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Canadian Security Intelligence Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is a Canadian intelligence agency founded in 1984 by an act of the Parliament of Canada. The creation of CSIS was a recommendation of the McDonald Commission which advised removing responsibility for intelligence from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, specifically the RCMP Security Service. Prior to the establishment of CSIS, the RCMP, which is Canada's federal police service, was responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence activities. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service   (424 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies A January 2004 CSIS report, To Guarantee the Peace: An Action Strategy for a Post-Conflict Sudan, asserts that an international quick response and peacekeeping force will be essential to secure a Sudan peace settlement, reinforced by substantial economic assistance and debt reduction. The report was guided by a CSIS advisory committee of 19 former government officials and regional experts chaired by William Cohen (left), former U.S. secretary of defense, and Ed Gabriel (right), former U.S. ambassador to Morocco, who were on hand at the March 7, 2005 report rollout. Former high-level government officials, Rep. Donald Manzullo (l), scholars, diplomats and business leaders explored the economic, security, scientific and diplomatic implications of post-Sept. 11 changes in U.S. visa policies at a May 3 conference cohosted by CSIS and the Graduate Management Admission Council. www.csis.org   (424 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies In their recent op-ed in the Financial Times, CSIS senior fellow Sarah E. Mendelson and Fiona Hill, of the Brookings Institution put forth recommendations for the international community to address the crisis in Russia’s North Caucasus region before it becomes an all-out war. Co-authors David Heyman, director of the CSIS Homeland Security Program, and James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, offered a series of recommendations in their report that are currently being implement by DHS to make the department a more effective instrument for preventing and responding to terrorism. CSIS Senior Advisor Arnaud de Borchgrave testified before the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation September 29. www.csis.org   (424 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies CSIS and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) of India co-sponsored a dialogue between Indian and American officials and analysts on East Asian security affairs in New Delhi, India, on March 17-18. Young professionals from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the CATO Institute debated the patriotism of the recently-revealed “Deep Throat” source, Mark Felt, whose insider information was vital to the Washington Post’s breaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, on Thursday, June 30, at CSIS. CSIS and Chosun Ilbo jointly hosted a conference on May 17-18, that addressed the future of the U.S.-R.O.K. alliance, the North Korean nuclear issue, internal developments in North Korea, and U.S. policy toward East Asia as the Bush Administration entered its second term. www.csis.org   (424 words)

SUBMISSION BY JIM JUDD, DIRECTOR CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE TO THE O'CONNOR COMMISSION OF INQUIRY The review provisions of the CSIS Act were, in 1984, unprecedented in the world of intelligence and security intelligence agencies. The CSIS Act also authorizes SIRC to hear complaints on any action of the Service (s.41) and on the denial of a security clearance (s.42). All of this in addition to SIRC's responsibility to hear public complaints against CSIS which, in terms of comprehensiveness, importantly includes complaints "with respect to any act or thing done by the Service". www.csis-scrs.gc.ca /eng/miscdocs/director20050221_e.html   (424 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies Young professionals from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the CATO Institute debated the patriotism of the recently-revealed “Deep Throat” source, Mark Felt, whose insider information was vital to the Washington Post’s breaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, on Thursday, June 30, at CSIS. CSIS and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) of India co-sponsored a dialogue between Indian and American officials and analysts on East Asian security affairs in New Delhi, India, on March 17-18. In an effort to foster dialogue on the issue, CSIS hosted a May 3 event featuring Radek Sikorski of the American Enterprise Institute, Richard Krickus of Mary Washington College, Janusz Bugajski, director of the CSIS East Europe Project, and Keith Smith, CSIS senior associate. www.csis.org   (424 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies CSIS has named the second class of Inamori International Fellows, (from left to right: Yoichi Shiraishi; John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO; Tomoyoshi Noda; and Kiero Kitagami). CSIS Report: International Peacekeeping Force Key to Maintaining Fragile Accord CSIS Report: Politics Parties, Actors Bracing for 2006 Elections www.csis.org   (424 words)

Center for Strategic and International Studies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke, The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with more than 220 full-time staff and a large network of affiliated experts. Former U.S. senator Sam Nunn became chairman of the CSIS Board of Trustees in 1999, and John J. Hamre has led CSIS as its president and chief executive officer since April 2000. Through it's research and activities, CSIS seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing "strategic insights and practical policy solutions" to decisionmakers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Center_for_Strategic_and_International_Studies   (397 words)

Alsos: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) On this website, the official website of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), visitors can read news and analysis about global security policy concerns, including weapons of mass destruction, and issues and military relations in areas of conflict. CSIS is “dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on—and policy solutions to—current and emerging global issues” (About CSIS page). Alsos: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) alsos.wlu.edu /information.aspx?id=688   (101 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies Two of the cochairs of the CSIS Initiative for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership, former Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and for former U.S. Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, outlined the goals in an April 7 opinion piece in the Financial Times. Young professionals from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the CATO Institute debated the patriotism of the recently-revealed “Deep Throat” source, Mark Felt, whose insider information was vital to the Washington Post’s breaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, on Thursday, June 30, at CSIS. On June 21, the CSIS East Europe Project hosted a roundtable in the U.S.-Montenegro Policy Forum series focusing on the referendum on Montenegrin independence planned for Spring 2006. www.csis.org   (101 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies In their recent op-ed in the Financial Times, CSIS senior fellow Sarah E. Mendelson and Fiona Hill, of the Brookings Institution put forth recommendations for the international community to address the crisis in Russia’s North Caucasus region before it becomes an all-out war. On September 12, 2005, the CSIS East Europe Project hosted a policy forum featuring Lubomir Zaoralek, Speaker of the Lower Chamber of the Czech parliament. Co-authors David Heyman, director of the CSIS Homeland Security Program, and James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, offered a series of recommendations in their report that are currently being implement by DHS to make the department a more effective instrument for preventing and responding to terrorism. www.csis.org   (101 words)

102601.txt Gauthier's committee reported yesterday that in the year 1999-2000, CSIS conducted 81,650 security assessments on immigrants and refugees applying for landed status. She further warned CSIS is facing a shortage of professionals who can translate and analyze intelligence collected and that heavier responsibilities heaped on the agency since Sept. 11 are unrealistic. CSIS, Gauthier said, obviously needs more resources - "I think they are stretched to the maximum'' - but she refused to speculate how much more money would be appropriate. www.tscm.com /tscm-l/102601.txt   (7604 words)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was created by Act of Parliament in 1984 as an agency of the Department of the Solicitor General. But traditional adversaries also continued to run intelligence operations within Canada well into the 1990s, as was evidenced by the 1996 discovery by CSIS of 2 Russian intelligence officers, Yelena B. Olshanskaya and Dmitriy V. Olshanskiy, living in Toronto under the assumed names of Laurie and Ian Lambert. Although CSIS members are not police officers, the agency can obtain judicial warrants to conduct searches and electronic surveillance, such as telephone wiretapping. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0001330   (7604 words)

CIRC - Canadian Security Intelligence Service The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was recently granted by the Canadian government the authority to recruit and direct undercover sources on the campuses of Canada’s colleges, according to declassified documents. Ward Elcock, head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, also said CSIS had already prevented terror attacks in Canada and revealed his operatives were mounting an increasing number of spying missions abroad. CSIS and other intelligence services are to trying to piece together whether Canadians are joining insurgents fighting against Russia, after several Canadian men have turned up dead, captured or missing in Chechnya or Azerbaijan. circ.jmellon.com /agencies/csis   (7604 words)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was founded in 1984 by an act of the Canadian Parliament, Bill C-9, "an Act to Establish the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)" to be a replacement for the floundering RCMP Security Service. The creation of CSIS was a recommendation of the McDonald Commission which advised removing responsibility for intelligence from the RCMP, which is Canada's federal police service. CSIS works closely with the intelligence agencies of the United States, Britain, and Australia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Security_Intelligence_Service   (408 words)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service 1 / 2 This information may be used as a source of information or for linking with all other government institutions participating in the CSIS Employee Recognition Awards Plan for the purpose of determining whether the individuals suggestion or application for an award is unique and/or is deserving of an award. Information in this bank may be used in disciplinary and conduct processes under the CSIS Act. Class of Individuals: CSIS employees who were either nominated for, and/or participated in the CSIS honours and incentive awards programs, CSIS Employee Recognition Awards, and individuals who have applied for the Sir William Stephenson Award. infosource.gc.ca /inst/csi/emp01_e.asp?DLBFormat=S   (4052 words)

Canadian Security Intelligence Service - Canadian Intelligence Agencies In response to the rise of terrorism worldwide and the demise of the Cold War, CSIS has made public safety its first priority. CSIS does not have law enforcement powers, therefore, all law enforcement functions are the responsibility of police authorities. CSIS is a defensive, domestic security intelligence service. www.globalsecurity.org /intell/world/canada/csis.htm   (975 words)

Summit of the Americas - Canada Project - Americas Program - Center For Strategic & International Studies A primer on the agenda for the Summit, with separate sections by CSIS specialists Sidney Weintraub on the prospects for an FTAA, Georges A. Fauriol on the hemispheric policy challenges confronting the Bush administration, and Miguel Diaz on how Latin American and Caribbean countries are approaching regional cooperation. The Americas Forum is co-chaired by CSIS Americas Program director Georges A. Fauriol and CSIS Senior Associate Otto J. Reich. Notes from the inaugural conference of the U.S. Caribbean Executives' Club held February 1-2, 2001 at CSIS. www.csis.org /americas/2001summit.htm   (1077 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies The CSIS Americas Program explored this security challenge at a March 29 forum with officials who are on the front lines protecting citizens in Central and South American countries. On June 21, the CSIS East Europe Project hosted a roundtable in the U.S.-Montenegro Policy Forum series focusing on the referendum on Montenegrin independence planned for Spring 2006. Bulent Arinc, speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (left), discussed parliament’s role in promoting freedom and democracy in the country and the region at a CSIS Statesmen’s Forum on May 26. www.csis.org   (1077 words)

1996 Report of the Auditor General of Canada - November - Chapter 27 A certificate states the extent to which the Inspector General is satisfied with the report and brings to the Minister's attention anything done by CSIS that, in the Inspector General's opinion, is not authorized by the Act, contravenes ministerial direction or involves an unreasonable or unnecessary exercise of CSIS's powers. We were therefore encouraged when the Solicitor General recently set out expectations regarding the process and products of the Inspector General's work and introduced a formal framework for ongoing consultations involving the Inspector General and CSIS, as well as the Department of the Solicitor General. The Act assigns ministerial responsibility for CSIS to the Solicitor General and specifies a number of responsibilities for the Deputy Solicitor General. www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/reports.nsf/html/9627ce.html   (1077 words)

Security agency clears Indo-Canadian of charges :- - World News - Webindia123.com Paule Gauthier, the former chairperson of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), which oversees the function of the CSIS, said the CSIS "purposefully misled" the agency in a likely attempt to "suppress information that was embarrassing to the service. Gauthier, who was first appointed to SIRC in 1984, reviewed the case and said she doesn't share any of CSIS' suspicions. The newspaper said that portions of the report were blacked out for security reasons, but it is clear that Gauthier felt CSIS' security screening was a hurried, slipshod probe by a rookie agent who destroyed his notes before the case could be reviewed. news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=116921&cat=World   (394 words)

Backgrounder No. 4: Human Resources One of the issues studied by the advisory team was whether CSIS policies on recruitment, training and development and personnel management had provided the Service with the proper mix of skills, education and experience to meet the intelligence requirements of the government. In its report, SIRC raised a number of concerns about CSIS, prompting the Solicitor General to announce the formation of an independent advisory team headed by Gordon Osbaldeston, former Clerk of the Privy Council, to study several specific issues raised by SIRC and present a plan of action to the Solicitor General. Regarding the adequacy of CSIS resources, the Osbaldeston Report concluded that, with the proclamation of the CSIS Act: “... www.csis-scrs.gc.ca /en/newsroom/backgrounders/backgrounder04.asp   (1579 words)

CanadaInfo: Security & Defence: Canadian Security Intelligence Service Security assessments are conducted under the authority of sections 13 and 15 of the CSIS Act. CSIS is a defensive, domestic security intelligence service. However, CSIS works with various police forces on those investigations that have both national security and criminal implications. www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/security&defence/csis.html   (2295 words)

Spy agency tactic under fire Sivakumar's lawyer, Lorne Waldman, said CSIS routinely preys on refugee claimants and that three is a need for clear rules about the links between CSIS and the immigration process. Sivakumar's case is similar to that of Rysard Paszkowski, who has filed a lawsuit claiming he was promised Canadian citizenship in exchange of working for CSIS. Shortly after he arrived in Canada, Sivakumar was contacted by CSIS officer Al Treddenick, who met him with a lawyer present to ask general questions about the Tamil Tigers. www.tamiltigers.net /tamilcanadian/canada9816.html   (1830 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies Co-authors David Heyman, director of the CSIS Homeland Security Program, and James Carafano of the Heritage Foundation, offered a series of recommendations in their report that are currently being implement by DHS to make the department a more effective instrument for preventing and responding to terrorism. The event, hosted by the Global Strategy Institute at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), featured introductory remarks by Erik Peterson, CSIS Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Strategy Institute, followed by a panel of experts that included Dr. Stephen Morrison, CSIS Africa Program Director; Dr. Lael Brainard President of the Global Economy and Development Center at the Brookings Institution; and James Kunder, Assistant Administrator for the USAID Asia and Near East Bureau. www.csis.org   (1847 words)

Major Nourhaghighi got Order against Canadian Security Intelligence Review Committee Forth, Section 19(4) of the Citizenship Act instructed that the Review Committee must send a report pursuant to Section 19(2) to the Applicant allowing him to be fully informed with the allegation where the Review Committee failed, as in fact the CSIS conducted the investigation, which is a double jeopardy. Nourhaghighi despite his extensive written materials, the Security Intelligence Review Committee...has determined that its investigation did not fully comply with the requirements of the CSIS Act in that, for example, it did not provide an opportunity to be heard personally to Mr. Nourhaghighi's complaint under subsection 41 of the CSIS ACT had been defective because the Committee's investigation of that complaint was not conducted in compliance with subsection 48 (2) of that Act because the applicant had not been provided with an opportunity to be heard personally. nourhaghighi.iranseek.com /762.html   (1847 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies A new White Paper by the CSIS Commission on Scientific Communication and National Security explains the importance of ensuring that foreign students and technical professionals are able to visit the United States, and it provides a number of short-term and fundamental actions that can be taken to moderate policy changes. The CSIS White Paper highlights the core tenets of an integrated, comprehensive U.S. foreign policy toward global water challenges. A new report by CSIS’s Anthony H. Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, and Khalid R. Al-Rodhan, a Visiting Fellow at the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, analyzes the dynamics of global risks and development in the international oil market. www.csis.org   (2003 words)

Center For Strategic & International Studies A January 2004 CSIS report, To Guarantee the Peace: An Action Strategy for a Post-Conflict Sudan, asserts that an international quick response and peacekeeping force will be essential to secure a Sudan peace settlement, reinforced by substantial economic assistance and debt reduction. Panamanian President Martín Torrijos discussed his country's relationship with the United States, the expansion of the Panama Canal, and Panama’s fight against corruption in a speech at CSIS on April 29. Philip Zelikow (l), State Dept. counselor and former staff director of the 9/11 Commission, called for "mutual tolerance and respect" in the U.S.-Saudi relationship and "a partnership that leaders in both countries will be proud to explain and defend" in a keynote address at a May 24 CSIS conference. www.csis.org   (2003 words)

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