtColonel Joana Polekauskiene, Lithuania, instructor mil academy

Colonel Lysane Martel, RCAF professional development

42:30

Colonel Dr. Lale Baroschek, Germany, Recruitment

Colonel Solene le Floch, French Air Force, Human Resource manager

48:00

Captain Rachel Durbin, Australia, Navy, Future Force

Captain Fiona Shepherd, RN, ACOS Logistics, Operations and Plans

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In the 10th episode of Battle Rhythm Podcast, Steve and Stef reflect on the recent Canadian election and consider what Canada’s defense and security policy might look like under a Liberal minority government. They also discuss recent protests in Iraq, their recent trips to Denver, Hamburg and Belgium and all things Halloween. The feature interview guest is Lindy Heinecken [22:30], who discusses transitions of peacekeepers when they come home. Our Emerging Scholar segment has Stef speaking with Elikem Tsamenyi [15:00], about his research on security governance mechanisms within Africa. Steve shares some of his thoughts on the film adaptation of World War Z in Steve's Peeves.

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In this episode of Battle Rhythm, Steve and Stef talk about Turkey’s recent incursion against Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. They explore how the Trump administration’s foreign policy led to this moment and elaborate on the implications for NATO. In light of the impending Canadian election, Steve and Stef discuss the foreign policy positions of the main parties. In the Network Highlights segment, Steve speaks with Harleen Atwal [21:00] about the NATO Field School and Simulation Program. The feature interview is with Dr. Alice Pannier[25:45] who shares her expertise in European security politics. Finally, in Steve’s Peeves, some thoughts from Steve on the NBA pandering to China.

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