Halifax International Security Forum

The Honourable Peter MacKay, speaks at the German Marshall Fund’s Halifax International Security Forum, during a panel discussion on “The Strategic Concept: NATO Beyond Afghanistan”. Minister MacKay participated on the panel with NATO Supreme Commander Stephen Abrial, former National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, The Honorable Murat Mercan (not seen above).

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Alongside U.S. Senator John McCain, Defence Minister Peter MacKay, listens attentively to a panel discussion during the Halifax International Security Forum on November 6.

Alongside U.S. Senator John McCain, Defence Minister Peter MacKay, listens attentively to a panel discussion during the Halifax International Security Forum on November 6.

Credit: Corporal Rick Ayer, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Saturday November 6, Chief of the Defence Staff GenWalter Natynczyk and Chief of the Air Staff LGen André Deschamps take in the panel discussion on “Protecting the Public: Job #1” at the Halifax International Security Forum.

Saturday November 6, Chief of the Defence Staff GenWalter Natynczyk and Chief of the Air Staff LGen André Deschamps take in the panel discussion on “Protecting the Public: Job #1” at the Halifax International Security Forum.

Credit: Corporal Rick Ayer, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Veteran Arden “Tommy” Thompson chats with Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay, at the Halifax International Security Forum Gala Dinner on Friday November 5. The theme of the evening included a historic focus on Remembrance Day, the Navy Centennial, and the 65th anniversary of Allied Second World War Victories in Europe and Japan.

Veteran Arden “Tommy” Thompson chats with Minister of National Defence, Peter MacKay, at the Halifax International Security Forum Gala Dinner on Friday November 5. The theme of the evening included a historic focus on Remembrance Day, the Navy Centennial, and the 65th anniversary of Allied Second World War Victories in Europe and Japan.

Credit: Corporal Rick Ayer, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Halifax, Nova Scotia. November 5, 2010. The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, provides the opening speech at the German Marshall Fund’s Halifax International Security Forum. This annual Forum is the premier security and defence conference in North America, bringing together more than 300 international politicians, industry leaders, academics, policy makers, and journalists to discuss pressing global security and defence challenges.

Halifax, Nova Scotia. November 5, 2010. The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, provides the opening speech at the German Marshall Fund’s Halifax International Security Forum. This annual Forum is the premier security and defence conference in North America, bringing together more than 300 international politicians, industry leaders, academics, policy makers, and journalists to discuss pressing global security and defence challenges.

Credit: Michael Creagen/Halifax International Security Forum