Armed Forces

A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically officially authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms armed forces and military are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage …

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UBC: UBC Press · 1 May 2024 English

Korean War literature from a Canadian perspective has been sparse, until now. Every reader of Canada and the Korean War will learn about an aspect of the Korean War that …

Youngjun Kim dissects the war’s legacy for the armed forces of the Koreas. Each country learned foundational much public debate about the role of Canada’s armed forces abroad, as well as a resurgence in public efforts impact of that conflict on other nations. Its armed forces – by various measures, the fourth military North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The country’s armed forces had a small presence in the Pacific, most notably


CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 1 May 2024 English

landscape.i SSE serves as a guiding framework for the procurement of new equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and outlines how it will respond to future threats. Canada is part of a broader trend in

procurement of new equipment for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and outlines how it will respond to future and integrating advanced technologies for its armed forces. Essentially, Canada has achieved gradual progress


CIDP: Centre for International and Defense Policy · 30 April 2024 English

The income gap in Canada between men and women means that if a state like China targets Canada’s economy to demand economic concessions, women are less likely to have an …

Research Chair on Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, to study how international organizations implement


BC Housing · 24 April 2024 English

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or who has honourably served in the Canadian Armed Forces, the commonwealth or its wartime allies, or


CLD: Centre for Law and Democracy · 11 April 2024 English

5 The right to freedom of expression is also found in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights,6 to which the Republic of Congo is also a State party.7 …

listed in Article 196 are courts, tribunals, the armed forces, constituted bodies (“les corps constitués”) Article 189 criminalises provoking members of the armed forces to disobey their commanders, punishable by a criticism of military policies or the role of the armed forces in society or militarism more generally, whereas


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 10 April 2024

After the Commission referred the complaint to the Tribunal, CSIS, the Complainant and the Commission settled the matter without a Tribunal hearing. [...] The Commission argued that the evidence supported …

process complaints from members of the Canadian Armed Forces experiencing sexual harassment or discrimination sexual misconduct within the ranks the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The issue is more pressing than ever updated data on sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces. The data confirmed that the percentage of military between 2018 and 2022, with 3.5% of Canadian Armed Forces personnel saying in the survey they were sexually


Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick · 10 April 2024 English

I worked at a young age to support my studies, but in the middle of my studies I was forced to quit because my younger sister had to study. [...] …

have begun the process of joining the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). This is a long-term goal I have had since


CDA: Conference of Defence Associations Institute · 9 April 2024 English

This report thus urges policymakers and practitioners to take seriously the gendered role of identity and socialization in their efforts to prevent the perpetration of conflict-related sexual violence and to …

violence. For example, many combatants from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) Masculinity, Violence, and Sexuality in the Armed Forces in the Congo (DRC).” International Studies Quarterly Combat Conflict-Related Sexual Violence.” Swedish Armed Forces. Försvarsmakten, November 28, 2014. https://www


Wilson Center Canada · 9 April 2024 English

By Mary Brooks, Wilson Public Policy Scholar Science and Technology Innovation Program This analysis was written in the author’s role as a public policy scholar at the Wilson Center. [...] …

roughly equivalent to the American FBI—to the Armed Forces. This organizational move changed how the U Aerorozvidka and incorporation into the Ukrainian Armed Forces (and later political struggles within it) see


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 4 April 2024 English

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (the Tribunal) found that the intent of the comments is irrelevant: “The issue is the perception of the individual who is victimized.” The fact that …

mechanism”…it is “a form of coping.” (Swan v. Canadian Armed Forces) 7 Should you try informal resolution first


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