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KCIS 2022: International Competition in the High North
Published January 2024 | Edited by Dr. Howard G. Coombs & Dr. Micharl E. Lynch
Contributors: General Wayne Eyre, Dr. Michael E. Lynch, Major General Janeen L. Birckhead, Major-General Roch Pelletier, Dr. Thomas Hughes, Dr. J.P. Clark, Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman and Lori L. Leffler, Dr. Wilfrid Greaves, Dr. Andrea Charron and Dr. James Fergusson, Dr. Joseph L. Corriveau, Dr. Camilla T. N. Sørensen, Dr. Michele Devlin, Major W. Barrett Martin, Major Michael K. Tovo, and Major Devin Kirkwood, Dr. James R. Morton Jr., Dr. Rauna J. Kuokkanen, Colonel Ryan E. Jurkowski and Lieutenant Colonel Wendy R. Tokach.
The 2022 Kingston Consortium on International Security conference, “International Competition in the High North,” focused on the sources of Arctic tensions and great-power competition. At the meeting, held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, October 11–13, 2022, European and North American scholars and practitioners discussed national security in the High North. This volume consists of 16 chapters that explore the various Arctic dilemmas.
KCIS 2021: In Case of Emergency: The Military’s Role in the Pandemic & Future Crises
Published October 2022
Contributors: Dr. Howard G. Coombs, Dr. Carol Evans, General Wayne Eyre, Nathan Freier, Dr. Bethan K. Greener, Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky, Michael E. Lynch, Steve MacBeth, Dr. Johanna Masse, LTC Chad Pillai, Brigadier-General Tod Strickland, Dr. Thierry Tardy, Colonel Trevor Teller.
KCIS 2021 - The 15th annual Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS) took stock of the Covid-19 pandemic, gathering experts, practitioners, and academics from around the world to tease out some broader lessons on military adaptation and emergency management. With twenty-seven participants, including senior military officials, participants assessed and compared the pandemic experiences of different nations’ militaries, as well as the impact the pandemic had on multinational cooperation, at NATO and beyond.
KCIS 2019: A Changing International Order? Implications for the Security Environment
Published October 2020
Contributors: Christopher Ankersen, William G. Braun III, Carol V. Evans, Kathryn Marie Fisher, Sumit Ganguly, Anna Geis, Stéfanie von Hlatky, Ferry de Kerckhove, Sara K. McGuire. Kim Richard Nossal, Ben Rowswell
KCIS 2019 examined the implications of the changing international order for international security. It studied the hypercompetitive, multipolar environment in which we find ourselves, marked by a persistent struggle for influence and position within a “grey zone” of competition. This edited collection features contributions from academic and military experts who have examined the future of the liberal international order and what is at stake. These evidence-based examinations discuss the challenges to the order, and why it has been so difficult to articulate a compelling narrative to support the continuation of American leadership.
KCIS 2018: The Return of Deterrence: Credibility and Capabilities in a New Era
Published June 2019
Contributors: Paul Bernstein, Christopher Bolan, William G. Braun III, John R. Deni, Maj-Gen. Edward F. Dorman III, Stéfanie von Hlatky, A. Thomas Hughes, Alexander Lanoszka. Kim Richard Nossal, Stephen M. Saideman, Hugh White
The KCIS 2018 edition sought to examine the changing nature of deterrence, both in theory and in contemporary political practice. Deterrence as it was understood during the Cold War has taken a new form in recent years, and with that transformation comes emerging challenges and newer implications. Recent developments in modern technology, cyber warfare, nuclear strategy, and other unconventional security threats are revisited through an exploration of deterrence's capabilities and credibilities.
KCIS 2017: Developing the Super Soldier: Enhancing Military Performance
Published July 2018
Contributors: Ryan Anderson, William G. Braun III, H. Christine Breede, Evan C. Carter, Jason Dozois, Javier O. Garcia, Gregory M. Gremillion, Stéfanie von Hlatky, Jesse Kirkpatrick, Steve Kornguth, Amar R. Marathe, Jason S. Metcalfe, Col. James Ness, Kim Richard Nossal, C. Anythony Pfaff, James J. Picano, Jean M. Vettel
The KCIS 2017 edition of the Kingston Conference on International Security examined how best to advance soldier performance to maintain a competitive advantage. Achieving sustainable outcomes in operations relies on sound military strategy and weapons, but also on individual service members performing effectively across multidimensional roles. Looking to the future, senior military leaders and defence officials strive to develop ‘Super Soldiers’ understood as the enhancement of critical skills, from physical and cognitive abilities, to social, cultural and ethical understanding.
KCIS 2016: Engagement Between Peace and War: How Soldiers and Military Institutions Adapt
Published December 2017
Contributors: Caroline Leprince, Friedrich Schroeder, Anna L. Sackett, Angela I. Karrasch, William S. Wey hrauch, Ellen F. Goldman, Bill Bentley, Chaplain (Col.) Jonathan E. Shaw
KCIS 2016 examined how soldiers and military organizations adapt to rapidly changing conflict dynamics with a focus on addressing rivals who challenge Canada, the US and their allies in the “gray zone” and employ tactics associated with “hybrid warfare”. This edited collection features contributions from academic and military experts who examine the theme of adaptation across various dimensions: civil-military relations, interagency cooperation, leader development and spiritual resilience.
KCIS 2015: Robotics and Military Operations
Published May 2016
Contributors: Elinor Sloan, Simon Monckton, Tony Battista
KCIS 2015 featured a Research and Industry exhibition for private sector companies and research organizations to showcase new technology and products to a multi sector audience. Exhibitors and sponsors were able to engage security-sector practitioners and the operational community on cutting edge innovations in robotics and autonomous systems. The KCIS 2105 agenda, which ran at the same time as the exhibition, covered policies, doctrines, operational requirements and capabilities related to the use of robotics in military operations and gave companies valuable insight into the challenges that face modern security forces.