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January 12, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 January 2018 WASHINGTON, DC – Halifax International Security Forum announced today that the 10th annual Halifax International Security Forum will take place on November 16-18, 2018 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “The 2018 Forum takes place 100 years after the end of World War I,” said Peter Van Praagh, President…
November 19, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 November 2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia — Halifax International Security Forum and the Wilson Center Canada Institute are pleased to announce that they will jointly host the Halifax Chats in Washington D.C. in 2018. The Halifax Chats are a series of four in depth public conversations that…
November 18, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 November 2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia — Halifax International Security Forum is proud to present an exciting new initiative designed to enhance the role of women in international security. Jonathan Weisstub, Chairman of the Board of the Halifax International Security Forum, today announced the Halifax Peace with…
November 18, 2017
Opening Speech of 2017 Halifax International Security Forum Peter Van Praagh, President Halifax, Nova Scotia 17 November 2017 *Check Against Delivery* Your excellencies, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Members of the Congressional Delegation, Distinguished Officers, Ladies and Gentlemen, colleagues, and friends. On behalf of everybody who has worked to put this…
November 18, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 November 2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia — Halifax International Security Forum, North America’s leading foreign affairs and defence conference, today established a new prize honouring outstanding courage and leadership in public service. “The Forum has always stood for the values of strong and courageous leadership in defence…