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October 30, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC–Halifax International Security Forum, North America’s leading foreign affairs and defense conference, announces the release of its topical agenda for this year’s Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 17-19. For the agenda, click here. “The Halifax International Security Forum’s annual agenda is specifically…
June 8, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan released Canada’s new defence policy yesterday, entitled Strong, Secure, Engaged. This policy announcement is the culmination of more than a year’s worth of consultation with domestic and international defence and security experts, as well as Canadians themselves. Minister Sajjan…
March 7, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC – Halifax International Security Forum announced today that the 9th annual Halifax International Security Forum will take place November 17-19, 2017 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The annual Forum brings together individuals who are on the ground facing consequential local threats, writers who…
November 20, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 November 2016 HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – President of the Halifax International Security Forum, Peter Van Praagh, joined Canadian Minister of National Defence, The Hon. Harjit Sajjan, to officially close the 8th annual Forum this afternoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “Thanks to Minister Sajjan and the continued…
November 19, 2016
“Top-ranking military officers are warning that climate change could severely impact global security as sea levels rise and prolonged droughts grip poorer nations. Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday, Dutch General Tom Middendorp warned that climate change is fuelling war worldwide.” Halifax Chronicle Herald: Generals sound alarm…