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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

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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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Faculty of Graduate Studies

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

News and announcements

In Memoriam: Major Dave Peabody, The Military Museums

Campus flag lowered on Jan. 24, 2025

$10,000 raised for International Relations program

The Calgary Consular Corps hosted a black-tie event to raise funds for UCalgary bursary program

UCalgary conference explores past and future of 100-year-old Royal Canadian Air Force

Speakers include government leaders, scholars, veterans, and members of the military

Off and Running...

Alumni All-Access 2024 is upon us! We have all the information you need about the second half of this amazing event!

RCAF Centennial Conference - Registration is Live!

The Royal Canadian Airforce is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary this year. You are invited to join the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary on November 14-15, 2024 for a two-day academic conference dedicated to the socio-political history of the RCAF.

Applications Open - CMSS Research Fellowships

CMSS Research Fellowship competition opens for faculty members of U of C. Deadline to apply April 30th!

In the media

In the News Rob Huebert, Political Science/Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Le Journal de Montréal

Face aux menaces de Trump, Poilievre propose de construire la première base militaire du Canada en Arctique depuis la guerre froide

In the News Rob Huebert, Political Science/Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Globe and Mail

Canada is now facing the danger of American misinformation

In the News Rob Huebert, Political Science/Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in TVA Nouvelles

Des experts lancent au Canada une alerte contre la désinformation venant des États-Unis

In the News Rob Huebert, Political Science, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Financial Post

Why Trump wants to buy Greenland — and how much it could cost

In the News David Bercuson, History, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in CTV News

Calgary company sees spike in Canadian flag sales amid ongoing trade war

In the News Rob Huebert, Political Science, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in CBC.ca

Poilievre pledges Nunavut military base as part of Arctic defence plan

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Leslie Kawamura at the Confluence of Transnational Buddhism and Buddhist Studies

Confluence of Transnational Buddhism and Buddhist Studies

Learn Leslie Kawamura’s role in fostering transnational networks and navigating global currents in Buddhism and its study.

Feb. 27, 3 p.m.
Social Science 527

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