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Research

Our fellows are conducting cutting edge research in a variety of areas and themes in the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies. We invite you to explore the exciting research our fellows are undertaking in our Research section.

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Programs

See what programs we have to offer in the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies.

Admissions are open October 1 and close January 15 of the following year. New students are admitted in the Fall of each year. There is no winter admittance.

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Fees and Funding

Learn about program fees and departmental funding.

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

Get information on thesis requirements, exams, and other degree requirements from the Faculty of Graduate studies website.

News and announcements

Mastering the Cosmos from the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Inaugural CMSS Fellowship recipient Dr. Saulesh Yessenova, Anthropology & Archaeology, spent this last year focusing on her research project "Nuclear Deterrence and Warfare". Below is a distilled article detailing her work.

2023 Faculty of Arts Killam Award winners

Congratulations to the Killam Award winners from the Faculty of Arts

Call for submissions: First Annual Faculty of Arts holiday card

All undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their artwork by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m.

Thank you Dr. Maureen Hiebert

A huge thank you and congratulations to outgoing Acting Director Dr. Maureen Hiebert.

CMSS Research Fellowships - Applications Open

The Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies is glad to invite applications from any faculty member at the University of Calgary for a six-month research fellowship that includes a half-course release during the Fall or Winter semester.

Autonomous weapons in warfare will become more common: UCalgary expert

Maureen Hiebert says the main debate will surround how much human control should be involved with these weapons

In the media

In the News David Perry, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Canada Today

Difficult to secure military aircraft landing sites in Sudan for evacuation: Trudeau

In the News David Perry, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Canada Today

Ottawa intends “departure assistance” from allies to free captured Canadians from Sudan

In the News David Bercuson, Director Emeritus, CMSS, in The New York Times

Claims of Chinese Election Meddling Put Trudeau on Defensive

In the News Timothy Choi, doctoral graduand, CMSS in The Toronto Star

Canada and the F-35: What are we buying, and how is it different from last time?

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