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CDSN Podcast Network

Canadian Defence and Security Network - Réseau Canadien Sur La Défense et la Sécurité 270 Episodes Jun 24, 2026

The CDSN Podcast Network features five distinct podcasts covering defence and security topics. Battle Rhythm offers timely discussions and expert conversations on current defence issues. Conseils de sécurité provides similar content in French. SecurityScape highlights research from graduate students in military and security studies. The NATO Field Report shares field experiences from the NATO Field School. Resilience Plus focuses on resilience-related topics.

Episodes

Episode 4.19: Unequal Dialogues with Dr. Manaswini Ramkumar Jun 24, 2026 00:57:43 Welcome to summer and a new episode of Battle Rhythm with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow GPSIA, University of Ottawa; Artur and Steve Saideman discuss World Cup excitement as President Trump’s kaleidoscope of grift continues, along with deal or no deal between the US and Iran and what that means for Lebanon and Israel along with fre
Episode 4.18: Pragmatic Flexibility in the Indo Pacific with Dr. Kai Ostwald Jun 10, 2026 00:57:32 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm with Dr. Steve Saideman and Dr. Linna Tam-Seto (Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto). Steve and Linna discuss CAF setting its sights on recruiting gamers and the implication on culture change efforts; Pride Winnipeg has banned military personnel fr
Episode 4.17: Risks, Resiliency and Defence Tradeoffs May 27, 2026 01:00:07 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm, with co-host Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D., Professor at Université Laval; Steve Saideman and Anessa discuss new NATO financial commitments for Ukraine being discussed in Europe while Canada rejects the proposal, Quebec’s new Civil Security Emergency Response Reserve (RIUSC) and NATO resiliency along with drone defence capabilities ramping up on CAF bases. Fo
Episode 4.16: The Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) with Dr. James Milner May 20, 2026 01:04:13 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm, with co-hosts Dr. Wendy H. Wong (Professor of Political Science and Principal’s Research Chair at the University of British Columbia) and Steve Saideman. Steve and Wendy discuss the role of academic voices in public information spaces; along with the Permanent Joint Board on Defence suspension and what it means for US-Canada defence relations. In today’s
Bylines & Frontlines Episode 8: Localization as Strategy. Rethinking WPS from the Ground Up from WIIS-C May 6, 2026 00:45:16 What if localization isn’t just a principle of good practice—but a strategic necessity? In this episode of Bylines & Frontlines, Frieda Garcia Castellanos sits down with Katrina Leclerc, a leading expert on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), to unpack what localization really means—and why it matters now more than ever. Drawing on experience across the United Na
Episode 4.15: Mistrusted to Serve? with Dr. Jean-Christophe Boucher Apr 29, 2026 00:59:08 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow GPSIA, University of Ottawa; Artur and Steve Saideman discuss what Canada’s military is doing in the Philippines to reinforce our Asia Pacific Strategy, while back at home the CAF is under media scrutiny after senior military leaders get caught trying out
Episode 4.14: People Centered Security and Defence Apr 15, 2026 00:42:03 CDSN Podcast Producer Melissa Jennings steps in for Steve Saideman as she and Dr. Linna Tam-Seto (Assistant Professor Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy within the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto) discuss some long-term community security implications for Canadians that have been overlooked in all the defence spending news. This includes the effects
Episode 4.13: Exercising Restraint and Evaluating Trade-Offs with Dr. Andrea Charron Apr 1, 2026 01:15:10 Welcome to Spring and to a new episode of Battle Rhythm, with co-host Thomas Hughes, Assistant Professor at Mount Allison University. Steve and Thomas discuss European reactions to the US demands for assistance and how this may affect the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara as Canada meets its 2% of GDP defence investment and the New York Times reporting that the arctic may be too cold for the Canadian
Episode 4.12: Space Lords with Commander of 3 Canadian Space Division, Brigadier-General C.J. Horner Mar 19, 2026 01:01:55 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm, with co-host Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D., Professor at Université Laval; Steve Saideman and Anessa discuss perspectives on the Iran war, US Secretary of Defense’s war crimes announcement, and Canada’s role in it as an oil producing middle power. The hosts also discuss PM Carney’s ‘our north, strong and free’ tour to friendly Arctic nations and what the futur
Bylines & Frontlines Ep 7: Canada’s Leadership in Gender-Responsive Military Design Feb 25, 2026 00:58:43 This episode examines Canada’s emerging leadership in integrating sex-specific data and human systems integration into military equipment design, with implications for both domestic force readiness and international support to Ukraine. Although women now constitute over 16% of the Canadian Armed Forces and nearly 14% of NATO forces, legacy validation standards for ballistic protection, load carri
Episode 4.10: Buying Security with Dr. Bohuslav Pernica Feb 18, 2026 00:55:31 Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm, with co-host Anessa L. Kimball, Ph.D., Professor at Université Laval; Steve Saideman and Anessa discuss recent Canadian public opinion on threat perception and translating this into a defence spending strategy, while Vancouver and other Canadian cities jockey to host a new NATO Bank of Investment for Security and Defence and finally who wants more NATO in
Resilience Plus Season 5, Episode 5: Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1) Cavel Shebib Feb 11, 2026 00:36:10 The team at Resilience Plus encourages everyone to try to take time for the things you love and invest in your resilience bank in a conversation with RMC St. Jean’s CWO, Cavel Shebib. This podcast episode was recorded in January 2025, we are reposting for our broader CDSN audience. Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1) Cavel Shebib enrolled in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1991 as a naval weapo

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