Canadian International Council

Strategic Datalink, published by the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies (CISS) since 1988, is now a publication of the Canadian International Council (CIC). Each Strategic Datalink is a concise and insightful analytical paper that explores timely, policy-relevant international security issues, particularly those strategic issues that are of relevance to Canadian security. Submissions for publication should be sent to tgadams@canadianinternationalcouncil.org


New Issues

ISSUE NO. 6
The Indo-American Nuclear Deal and its Implications for Canada
Anita Singh

ISSUE NO. 5
US and Iranian Security Motives in the Proliferation Crisis
Daniel Kunsberg Rosenfield

ISSUE NO. 4
The Transatlantic Helping Hand: Canada's Active Participation In NATO's 'Other' Non-Combat Operations Outside The Traditional "Euro-Atlantic box"
Brandon Deuville

ISSUE NO. 3
The Crisis in Georgia
S.N. MacFarlane

ISSUE NO. 2
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's Afghan Offensive: Challenge or Opportunity for NATO's Interests?
Nicola Contessi

ISSUE NO. 1
Regular and Irregular War
Sir Lawrence Freedman

Archived Issues

2008

ISSUE NO. 142
Forces Of Instability Across The Taiwan Strait
Thomas Adams

2007

ISSUE NO. 141
China’s Strategic Nuclear Modernization: Reasons And Implications
Thomas Adams

ISSUE NO. 140
Western Sahara: A "Low-Intensity, Low-Level Dispute" With High-Intensity, High-Level Consequences
Oren Cainer

ISSUE NO. 139
How Fares The Civilian-Military Nexus? Latent Threats To Countering Modern Terror
Alex Wilner

2006

ISSUE NO. 138
Somalia's Islamist Revolution And The Security Crisis In The Horn Of Africa
Andrew McGregor

ISSUE NO. 137
Complex Missions In Complex Terrain: Considerations For Modern Urban Operations
Deborah Bayley

ISSUE NO. 136
Women And Radical Islamic Terrorism: Planners, Perpetrators, Patrons?
Jessica Davis

ISSUE NO. 135
American Conservatism And Homeland Security
Philippe Lagassé

ISSUE NO. 134
Old Rules, New Players: The Legal Case For Private Military Firms
Deborah Bayley

ISSUE NO. 133
Turkey And The EU's New 'Soft Security'
Nicholas Bell 

2005

ISSUE NO. 132
A Post-Modern Military For A Post-Modern Country
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 131
Staking A Claim: Hans Island And Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Christopher Sadler

ISSUE NO. 130
The Think Tank And Canadian Defence Policy
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 129
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Down But Not Out?
Ewa K. Petruczynik

ISSUE NO. 128
'Plug and Play': A short-term solution To Canada's Military Woes
R.G. McGillivray

ISSUE NO. 127
Canada In The Post-Atlantic World
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 126
Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan: The Provincial Reconstruciton Team Debate
Mark Sedra

ISSUE NO. 125
Beslan And The Nature Of Modern Terrorism
Yana Faynberg

2004

ISSUE NO. 124
Leading From The Rear: Canadian Defence Efforts Beyond Kabul
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 123
European Approaches To Stability And Conflict Prevention
Ewa K. Petruczynik

ISSUE NO. 122
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Robin Frost

ISSUE NO. 121
Maritime Strategies Down Under: Lessons For Canada?
Roy Rempel

ISSUE NO. 120
Nuclear Terrorism: An Overview
Robin Frost

ISSUE NO. 119
Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Assessing A Regional Approach To Canadian Defence Policy
David S. McDonough

ISSUE NO. 118
Short-term Gain, Long-term Pain: The Canadian Defence Budget Dilemma
Philippe Lagassé

ISSUE NO. 117
The 'War On Microbes': Infectious Diseases, Bio-Weapons, And Biological Security
David S. McDonough

2003

ISSUE NO. 116
Fear Of Small Shadows: Counter-Proliferation In US Nuclear Strategy
David S. McDonough

ISSUE NO. 115
Relations Between The US And India: Towards A De Facto 'Strategic Partnership'
David S. McDonough

ISSUE NO. 114
Towards A Strategy Of Positive Ends
Huba Wass de Czege And LCol Antulio J. Echevarria II

ISSUE NO. 113
International Law And The Weaponization Of Space
Johannes M. Wolff

ISSUE NO. 112
Missile Defence Re-Visited: A Reality Check For Canada
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 111
New Currents In The Taiwan Straits?
Robert D'A. Henderson

2002

ISSUE NO. 110
The Rift Over Iraq: More Than Meets The Eye?
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 109
New Game, New Rules? The Applicability Of The Geneva Conventions To New Wars
Stephanie Carvin

ISSUE NO. 108
The Struggle For Saudi Arabia
Andrew Macgregor

ISSUE NO. 107
The Military Media Dynamic: Challenges For Canada
Ryan Telford

ISSUE NO. 106
Al-Qaeda's Past And Future
Joe Varner

ISSUE NO. 105
US Military 'Transformation': More Than Meets The Eye
Nicholas Furneaux

ISSUE NO. 104
Assessing The Risk: Large Scale Biological/Chemical Attacks On Canada
Jay Holmes

ISSUE NO. 103
Canada's Defence Policy After September 11:To Review Or Not To Review?
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 102
Seeing What's Not There: Questioning The Army Vision Thing
Christopher Ankersen

ISSUE NO. 101
How Has Radical Islam Become The Most Popular Form of Political Opposition In The Islamic World?
Alessandro Bruno

ISSUE NO. 100
Super-Terror
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 99
The RMA And Peacekeeping: Caveat Emptor
Andrew Turner

ISSUE NO. 98
Care To Win: Military Doctrine In Support Of Human Security Centred Foreign Policies
Stephen D. Thompson

ISSUE NO. 97
Manning Issues For The New Millenium: Shaping A Comprehensive Recruiting And Retention Strategy For The Canadian Forces
Gordon Grant (With Response From Chris Ankersen And Losel Tethong)

ISSUE NO. 96
Evaluating The Brahimi Report
Duane Bratt And Erin Gionet

ISSUE NO. 95
Retain Or Perish: Why Recruiting Won't Save The CF
Chris Ankersen And Losel Tethong

ISSUE NO. 94
Enter The Draco: China As An Emerging Space Power
Andrew B. Godefroy

2000

ISSUE NO. 93
Serbia And Grand Strategy: Finding A Place For Serbia And Montenegro In A US-Dominated Balkan Security Architecture
Mirko Dakovic

ISSUE NO. 92
Uzbekistan: Emerging Regional Power Or Unstable Core Of Central Asia?
Andrew McGregor

ISSUE NO. 91
A Defence Policy In Waiting? Proposals For The Canadian Alliance
Jim Hanson

ISSUE NO. 90
The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia And The Transformation Of International Humanitarian Law
Jessica Blitt

ISSUE NO. 89
Unity Of Effort: A Joint Strategy For Peacebuilding
C.P. Ankerson

ISSUE NO. 88
From Gorazde To Kosovo: Aerospace Power In Peace Support Operations
Roy Thomas

ISSUE NO. 87
OP Toucan And Beyond: Contradictions In Canadian Policy In East Timor
Jessica Blitt

ISSUE NO. 86
Will China Use Force Against Taiwan?
Robert D'A. Henderson

ISSUE NO. 85
Continuing Tensions In The Taiwan Straits: Regional And Global Implications
Robert D'A. Henderson

ISSUE NO. 84
The 1999 Israeli Elections: Implications For Peace And Security In The Middle East
Tami Amanda Jacoby

1999

ISSUE NO. 83
NATO Enlargement Round I: Problems And Prospects In Implementing The Initial Enlargement
Ann Fitz-Gerald

ISSUE NO. 82
Canada’s Strategy For Space, 1985-1999
Andrew Godefroy

ISSUE NO. 81
Towards A New Defence White Paper: Can 'Human Security' Influence Force Structure?
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 80
Islamism In Dagestan: The Roots Of The Crisis On Russia's Southern Flank
Andrew McGregor

ISSUE NO. 79
Naval Capabilities And The Numbers Game
Peter Haydon

ISSUE NO. 78
Velvet Divorce Or Violent Breakup? Political Violence In Quebec: Looking Ahead To The Next Referendum
Stéphane Roussel

ISSUE NO. 77
Canadian Forces Disaster Assistance Response Team
André Beauregard

ISSUE NO. 76
Soft Power And Canadian Defence
Dean Oliver

ISSUE NO. 75
Preparing For An Independent Quebec: Challenges Awaiting The United States
John Mikulaninec

1998

ISSUE NO. 74
Framing The Middle East Peace Debate
Michael Phillips

ISSUE NO. 73
Cyprus: Greece, Turkey And EU Accession
Mike Beauvais

ISSUE NO. 72
The Success Of Russian Foreign Policy
Peter A. Hammerschmidt

ISSUE NO. 71
India's New Nuclear Posture
Julian Schofield

ISSUE NO. 70
Parliamentary Control And National Defence: The Canadian Experience
Colin Kenny

ISSUE NO. 69
Geopolitics, Geoeconomics And Economic Intelligence
Gyula Csurgai

ISSUE NO. 68
International Pipeline Politics
Peter A. Hammerschmidt

1997

ISSUE NO. 67
Protecting Canada’s Economic Security: The Role Of Intelligence
Peter A. Hammerschmidt

ISSUE NO. 66
The Future Of CANDU Exports
Duanne Bratt

ISSUE NO. 65
Monitoring Human Security In Africa: By Whom And For Whom?
Robert D’A. Henderson

ISSUE NO. 64
An Essay On Canada’s National Interest In The 1990s
D. Fraser Holman

ISSUE NO. 63
Separatism And The Rule Of Law
John R. Matheson

ISSUE NO. 62
The Somalia Inquiry: Can It Solve Anything?
Peter T. Haydon

ISSUE NO. 61
Ethics, Morale And Leadership In Today’s Canadian Forces: Ending The Wars And Renewing The Vision
Charles A. Cotton

ISSUE NO. 60
Canada And Somalia In The 21st Century: An Overview Of The Performance Of The Canadian Armed Forces In Somalia
Mohamud A. Arush

ISSUE NO. 59
The Military, Civil Society, And Human Rights In Latin America
Clara M. Paquin

ISSUE NO. 58
Canadian Forces Support For Demining Operations In Cambodia
Jim Sawatzky

1996

ISSUE NO. 57
Canada’s Shrinking Defence Industrial Base: Implications For Canada’s R And D Competitiveness In The Post-Cold War Era
George MacLean

ISSUE NO. 56
Nigeria’s Military Governance: International Implications And A Possible Course Of Action
Robert Henderson

ISSUE NO. 55
Canada And Guatemala’s Struggle For Democracy
Clara M. Paquin

ISSUE NO. 54
Submarines, Canada And The United States
Rob Huebert

ISSUE NO. 53
Bosnia, Easter Europe And The Future Of NATO
John Marteinson

ISSUE NO. 52
Strategy, Defence And Fighters: The Future Of Canada’s CF-18s
William C. Weston

 

1995

ISSUE NO. 51
Three Amigos Are Not Enough: Perspective On Chile’s Accession To NAFTA
Nicola Mario Covelli

ISSUE NO. 50
Implementing the 1994 White Paper – Submarines: The Issues, The Facts, And Some Myths
Peter T. Haydon

ISSUE NO. 49
The Armoured Personnel Carrier Replacement Project: Some Thoughts On The Issues
David Rudd

ISSUE NO. 48
Greenbacks And White Papers: Three Decades Of Defence Policy 1964-1995
Jim I. Hanson

ISSUE NO. 47
A Nation Is A State Of Mind: Another Perspective On Peace And War
Stanley Burke

1994

ISSUE NO. 46
The Military And Defence Spending In Argentina
Clara M. Paquin

ISSUE NO. 45
The NORAD Agreement Renewal Process
Kevin A. O’Brien

ISSUE NO. 44
Remembering D-Day: A Canadian Perspective On The Battle For Normandy
Kevin A. O’Brien

ISSUE NO. 43
Chiapas And The ‘Clash Of Civilizations’
Suzanne M. Plain

1993

ISSUE NO. 42
High Stakes For Thirsty Nations: Water And Middle East Security
Suzanne M. Plain

ISSUE NO. 41
Canada And The Arms Trade
Russ Tychonik

ISSUE NO. 40
Of Helicopters And Defence Policy
Don Macnamara And Peter Haydon

ISSUE NO. 39
The Ongoing Conflict In The Balkans
Maurice Marnika

ISSUE NO. 38
START And The Nuclear Future
Russ P. Tychonik

ISSUE NO. 37
Opportunity Knocks: A Positive Review Of Canada’s Economic Future
Adi Waksman

ISSUE NO. 36
Russian Navy In Distress
Peter A. Huchthausen

1992

ISSUE NO. 35
Naval Peacekeeping?
Peter Haydon

ISSUE NO. 34
The Strategic Legacy Of St. Pierre-Miquelon And The Atlantic Fishery Dispute
Derek J. McLellan

ISSUE NO. 33
The Franco-German Corps: The Seeds Of A European Army Are Sown
Kristina Ikavalko

ISSUE NO. 32
Thinking About The Unthinkable: Strategic Studies
Sa Benwang

ISSUE NO. 31
The Government Policy Process And The Military: Pressures And Priorities In Democratic Societies
George G. Bell

ISSUE NO. 30
An Analysis Of The New Military Strategy Of USA President Bush: Perspectives Of A Chinese Scholar
Sa Benwang

1991

ISSUE NO. 29
Canada’s New Frigates: Have We Missed Something?
Peter Haydon

ISSUE NO. 28
Gunfire In The Balkans – Ricochets In Lahr: Why We Still Need Canadian Troops In Europe
R.E. Stansfield

ISSUE NO. 27
At Last – A Stable Defence Policy For Canada?
Alex Morrison

ISSUE NO. 26
The Crisis In Yugoslavia
Maurice Marnika

ISSUE NO. 25
India: In Dire Straits – Prognosis And Perspective
P.P. Subherwal

ISSUE NO. 24
The United Nations And The Persian Gulf Crisis
Peter Jones

ISSUE NO. 23
Expanding Commitments/Shrinking Resources: Canadian Air Force CF-18 Review
Christopher Cushing

ISSUE NO. 22
Overview Of The Gulf Crisis – A Perspective From India
P.P. Subherwal

ISSUE NO. 21
Crisis In The Baltic States
Edite Lynch

1990

ISSUE NO. 20
Deployment Of Troops To Gulf Raises Many Strategic Questions
D.M. Last

ISSUE NO. 19
Security In A Complex World
Paul C. Forage

ISSUE NO. 18
Change, Challenge And Commitment
Alex Morrison

1989

ISSUE NO. 16
North Pacific/East Asia Project Report
Christopher Cushing

ISSUE NO. 15
Restructuring The Soviet Ground Forces
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 14
Moving To Fortress North America?
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 13
Canada’s Commitments To NATO Are Being Severely Reduced!
George G. Bell

ISSUE NO. 12
Biological Weapons; A Basic Primer
John Thompson

1988

ISSUE NO. 11
Gorbachev’s Troop Cuts – A Critical Analysis
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 8
An Arctic Ocean De-Militarized Zone?
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 7
Chemical Weapons: Basic Primer
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 6
A Neutral Canada
John Thompson And Brian MacDonald

ISSUE NO. 5
Nuclear Weapons Free Zones – A Realistic Option?
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 4
A Nuclear Navy For Canada?
Brian MacDonald

ISSUE NO. 3
Canadian Nuclear Submarines And Artic Sovereignty
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 2
The Operational Manoeuvre Group
John Thompson

ISSUE NO. 1
Female Performance In Combat Roles: Battlefield Experience
John Thompson