2012 Halifax International Security Forum

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Canada, delivers closing remarks to staff and volunteers after the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum on November 18, 2012.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Canada, delivers closing remarks to staff and volunteers with Mr. Peter Van Praagh, President, Halifax International Security Forum, after the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum on November 18, 2012.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and General Thomas Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff pose with Corporal Brent Bowden after the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum on November 18, 2012.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and General Thomas Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff pose with Corporal Brent Bowden after the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum on November 18, 2012.

The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, and General Thomas Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, congratulate each other after the fourth annual Halifax International Security Forum on November 18, 2012.


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From November 16-18 of this year, Halifax, Nova Scotia, will once against host the prestigious 'Halifax International Security Forum' ('the Forum'), a gathering of thinkers, policy-makers and practitioners from like-minded nations around the world.

The Forum brings together key players from the fields of security and defence to discuss issues and challenges that face nations from across the global landscape today. In its fourth year, the event has established itself as a major international security event on the world stage.

Participants of the Forum include prominent figures from government military, academia, media and business communities around the world, who make up the select list of only three hundred invitees. Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay, will launch the Forum on Friday, November 16th. He will be joined by the Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, the Deputy Minister of National Defence (DM), the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), as well as other Canadian Ministers and senior officials.

The Forum's sessions range in topic, but this year's focus will include global trends in international security, developments in the Middle East, evolving thinking about international intervention, machine warfare, and the global impact of North American energy self-sufficiency.

Panel discussions will be streamed live on the Halifax International Security Forum website (http://halifaxtheforum.org/) and also broadcast on the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC).

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