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Dear , This month we commemorate the Battle of Vimy Ridge (9-12 April 1917), highlighting information new and old. - Check out the new Hot Topic link for Vimy Ridge that collates current subject matter on the website, and will update as new content is added.
- RAUSI has partnered with Valour Canada to present a virtual presentation, 2021 Speaker Series: The Battle of Vimy Ridge on 8 April, 2021 via Zoom. Three experts will be speaking on various aspects of the Battle and its repercussions. Find more details below, and in the RAUSI Events Calendar.
- Read A Field Ambulance -- In France from the 1921 Journal.
We are delighted to keep you informed about RAUSI, related events, and news. Read on for these highlights and more! |
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Message from the President
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Maj Mark Soehner, CD (Ret'd)
President, The Royal Alberta United Service Insitute (RAUSI)
Greetings, and welcome to spring 2021. In this, my last Dispatches note to you as president, I’d like to briefly highlight the plan that RAUSI is following to become more relevant to its members and the community at large. Dispatches continues to be RAUSI’s regular deliverable of research, background information as well as local regional and national news concerning defence and security matters in Canada. RAUSI’s continuous social media campaigns on Twitter and Facebook supplement Dispatches, and both intend to broaden the global demographic of viewers of Dispatches and followers of the RAUSI website. These initiatives, together with Bruce Henwood’s editing the quarterly Newsletter and a now digital and more robust RAUSI Annual Report reflect RAUIS’s ambition to rebrand itself as a credible source of useful information and research. In effect, RAUSI is an aspiring think tank. Issues deserving debate are many and wide ranging – freedom of navigation and territorial jurisdiction in in the Arctic region, cyber warfare and espionage, the role of international law and diplomacy in dispute settlement, the use of artificial intelligence, drones, technological advances in weapons systems, disinformation campaigns, not to mention institutionalized sexual harassment and lack of veterans’ welfare. Dispatches will only become as useful as readers find it, and so feedback from readers on how useful they find or want to find Dispatches is essential. As such, and on behalf of the directors who are putting in a fair amount of time and effort to rebrand RAUSI as a 21st century model, I am asking you to write and comment on the product, good or bad. Pending a survey, any comments you offer, however brief, will provide useful guidance. Please write a quick note to me or any director at admin@rausi.ca. Meanwhile, I look forward to seeing you at 1900 hours on 22 April 2021 at the Zoom Annual General Meeting. Invitations with the link will be sent out shortly.
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The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in the Asia Pacific Region and its adaptation to maritime security issues in the Arctic Region; Part I
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This note is the first in a series that diagnoses the conditions for success of one of the means currently (2021) being employed to settle an international maritime dispute in the Asia Pacific region. The note’s intent is to determine if and how such measures can successfully apply to other maritime disputes, such as those in the Arctic region.
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A Field Ambulance - In France (1921) |
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| With the Battle of Vimy Ridge anniversary approaching, we take a look back in our archives with an article from the time. While the 1917 battle precedes the first Journal, this 1921 article about the 8th Field Ambulance's experiences gives an interesting perspective of events during and around the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Read more...
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Virtual Talk: The Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Join us to hear from three experts on military history, who will be presenting on different topics surrounding The Battle of Vimy Ridge. This is a joint presentation between RAUSI and Valour Canada. Date: Thursday, 8 April 2021
Time: 18:00 MDT
Location: Online via Zoom This event is free and open to the public. E-mail contact@valourcanada.ca to register. |
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| RAUSI will be hosting its Annual General Meeting at 19:00 MDT on 22 April 2021. The meeting will be held by Zoom. All members are encouraged to attend. Download the Agenda here.
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| The financial statements for both the RAUSI and the RAUSI Foundation are now available on the website under Members > Financials (member login required).
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An Introduction to the International Criminal CourtBy William Schabas (Cambridge UP 4th ed 2011) William Schabas, a Canadian lawyer by training, is a leading authority on international criminal law, particularly on three of the four international crimes provided for in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998) (Rome (1998)) - war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Notably, provisions for the fourth constituent crime, aggression, came into force 15 December 2017 following longstanding conference diplomacy at the Assembly of States Parties of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC). Read more...
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Watch for the new Hot Topics feature in navigation and content on the website. Hot Topics pulls together material with a common subject from different categories of the website, making it easier to find.
You will find Hot Topics with a fire icon in the navigation, as well as links in articles, news items, reviews, videos, etc. |
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We would like to thank all our members who signed up or renewed this year's membership. We also would like to encourage you to promote the Institute to your friends and colleagues - or to become a member if you haven't yet. The updated Membership Application can be completed on the website at rausi.ca/members/become-a-member.
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PreviewThis is a preview, the content that will be sent can be seen on the summary page
The American Sea Power Project
 US Naval Institute presents "The American Sea Power Project - A Naval Institute initiative to revive thinking about maritime strategy".
This is the first ‘page-to-stage’ event of The American Sea Power Project—a major Naval Institute initiative to reinvigorate thinking about the role of sea power in U.S. national security. The American Sea Power Project will take the readers back to the basics.
For more information or to register: https://www.usni.org/events/american-sea-power-project-virtual-event Thursday, 22 April 2021 08:00 - Thursday, 22 April 2021 09:00
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Building a bridge between uniformed and civilian communities, the Royal Alberta United Service Institute's vision is to be the premier organization in Alberta linking the public with members of the Canadian military and their role within and beyond the border of Canada. |
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