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The Centre's significant strengths in research come from the rich diversity of the Fellows attached to the Centre.  Most are drawn from units of Kingston's two universities: Policy Studies, Political Studies, and History at Queen's, and War Studies, History, and Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada.  The Centre has a number of External Fellows, and regularly hosts a number of post-doctoral fellows.  Among our Fellows are retired ambassadors, former senior government officials, and retired senior officers in the Canadian Armed Forces.

The Centre also hosts Visiting Defence Fellows from the Canadian Armed Forces, the U.S. Army, and the Bundeswehr, the German defence force.  These officers bring a fresh, practical and international perspective to the work of the Centre. A list of former VDFs appears below.

The CIDP is a leading Canadian research organization that bridges the gap between academic research and policy on matters related to military and defence. The Centre’s vision is to be a trusted voice on defence and military affairs both in Canada and internationally. The Centre has been the go-to source for matters of military and defence policy for more than fifty years. Leveraging the centre’s proximity to Canadian Forces Base Kingston, the Royal Military College of Canada, the Department of National Defence and a number of Canadian Armed Forces organizations, we draw on the expertise of more than 50 research fellows, including students, civilian and military experts, former government officials, diplomats and active-duty military officers.

The Centre’s goal is to be among the best research centres in Canada working on questions of international and defence policy issues, and to continue to be recognized for

• the provision of a conducive environment for research, analysis, reflection and discussion of international and defence policy issues by a diverse group of Centre Fellows, including faculty members of Queen’s University and Royal Military College of Canada; Visiting Defence Fellows who are routinely seconded to the Centre from the Canadian Armed Forces, the U.S. Army, and the German Bundeswehr; post-doctoral fellows; and former government officials;


• high-quality research and publication on international security and defence policy issues;


• its contribution to education, including the supervision of post-doctoral fellows, the supervision of research projects related to national and international security undertaken by graduate students, and the teaching of undergraduate and graduate students at Queen’s University and the Royal Military College of Canada; and


• service to Canadian society, locally and nationally, in engaging the public, debating issues of foreign and defence policy, and fostering networks among research institutions and other non-governmental organizations in the field of national and international security.