David Last

Associate Professor, Royal Military College of Canada; Secretary, International Society of Military Sciences.

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@TadHomerDixon is the opening speaker on climate security @isofms, #ISMSKINGSTON

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@isofms the annual conference, all-virtual, opens in just 5 days, #ISMSKINGSTON See program and register at https://t.co/371illU2aP

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ISMS2021 "Progress in Military Sciences for Resilience and Cohesion in the Face of New Forms of Disruption" - virtual conference 11-14 October - Registration begins 15 September. https://t.co/371illU2aP - select conference.

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Happy Bastille Day - a good day to ask ourselves whether we are inside looking out at the mob, or outside with the mob. The mob won because of defections; did the defectors help to burn their own house down? not all gaolers are evil, and not all mobs are righteous. Choose wisely!

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https://t.co/qbYMPn4CRa Great opportunity for students.

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New publication -
Last, D., Roennfeldt, C. F., & Mendes, B. (2021). Collaborative Multinational Military Education: Arctic Simulation. Scandinavian Journal of Military Studies, 4(1), pp. 1–12. DOI: https://t.co/OKUN8BmkK2

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Massey Lectures begin tonight on CBC, Rob Deibert warns of the dangers social media present for civil society - we must reset to protect democracy. https://t.co/ov1hXOMvS5

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The 12 annual conference of the International Society of Military Sciences is now live at https://t.co/wJofn6SaIW plenary sessions also on YouTube

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@isofms 12th Annual Conference and 1st virtual conference hosted by Finnish National Defence University is now open on a Moodle platform at https://t.co/wJofn6Azkm - asynchronous discussion 13-26 Oct, Zoom conference 27-28 Oct, and business meetings 29 Oct.

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Weaponizing water - Norwich University Military Writer's Symposium https://t.co/6jiM1iWHKD

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WFP is a good organization, but is not "the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses." (Nobel's will), @janoberg is right.

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New Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's book, Plutocrats (2012) still relevant and worth reading. We have had plutocrat Finance Ministers (Martin, Morneau) now we have one who understands them.

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@DrSChouinard PM in waiting

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@goalie871 Congratulations, Line!

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#PGS2020 Progressive Governance Digital Summit 2020, 4 day summit, 15-19 June. See Taxes: a transatlantic conversation, Wednesday, June 17th, 10.45 AM - 12.00 PM EDT. https://t.co/czI1ge2nHp @broadbent

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New NATO partnership for peace counterterrorism curriculum posted https://t.co/UcB3oRYH9I

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@Rasmus Dahlberg and @Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen have now published their chapter "The Roles of Military and Civilian Forces in Domestic Security" in the Handbook of Military Sciences.
The chapter can be downloaded for free at SpringerLink:
https://t.co/wluTERKwNB

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Military Families: Topography of a Field
@Sofia Knöchel Ledberg & Chiara Ruffa have now published their chapter "Military Families: Topography of a Field" in the Handbook of Military Scienes.
The chapter can be downloaded for free at SpringerLink:
https://t.co/820n0ldBj7

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As social activity increases, remember the infection formula: risk = exposure to virus x time. https://t.co/uAdrSd2kD8

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@FulbrightCanada Speaker Series, Dr. Chip Taylor, Mental Health & Resiliency during Covid-19, live on Zoom, 26 May, 5PM Ottawa. Register for the event via this link: https://t.co/qCsuQpkvis