Prof. A. L. Kimball

We aim for transparency, so here's the CDSN-RCDS annual report www.cdsn-rcds.com/s/CDSN-Annua... including how we spend our funds.

Let me know if you have any questions.

A new #BattleRhythm to start the day! I hcat with @profkimball.bsky.social about teaching US Foreign Policy during Truump 2.0, efforts to imrpove recruitment, and more and then @thomashughes.bsky.social interviews Stephane Roussel about CA defence/fp history cdsn.substack.com/p/episode-33...

a man with a beard is saying you know i 'm here , right . ALT: a man with a beard is saying you know i 'm here , right .

Neglected (research) projetcts looking at the several public facing contributions made this month and a grant proposal.

Canadian international relations experts share their views on global politics and Canada’s role A recent survey of Canadian international relations experts finds they don’t always agree, but the majority view the U.S. as Canada’s most important region, with the Arctic gaining ground.

theconversation.com/canadian-int...

Canadian IR faculty were surveyed last spring, some partial results are presented here. @cdsn.bsky.social

3 questions à la professeure Anessa Kimball sur la militarisation accrue du Canada @profkimball.bsky.social @cdsn.bsky.social

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.

🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

In a future state of the world where 25 cents of every 1$ produced by Canada goes to investing in defence there would be systemic affects on the ENTIRE budget... most public policy experts working on Canada neglect that fact.

I've spent a good part of the last few years being frustrated at what appears to be general apathy about training defense economists in Canada.
Few scholars work with military spending data... a 5% club target, based on Canada's 2024 GDP and tabled 2025-2026 budget... yeilds 27% on 'defence.'

The other site randomly requesting me to re-log in and my apathy about doing so - has triggered my slow ghosting.
The interesting part is trying to deny the FOMO while embracing a reduced level of feeling engaged publicly.

Please add my name to this correspondance. I benefited from participation in the initial cohort.

Episode 3.30: Pan-Domain and CIMIC Responses In the 30th episode of Battle Rhythm, Season 3, with co-host Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D., Professor at Université Laval. Steve Saideman & Anessa discuss wrapping up the Department of National Defence/Min

The latest #BattleRhythm podcast where @profkimball.bsky.social and I talk about, yes, the Trump effect on Canadian security and more soundcloud.com/cdsnpodcasts...

Judge says Trump must pay past aid bills but can cancel future contracts The Trump administration probably violated separation of powers by withholding nearly $2 billion in Congress-approved foreign aid funds, a U.S. district judge ruled.

Partial victory here but billions of foreign aid contracts unilaterally cancelled by government need to be restored. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

For a country currently obsessed with critical minerals and even discussing territorial annexation to secure them, alienating our Canadian friends is wildly at odds with US mineral security ambitions. Two countries make the #USGS top tier in terms of US import dependency: Canada & China.

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ... Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts in Calgary, AB, ...

Come work with us! We're looking for a colleague specializing in Gender and Diversity in Politics. Subfield open, but IR and Conparativists are especially encouraged to apply.

careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...

www.climate.mil a major climate portal on the Department of Defense’s website has been scrapped. This is how it looked as per 21 Feb. Colleagues @responsiblesci.bsky.social have archived data should you need it. #ClimateCrisis

Poste de professeure ou professeur sur la diplomatie scientifique English FollowsL’École supérieure d’études internationales (ESEI) de l’Université Laval, située à Québec (Canada), est actuellement à la recherche d’une professeure ou d’un professeur en diplomatie sc...

www.esei.ulaval.ca/actualites/p...
Advert here.

Graduate school in Intl studies at ULaval is recruiting a joint research chair with Sorbonne in science diplomacy, i.e., science in diplomacy and science for diplomacy. Closing date for applications is 31 Jan 2025.

🧵There are 45 days until Inauguration Day, and I’m working on updating the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals arrested or charged in connection to January 6th.

Follow this thread for updates, and explore the interactive visualization: capitolriotmap.com

Trudeau government to bolster Canada’s north over China and Russia security concerns: ‘Arctic is no longer free from tension’ The federal government says it will appoint a new "Arctic ambassador" and open consulates in Alaska and Greenland under a new strategy.

This morning Canada announced its new Arctic foreign policy. The big news is the opening of 2 consulates in Alaska and Greenland
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

The resurgence giving 'invitations' to start accession talks to both EU/NATO as part of a nego settlement only confuses politicians and publics. Their usefulenss for 'deterrence' signaling is also questionable.

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Municipal and Local Politics

Univ Laval is hiring at the junior prof level in municipal and local politics. This fall we became the dept with the largest doctoral program in the faculty. Québec City is the provincial capital and home to the largest civil service in Canada :)
www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...

NATO Press Flickr account image from yesterday a moderator's glance at their timer as it runs down during the Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk's remarks at the thematic session "Helping Ukraine win: Russia's war and Euro-Atlantic Security" alongside Ambassador Taylor #NATOPAMontreal

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Me (top) in the middle of a live TV interview discussing protests in Montreal on TVA about #NATOPAMontreal -- from where Trudeau cuts in with live remarks in French alongside the leader of the UKR Parliament (who spoke on the panel I moderated yesterday).
@cdsn.bsky.social

J'ai demandé une correction... et en plus il m'a contacté via mon courriel ULaval. :(

Carignan is right: at every juncture, when democratic armed forces included some previously excluded group (African-Americans, women, LGBTQ+, etc), those opposed always cited how this would upset unit cohesion and create distractions. The actual distraction? Those resisting inclusion. 1/2

Manifestation contre l’OTAN: les revendications des organisateurs truffées de faussetés, déplorent des experts Les organisateurs de la manifestation contre l’OTAN qui a dégénéré vendredi ont invité le public à venir protester sur des motifs douteux, voire faux.

www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/23/m...
Was 100% certain they would use that sound-byte to motivate the article. @cdsn.bsky.social

CCASCOE’s inaugural publication is out. A great breakdown of its mission, climate security in general, and five key future challenges. Chapeau to the CCASCOE team - looking forward to digging in.

ccascoe.org/book/

War, diplomacy, and more war: why did the Minsk agreements fail? - International Politics Despite significant Western involvement, most notably by the leaders of Germany, France, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the diplomatic efforts in 2014 and 2015 to...

“The vagueness and ambiguity of the language used in the Minsk agreements became an obstacle to the agreements’ implementation, as the parties held contradicting and irreconcilable views of what they had agreed to at the negotiation table.”

link.springer.com/article/10.1...