Occasional Paper SeriesThe Occasional Papers Series published by CIDP are article-length works intended to reach the policy community and the broader public with short analyses of contemporary trends and issues in international security, and Canadian foreign and defence policy.

 

 


Edition List

Series Title Author/Editor Year Download
70

Crisis to Catalyst:
The Strategic Effects of the Somalia Affair on the Canadian Armed Forces

Col Tod Strickland 2024 PDF [1.2 mb]
69 Reflections on Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign and Military Policy
Exploring Motivations, Factors and Explanations
Alan Whitehorn 2022 PDF [940 kb]

68

Competing Narratives and Cold War Politics:
The Case of South Africa Before the UN Security Council 

Neil O'Reilly

2014 PDF [400 kb]

67

Canada and International Democracy Assistance
What Direction for the Harper Government's Foreign Policy? 

Gerald J. Schmitz

2013 PDF [295 kb]

66

"Don't Call Us"
Governments, Cyber Security, and Implications for the Private Sector 

Tom Quiggin

2012 PDF [210 kb]

65

Canada and Turkey
Rethinking the Relationship 

Louis A. Delvoie

2011 PDF [203kb]

64

Israel's Settlements in the West Bank
Should the United States Care? 

Colonel Tony J. Sarver

2010 PDF [285 kb]

63

Canada and Indonesia
A Perturbed Engagement 

Louis A. Delvoie

2010 PDF [186 kb]

62

The Frozen Conflicts of the Wider Black Sea Region 

Pierre Jolicoeur

2008 PDF [210 kb]

61

Reluctant Peacekeeper
Canada and the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai,
1972-1982 

Sean M. Maloney

2008 PDF [233 kb]

60

Approaches to National Security
A Canadian-Australian Comparison 

LCol Michael A. Rostek

2007 PDF [195 kb]

59

Canada and an Emerging India
Contending Economic and Security Agendas 

Louis A. Delvoie

2006 PDF [227 kb]

58

Turkey in NATO
An Ambivalent Ally 

Louis A. Delvoie

2005 PDF [126 kb]

 

Past Issues (PDF download)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

57

Canada and Egypt:
Antagonism to Partnership

Louis A. Delvoie

1997

PDF (1.6mb)

56

NATO Expansion:
Two Perspectives

David G. Haglund

1997  

55

Canada and India:
A New Beginning

Louis A. Delvoie 1997  

54

European Security:
What's in it for Canada?

John G. J. Halstead

1997

 

53

The End of the Canada-US Defence Relationship J.T. Jockel and
Joel J. Sokolsky
1996 PDF (1.8mb)

52

The Caribbean in a New Strategic Environment Ivelaw L. Griffith 1996 PDF (1.9mb)

51

Must NATO Fail?
Theories, Myths, and Policy Dilemmas
David G. Haglund 1995 PDF (1.7mb)

50

The Islamization of Pakistan's Foreign Policy Louis A. Delvoie 1995 PDF (1.5mb)

49

ECOWAS and the Democratic Imperative

Clement E. Adibe

1994 PDF (1.7mb)

48

No Compass, Just an Anchor:
Canada and the Centre-Periphery Question
David G. Haglund 1994 PDF (1mb)

47

The Former Soviet Union in International Minerals Markets:
The Resurrection of "Strategic Minerals" Policy
David G. Haglund and
S. Neil MacFarlane
1994 PDF (1.8mb)

46

France's Nuclear Neuralgia:
Adjusting to the Post-Cold War World
David G. Haglund 1994 PDF (1.8mb)

45

Dandurand Revisited:
Regional Instability and Canadian Defence Policy in the 1990s
J.T. Jockel and
Joel J. Sokolsky
1993 PDF (1.4mb)

44

Who's Afraid of Franco-German Military Cooperation? David G. Haglund 1992 PDF (1.5mb)

43

Non-Nuclear Air Independent Propulsion (NNAIP) Bernard Goulard 1992 PDF (1.3mb)

42

Japanese Defence Industrialization A. Edgar and
David G. Haglund
1992 PDF (1.8mb)

41

Mobile ICBMs in the Context of START James Finan 1991 PDF (1.5mb)

40

A Political Economy of Defence Industrial Relations in a Changing Atlantic Alliance: Implications for Canada Allistair D. Edgar 1991 PDF (1.9mb)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

49

ECOWAS and the Democratic Imperative

Clement E. Adibe

1994 PDF (1.7mb)

48

No Compass, Just an Anchor:
Canada and the Centre-Periphery Question
David G. Haglund 1994 PDF (1mb)

47

The Former Soviet Union in International Minerals Markets:
The Resurrection of "Strategic Minerals" Policy
David G. Haglund and
S. Neil MacFarlane
1994 PDF (1.8mb)

46

France's Nuclear Neuralgia:
Adjusting to the Post-Cold War World
David G. Haglund 1994 PDF (1.8mb)

45

Dandurand Revisited:
Regional Instability and Canadian Defence Policy in the 1990s
J.T. Jockel and
Joel J. Sokolsky
1993 PDF (1.4mb)

44

Who's Afraid of Franco-German Military Cooperation? David G. Haglund 1992 PDF (1.5mb)

43

Non-Nuclear Air Independent Propulsion (NNAIP) Bernard Goulard 1992 PDF (1.3mb)

42

Japanese Defence Industrialization A. Edgar and
David G. Haglund
1992 PDF (1.8mb)

41

Mobile ICBMs in the Context of START James Finan 1991 PDF (1.5mb)

40

A Political Economy of Defence Industrial Relations in a Changing Atlantic Alliance: Implications for Canada Allistair D. Edgar 1991 PDF (1.9mb)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

39

Being There: North America and the 'Variable Geometry' of European Security

David G. Haglund

1990 (PDF 2.1mb)

38

Atlanticism Without the Wall: Transatlantic Cooperation and the Transformation of Europe Robert Wolfe 1990 (PDF 1.6mb)

37

NATO in a Post Hegemonic World: The Political Economy of Alliance Relations Michael K. Hawes 1989 (PDF 1.6mb)

36

Toward Armageddon: The Proliferation of Unconventional Weapons and Ballistic Missiles in the Middle East A.J. Miller 1989 (PDF 1.5mb)

35

Emerging Powers, Nuclear-Powered Submarines and the Non-Proliferation Regime
 
Trevor McMorris Tate 1989 (PDF 1.8mb)

34

Soviet-Cuban Intervention in Central America: Who is the Puppet? Who is the Puppeteer? Donald E. Abelson 1989 (PDF 1.2mb)

33

Canada, The "Lessons" of Peacekeeping, and Central America David G. Haglund, Peter L. Jones 1989 (PDF 2.3mb)

32

New Concepts of East-West Relations Paul Marantz 1989 (PDF 1.4mb)

31

Regime Building in the Non-Proliferation System Trevor McMorris Tate 1988 (PDF 2.3mb)

30

The Influence of Geopolitics and Realism on Contemporary Strategic Studies Roger I. Epp, David G. Haglund 1988 (PDF 1.7mb)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

29

The Canadian SSN Program and the NonProliferation Question

David G. Haglund

1988 (PDF 2.2mb)

28

The Soviet Military in Southwest Asia: Influence Through Arms? Stephen Page 1988 (PDF 1.2mb)

27

Controlling the Defence Policy Process in Canada: White Papers on Defence and Bureaucratic Politics i the Department of National Defence Douglas L. Bland 1988 (PDF 1.4mb)

26

Alliances and the Canadian Political Culture Joel J. Sokolsky 1988 (PDF 2.0mb)

25


Submarine Acquisition in the RCN: From Nuclear to Conventional, 1955-65
S. Mathwin Davis 1988 (PDF 1.5mb)

24

Balancing Atlanticism and Continetal Commitments in Canadian Security Policy: Future Prospects in Light of Current Strategic Trends Douglas L. Bland, John D.Young 1988 (PDF 1.3mb)

23

The Military Consequences of a Neutral Canada Douglas L. Bland 1987 (PDF 1.2mb)

22

The Missing Link: Canadian Security Interests and the Central American Crisis David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 2.1mb)

21

A Question of Balance: Canada and the Cold War at Sea, 1945-1968 Joel J. Sokolsky 1987 (PDF 2.1mb)

20

The Power of Moral Sanction: Toward a Modest Place for Religion in the Study of Foreign Policy Roger Epp 1987 (PDF 2.5mb)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

19

International Political Theory, Political Science and the Inter-Paradigm Debate: The Natural Selection of Realism

John D. Young

1987 (PDF 2.4mb)

18

Resources Trade: The International Political Dimension David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 2.0mb)

17

The Soviet Union, SDI, and the Sino-Soviet-American Strategic Triangle Paul Marantz 1987 (PDF 1.3mb)

16

Soviet Air-Launched Cruise Missles and the Geopolitics of North American Air Defence: The Canadian North in Changing Perspective David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 2.1mb)

15

The North American Steel Industry and the Global Economy: Change and Challenge Michael K. Hawes 1987 (PDF 1.9mb)

14

Unbridled Constraint: The Macdonald Comission Volumes on Canada and the International Political Economy David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 2.0mb)

13

Weapons Without a Cause? Nuclear Deterrence and the Soviet Threat in the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Just-War Framework Roger Epp 1987 (PDF 1.7mb)

12

The Debate Over Strategic Mineral Vulnerability: Implications for Canada David G. Haglund 1986 (PDF 2.9mb)

11

The Soviet Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council States: Searching for Openings Stephen Page 1986 (PDF 1.6mb)

10

The Future of Canadian-American Defence Relations: Trends in U.S. Strategy and the Canadian Defence Posture Joel J. Sokolsky 1986 (PDF 3.0mb)

Series # Title Author/Editor Year Download

9

Institutionalizing Ambiguity: The management Review Group and the Reshaping of the Defence Policy Process in Canada

LCol Douglas L. Bland

1987 (PDF 1.8mb)

8

Canada and the Law of the Sea David G. Haglund 1986 (PDF 2.1mb)

7

Whatever Happened to the Resource War? David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 1.0mb)

6

First Use at Sea: Maritime Forces and Nuclear Escalation Joel J. Sokolsky 1986 (PDF 2.2mb)

5

Structural Realism and Geopolitical Thought: Intertheoretical Explanation from a French Perspective John D. Young 1986 (PDF 2.0mb)

4

The Logic of Papandreou's Foreign Policy Constatine Melakopides 1986 (PDF 1.4mb)

3

Pariah States and the Threat of Nuclear War A.J. Miller 1986 (PDF 1.7mb)

2

Protectionism and National Security: The Case of Canadian Uranium Exports to the United States David G. Haglund 1986 (PDF 1.4mb)

1

The Origin of the "Revolution in American Statecraft": Informal Penetration of Latin America in the Pre-World War II Years David G. Haglund 1987 (PDF 2.8mb)