The Journal of Intelligence, Conflict, and Warfare

BLURRING BOUNDARIES: WAR AND VIOLENCE IN A NEW ERA

2024-01-31T21:11:08-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Professor Candyce Kelshall presented Blurring Boundaries: War and Violence in a New Era for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the drift into the realm of focusing on noncombatants as human infrastructure targets outside of liberal norms.

_{Received: 01-28-2024}

_{Revised: 01-31-2024}

POLARIZATION AND INTERVENTION-BASED P/CVE PROGRAMS IN CANADA

2024-01-29T20:26:12-08:00

On November 13th, 2023, Dr. Sara K. Thompson presented Polarization and Intervention-based P/CVE Programs in Canada for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the typology of extremist violence, the processes of radicalization and mobilization to violence, the threat landscape in Canada, past and present (and the impact of social polarization), and the somewhat recent incorporation of prevention/intervention programming into the broader national security apparatus.

_{Received: 12-12-2023}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

DOES CANADA NEED A DEDICATED INTELLIGENCE STRATEGY?

2024-01-29T20:37:58-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Dr. John Gilmour presented Does Canada Need a Dedicated Intelligence Strategy? for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the magnitude of religiously motivated violent extremism as a global threat, the magnitude of domestic-based terrorism or ideologically motivated terrorism as a threat to North American state security, and the implications and increased likelihood for radicalization that may occur due to Canada’s response to global security conflicts, including the Israel-Hamas war.

Received: 12-11-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

PRISLAMISM, RADICALIZATION AND DERADICALIZATION IN CANADA

2024-01-29T20:47:21-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Professor Mubin Shaikh presented Prislamism, Radicalization, and Deradicalization in Canada at the West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were that Prislamism, thought of as a route to radicalization, is a blend of Islamic theory and concepts that advocates for violence toward institutions of incarceration. The prison systems in both Muslim and Western nations provide a breeding ground for radicalization through both their physical conditions and the social dynamics of custody. Combating radicalization in prisons requires robust training and a steadfast adherence to the law on the part of practitioners.

Received: 12-11-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

INFORMATION DARK SPACES: CONCEPTUALIZING AND CHARACTERIZING INVISIBLE VULNERABILITIES IN OUR INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT

2024-01-29T20:54:05-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno presented Information Dark Spaces for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the factors where Information Dark Spaces (IDS) emerge, the definition of IDS and its comparison to data voids and data deficits, and actors that exploit IDS.

Received: 12-11-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

HYBRIDITY, LAWFARE, AND UNLAWFARE IN THE MARITIME DOMAIN

2024-01-29T20:58:43-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Dr. Ian Ralby presented Hybridity, Lawfare and Unlawfare in the Maritime Domain for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the strategic importance of the maritime domain, usage of hybrid maritime aggression by international antagonists such as China, Iran, and Russia, and strategies for countering these tactics.

Received: 01-14-2024

Revised: 01-26-2024

THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION: SECURING THE METRO RAILWAY AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

2024-01-29T21:05:32-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Chief Officer Dave Jones presented The Role of Intelligence in Critical Infrastructure Protection: Securing the Metro Railway and Public Transportation for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were that North American passenger transit systems, such as railways and buses, lack robust safety screening systems, the challenges balancing visibility and effectiveness with cost and aesthetics as cities grow and transit usage increases; and the importance of increased information sharing, employing emerging technologies, risk assessments, and adaptation to the safety of transit networks.

Received: 01-14-2024

Revised: 01-26-2024

A CONTINGENCY APPROACH TO PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF THE CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

2024-01-29T21:11:26-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Dr. Joe Faragone presented A Contingency Approach to Public Sector Performance Management: The Case of the Canadian Intelligence Community for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the limitations of universalistic performance management approaches, the critical need to reassess NPM reforms in Public Administration, and the necessity to explicitly define the distinctiveness of the Intelligence Community.

Received: 12-11-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

2023 WEST COAST SECURITY CONFERENCE: OPENING REMARKS DAY 2

2024-01-30T20:41:05-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Dr. John Gilmour delivered the opening remarks for the second day of this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the structure of the day, the value and mission of CASIS, and contemporary challenges and opportunities faced by law enforcement communities.

_{Received: 01-10-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

LEADERSHIP IN EVOLVING WARFARE

2024-01-29T21:15:12-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Virk presented Leadership in Evolving Warfare for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were that leadership needs to be changed and understood in relation to contemporary global conflicts and events, technology and information play a crucial role in evolving warfare, and the importance of evolving leadership throughout the technology and information fields.

Received: 01-26-2024

Revised: 01-29-2024

INTERNATIONAL POLICE COOPERATION: REDUCING GLOBAL CRIME AND HARM

2024-01-29T21:20:53-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Assistant Commissioner Bruce O’Brien, New Zealand Police, presented International Police Cooperation: Reducing Global Crime and Harm for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the advantages and challenges of collaborative international policing, upcoming challenges due to technological advancements, and the significance of advancing through consent, legitimacy, and evidence-based global policing practices.

Received: 12-19-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

CANADIAN POLICE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK TRAINING THE POLICE AND SECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR POLICING

2024-01-29T21:26:30-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Barrington Duffy, Business Development Representative for the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN), presented Training the Police and Security Professionals in the professional development for policing for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the role of CPKN in training policies and professional development in policing, the issues and key focuses of the policing sector in Canada, and the need for ongoing investment in technology, collaboration, and education in overcoming challenges in the policing sector.

Received: 01-17-2024

Revised: 01-29-2024

JOINT INTEROPERABILITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC COORDINATION GROUPS

2024-01-29T21:32:58-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Director General Liam Price, International Special Services, International Policing, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), presented Joint Interoperability and the Importance of Strategic Coordination Groups for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were that the nature of criminality is evolving to increasingly encompass cross-border, technologically adept, and highly adaptable strategies, and policing organizations must advance and expand their tactics and training to create effective solutions. This involves creating common legal frameworks, emphasizing shared policing values and enhancing information sharing capabilities.

Received: 12-18-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

THREE POLICING PARADIGMS: EXPLORATORY, SOLUTIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS

2024-01-29T21:37:20-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Professor John Coxhead, presented on Three Policing Paradigms: Exploratory, Solutions, and Collaborations for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the emphasis on proactive resolution of problems over tactical reactivity; the importance of blending theory and practice; and the weaponizing of intelligence for proactive purposes.

Received: 12-30-2023

Revised: 01-29-2024

NATIONAL POLICE DATABASES AND THEIR INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN 21ST CENTURY POLICING

2024-01-29T21:49:15-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman presented “National Police Databases and Their Increasing Importance in 21st Century Policing” for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the creation, functions, and use cases of the Police National Database (PND).

Received: 12-18-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE: CANADIAN POLICING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

2024-01-29T22:08:07-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Devon Clunis presented The Pursuit of Excellence: Canadian Policing in The 21st Century for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were that Canadian policing must evolve to stay relevant in a changing society and focus on addressing socio-cultural narratives and embracing change agents; Canadian policing must adapt to serve a variety of cultures and ethnicities, emphasizing cultural sensitivity; and enhancing collaboration, community engagement, and training focused on social justice and human rights to improve policing effectiveness and community trust.

Received: 01-14-2024

Revised: 01-26-2024

COMMUNITY POLICING AND REPRESENTATION WITHIN POLICING IN CANADA

2024-01-29T22:20:50-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Jacqueline Edwards presented Community Policing and Representation within Policing in Canada for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were diversity in policing and the importance of accountability and community engagement in policing.

Received: 12-18-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024

2023 WEST COAST SECURITY CONFERENCE WELCOMING REMARKS DAY 3

2024-01-30T20:35:43-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Mr. John Pyrik presented the opening address for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the introduction of speakers for the international perspectives panel of the CASIS conference and their contribution to the field of intelligence.

_{Received: 01-04-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

LEADING SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE: CURRENT TRENDS AND ESSENTIAL ABILITIES

2024-01-29T22:27:28-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Ms. Jennifer Irish, Associate and Program Director of the Executive Security and Intelligence Leadership Certificate program at, Telfer Executive Programs of the University of Ottawa, presented Leading Security and Intelligence: Current Trends and Essential Abilities at the West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The presentation was informed by structural interviews she conducted with senior leaders across Canada’s Security and Intelligence community to inform a refresh of the leadership program offered by uOttawa’s Telfer Executive Programs for federal government executives having security and intelligence responsibilities. The key points focussed on the key competencies and skills required of contemporary S&I leaders as they navigate through changes in the community, the evolving global threatscape, and as result of emerging technologies and increased expectations for public accountability.

Received: 01-07-2024

Revised: 01-29-2024

THE INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY LANDSCAPE IN THE UK POST-BREXIT

2024-01-29T21:54:41-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Professor Julian Richards presented The Intelligence and Security Landscape in the UK Post-Brexit for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the long-term and intertwined relationship between the UK and EU, the main dimensions that this relationship holds—being first of a strategic and military nature and second a homeland security focus—and the role of international conflicts in illustrating the military capabilities of the UK and EU following Brexit.

Received: 01-26-2024

Revised: 01-29-2024

PROFESSIONALISM TRUMPS PARTISANSHIP: LESSONS LEARNED ON HOW WE CONTINUALLY UPDATE OUR PRACTICE OF OBJECTIVITY AS ANALYSTS

2024-01-29T22:37:03-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Dr. Barry Zulauf presented Professionalism Trumps Partisanship: Lessons Learned on How We Continually Update Our Practice of Objectivity as Analysts for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were how legal standards for intelligence tradecraft were instituted in the following the 9/11 attacks and flawed WMD intelligence in Iraq; the enactment of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) to establish clear, unbiased standards and aid in objectivity; and recent attempts to politicize intelligence, particularly regarding foreign election interference.

Received: 01-07-2024

Revised: 01-26-2024

WHAT SHOULD INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES BE GIVEN THE STATE OF HEGEMONIC INSTABILITY?

2024-01-29T22:43:48-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Dr. Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, presented What Should Intelligence Priorities Be Given The State of Hegemonic Instability? for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the history of US intelligence prioritization, the need for increased attention towards universal threats, and the need for open societies to share intelligence tasking and findings with each other.

Received: 01-12-2024

Revised: 01-26-2024

DEVELOPING THEORY ON THE INSURGENT USE OF INTELLIGENCE

2024-01-30T20:23:53-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Dr. David Strachan-Morris, presented on Developing Theory on the Insurgent Use of Intelligence for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were uncertainty towards the global threat environment, counterintelligence strategies in vulnerable regions, and the treatment of intelligence as a public good.

_{Received: 12-30-2023}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY STRATEGY IN THE ARCTIC - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2024-01-30T20:28:52-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Captain Doug Layton, Deputy Commander Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces (Navy), presented Royal Canadian Navy Strategy in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the effects of climate change in the Arctic Region, the Canadian Armed Forces' roles and policies in the North and the Royal Canadian Navy’s Arctic objectives.

_{Received: 01-04-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL COOPERATION: A CASE STUDY OF GUYANA

2024-01-30T20:46:52-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Major RNLMC (Ret) Charles Suilen presented Lessons Learned about the Importance of Regional Cooperation: A Case Study of Guyana for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were Regional Triggers and Trends, Regional Actors, and Security Challenges.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

MARITIME SECURITY LESSONS LEARNED FROM INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVES IN THE CARIBBEAN

2024-01-30T20:52:30-08:00

On November 15th, 2023, Jason Kelshall, Regional Coordinator, SEACOP EU, presented Maritime Security Lessons Learned from International Security Initiatives in the Caribbean for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were increasing illicit trade and its effects, rising crime and drug availability, and challenges in maritime and energy resource security.

_{Received: 01-15-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

LESSONS LEARNED: HOW FENTANYL IS IMPACTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN NORTH AMERICA

2024-01-30T20:56:12-08:00

On November 15, 2023, Victoria Dittmar presented Lessons Learned: How Fentanyl is Impacting Organized Crime in North America for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were how fentanyl is changing how law enforcement agencies in North America deal with drug trafficking, that fentanyl is a minuscule market and overlaps with legal markets, and that the drug has become democratized with cartels playing only a limited role.

_{Received: 01-14-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

2023 WEST COAST SECURITY CONFERENCE WELCOMING REMARKS DAY 4

2024-01-30T20:59:16-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Captain Samuel Serviss presented the opening remarks for the fourth day of this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the contrast between the optimism following the end of the Cold War regarding lasting global peace and the current reality of intra- and inter-state conflicts, as well as the role of events such as the West Coast Security Conference as opportunities for critical reflection and understanding of war as a means of working towards peace.

_{Received: 01-14-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION WITHIN CONTEMPORARY INFORMATION WARFARE

2024-01-30T21:02:43-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Brigadier General (Rtd.) Jay Janzen presented The Role of Strategic Communication within Contemporary Information Warfare for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the increasing importance of cognitive warfare in contemporary conflict, NATO’s reimagining of its doctrine to address evolving threats from adversarial states, and the role of physical, virtual, and cognitive effects in defence and deterrence.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-28-2024}

RUSSIAN INFORMATION WAR

2024-01-30T22:45:21-08:00

On November 14, 2023, Dr. Maria Miron presented the Russian Information War for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the origin of the Russian information war, Russia’s objectives, and the actors involved in Russia’s information war.

_{Received: 01-14-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND FIRST LINES OF DEFENSE IN AN AGE OF HYBRID WARFARE

2024-01-30T22:49:42-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Prof. Philip Davies presented Counterintelligence and First Lines of Defense in an Age of Hybrid Warfare for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the relationship between Full Spectrum Conflict/Hybrid Warfare (FSC/HW) activities and counterintelligence (CI), especially with reference to the role of Foreign Intelligence Services (FIS) in delivering sub-threshold/grey zone operations, inconsistencies in current NATO counterintelligence thinking and professional practice, and the consequent difficulty adapting that CI theory and practice to meeting the CI aspects of the FSC/HW threat.

_{Received: 01-05-2024}

_{Revised: 01-30-2024}

THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR RUSSIA, UKRAINE, AND THE WEST?

2024-01-30T22:53:38-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Dr. Ibrahim Muradov presented The Russo-Ukrainian War: What Does it Mean for Russia, Ukraine, and the West? at this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were that Ukrainian society's push for a pro-Western policy has shaped its foreign relations, despite international reluctance to integrate Ukraine into Western structures; Ukraine's strong protest culture, especially in western regions, has significantly influenced its political direction and resistance to Russian dominance; and Ukraine developed a long-term strategy for economic, military and identity strengthening and this long-term strategy precipitated the full-scale invasion and forced the Kremlin to act before the strategy was complete.

_{Received: 01-07-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

POPULATION-CENTRIC WARFARE

2024-01-30T23:00:34-08:00

On November 16th, 2023, Dr. David Kilcullen presented Population-Centric Warfare for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the evolution of warfare with a focus on smaller, cheaper platforms, challenges in urban and coastal environments driven by electronic connectivity, and the crucial integration of internal security efforts with national security strategies to address ongoing global conflicts.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

INTELLIGENCE AND FATE: THE ROLE OF FATE AS AN AID TO INTELLIGENCE

2024-01-30T23:04:27-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Dr. Gitanjali Adlakha-Hutcheon presented Intelligence and FATE: The Role of FATE as an Aid to Intelligence at this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the increased presence of emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) and their possible implications for the future; the FATE method and its applicability to defence and security issues, as a means to facilitate future preparedness.

_{Received: 01-13-2024}

_{Revised: 01-30-2024}

DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, AND DELIVERING WARGAMES

2024-01-30T23:07:57-08:00

On November 16, 2023, Mr. David Redpath, Senior Wargames Designer and member of the Canadian Joint Warfare Centre and Department of National Defence, presented Designing, Developing, and Delivering Wargames for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the definition, scope, and usefulness of Wargames; who should partake in Wargaming; and how Wargames are utilised effectively.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-28-2024}

2023 WEST COAST SECURITY CONFERENCE WELCOMING REMARKS DAY 5

2024-01-31T13:05:58-08:00

On November 17, 2023, Mr. John Pyrik and Dr. Wade Deisman presented the opening address for the fifth day of this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The speakers provided insights into the intelligence and security community informed by their backgrounds and expertise in analytic methodologies, intelligence theory and applications, and policing and security. They discussed the benefit of collaborative events and programs in advancing intelligence education in Canada and noted key initiatives being pursued by the Justice Institute of British Columbia in the coming year.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

THREE ASPECTS OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE PUBLIC SERVICE

2024-01-30T23:14:49-08:00

On November 17, 2023, a Senior CSIS Executive presented Three Aspects of Accountability for the Canadian Public Service for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver Executives. The key points discussed were the themes of accountability in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in relation to the federal court, to Canadian citizens, and within the governmental and academic spheres.

_{Received: 01-07-2024}

_{Revised: 01-30-2024}

THE PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE INTELLIGENCE ANALYST COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: MISSION, VISION, ROLE, AND PRIORITIES

2024-01-30T23:18:37-08:00

On November 17, 2023, Dr. Hugh Henry presented The Privy Council Office Intelligence Analyst Community of Practice: Mission, Vision, Role and Priorities for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the composition and goals of the Intelligence Analyst Community of Practice (IACOP); the four pillars of IACOP: training and tradecraft, excellence, human resources and career development, and equity, diversity and inclusion; and the next steps of IACOP to address these pillars through the development and implementation of programs and initiatives.

_{Received: 01-16-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

ROLE AND PURPOSE OF NSICOP IN CANADIAN NATIONAL SECURITY

2024-01-30T23:23:18-08:00

On November 17, 2023, Lisa-Marie Inman, Executive Director, Secretariat, and Jennifer Kleniewski, Senior Review Analyst and Team Lead, at the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), presented the Role and Purpose of NSICOP in Canadian National Security for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the committee's mandate to provide increased parliamentary oversight over the activities of Canadian intelligence agencies, the content and release of its annual and special reports, and the nonpartisan and representative nature of the committee's composition.

_{Received: 01-04-2024}

_{Revised: 01-26-2024}

BALANCING NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS WITH PRIVACY, THE CHARTER AND RULE OF LAW: BUILDING CHECKLISTS INTO OPERATION PLANNING

2024-01-30T23:27:48-08:00

On November 17, 2023, Justin Dubois, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Office of the Intelligence Commissioner, presented Balancing National Security Interests with Privacy, the Charter and Rule of Law: Building Checklists into Operation Planning for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the Intelligence Commissioner Act, the role of the Intelligence Commissioner in providing quasi-judicial review of certain activities of intelligence agencies, and the Intelligence Commissioner’s use of the principles of necessity, proportionality, and reasonableness to guide its decision-making process.

_{Received: 01-04-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

BUILDING INTELLIGENCE REVIEW INTO NATIONAL SECURITY - THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE

2024-01-31T16:24:30-08:00

On November 17, 2023, John Davies, Executive Director, National Security Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), presented Building Intelligence Review into National Security: The Canadian Experience for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the structure and responsibilities of NSIRA, the challenges and experiences of NSIRA in the last four years, and NSIRA’s plans for the future.

_{Received: 01-20-2024}

_{Revised: 01-29-2024}

CONSIDERATIONS FOR UPDATING THE CONTEMPORARY INTELLIGENCE CYCLE TO THE CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENT

2024-01-30T23:32:09-08:00

On November 17, 2023, Professor Candyce Kelshall presented Considerations for Updating the Contemporary Intelligence Cycle to the Contemporary Environment for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the importance of an effective Intelligence Cycle, the main issues with the Intelligence Cycle, and the new proposed Review Centric Cycle.

_{Received: 01-04-2024}

_{Revised: 01-20-2024}

CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH DISINFORMATION

2024-01-31T20:49:15-08:00

On November 13, 2023, Randolph H. Pherson presented on Creative Strategies for Dealing with Disinformation for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The key points discussed were the analytical vulnerabilities that cause readers to fall victim to disinformation, strategies for countering disinformation, and the importance of reframing public perceptions of intelligence analysis.

_{Received: 01-10-2024}

_{Revised: 01-30-2024}

Intelligence Collection Priorities in an Age of Renewed Superpower Conflict: Toward a More Expansive Perspective

2024-01-07T15:48:36-08:00

The new global setting of the post-Cold War allowed the United States and its intelligence agencies to broaden the nation’s mandate to include the environment, health, the global economy, and terrorism, among other considerations---although the military might of Russia and China had by no means disappeared and considerable resources would remain focused on military threat assessments. This article explores the commitment of the United States to the ongoing mission of knowing about and thwarting military attacks, while at the same time taking into account a new host of once ignored worldwide threats to national security.

_{Received: 01-07-2024}

_{Revised: 01-17-2024}

The Socialization Of Terrorism In Canada

2024-01-05T08:06:30-08:00

The academic and institutional battlefield is littered with the best intentions of those attempting to bring a universally recognized definition to the term ‘terrorism’. The concept of ‘where you sit is where you stand’ certainly applies to such endeavors. In addition to considering how best to integrate such fundamental questions as who, what, where, why and how in a definition of the term, attempts have been confounded and complicated by where definitional efforts have been centered within a particular community. Do you adopt a social science or quasi-scientific approach? From a jurisprudence and law enforcement perspective? Terrorist financing? Intent and motivation? Psychological drivers and personal profiles of individual terrorists? Organizational structures? Cultural and anthropological approaches? Rationality and mental health? Historical considerations? Critical study interpretations? All this has made for terrorism being a contested concept over the decades. As observed by Schmid and Jongman, and as we shall explore, “The nature of terrorism is not inherent in the violent act itself. One and the same act can be terrorist or not, depending on the intention and circumstances.” But how terrorism is defined by whatever community is not a trivial issue. Definitions carry political and policy consequences that govern the counterterrorism space and how threats and risks are articulated going forward. How the threat environment endures is often just as much an outcome of how a state elects to respond to the threat, as it is the agenda of terrorist entities. And terrorism charges cannot be prosecuted if there is not at least some notion of how motivations, intentions and acts are defined in statutes.

_{Received: 01-05-2024}

_{Revised: 01-14-2024}

Behind the Badge: Unraveling the Attitude of the Police towards Vigilante activities in Osun State, Nigeria

2023-11-02T13:40:42-07:00

The Nigerian Police Force is the statutory body saddled with the protection of lives and property. Unfortunately, mistrust exists between the police and the citizens for perceived corruption and reported abuse of citizens' freedom. As a result, people resort to the use of vigilante for the protection of lives and property. The normalization of vigilante groups for crime prevention poses a challenge to the security architecture of the country and leads to a conclusion that ignores the attitude of the Police to the indiscriminate use of vigilante for crime prevention. Questionnaires were administered to police officers who have spent not less than five years of service in the Police Force. Police officers expressed disapproval for the activities of the vigilante and contend that the activities of the vigilante groups undermine their statutory responsibility to curb crime and protect the society.

_{Received: 10-09-2023}

_{Revised: 12-05-2023}