“A quarter-century ago, basking in the glow of its Cold War victory, America was faced with the question of reshaping its global role in a world no longer divided by an Iron Curtain. Neither the George H.W. Bush nor Bill Clinton administrations came up with a comprehensive new strategy, yet the debates of the time…

“In Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is losing territory fast. The organization barely now controls 40 per cent of the 60,000 square kilometres it occupied in the region in October 2014. The disintegration of the caliphate installed on the land of the Sham — the old name for Syria…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2016 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 gathering in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 18-20. For the agenda click here. The Halifax International Security Forum’s annual agenda has earned a global reputation for identifying…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2016 Washington, DC—Senator Tim Kaine, Co-Chair of the Halifax International Security Forum’s annual Congressional Delegation, was confirmed Wednesday as the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President of the United States. Mr. Peter Van Praagh, President of the Halifax International Security Forum, today issued the following statement upon Senator Tim Kaine’s…

Peter Van Praagh March 14, 2016 published in The Chronicle Herald WASHINGTON, D.C. — Watching the bright red and white wave of Canadian flags that decorated this city’s downtown boulevards in honour of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit last week was an exceptional experience. Now that the flags and decorations have been taken down,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – Halifax International Security Forum announced today that the 8th Halifax International Security Forum will take place November 18-20, 2016 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The annual Forum brings together democratic security leaders from more than 60 countries to address the most pressing international security challenges. “As local…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22nd 2015 (Halifax, Nova Scotia) – The Honourable Harjit Sajjan, Canadian Minister of National Defence, and Peter Van Praagh, President of the Halifax International Security Forum, will participate in a press conference to close the 7th annual Halifax International Security Forum. DATE: Sunday, November 22nd, 2015 TIME: 2:30PM (Atlantic) LOCATION: Harbour…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2015 Halifax, Nova Scotia – President of the Halifax International Security Forum, Peter Van Praagh, was joined by Canadian Minister of National Defence, The Hon. Harjit Sajjan, to officially close the 7th annual Forum this afternoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I thank Minister Harjit Sajjan and all of our panelists…

“At the sidelines of the Halifax International Security Forum, Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski held Saturday meetings with Canadian, Lithuanian, Albanian, and Dutch counterparts…” MACEDONIAN INFORMATION AGENCY: Jolevski holds meetings at sidelines of Halifax forum

“Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is asking Canadians to “remain vigilant” and trust in the country’s security forces after a Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Halifax following a bomb threat Saturday night. Speaking at a press conference from the Halifax International Security Forum Sunday afternoon, Sajjan said Canadians should stay alert in the wake…