Sir General William Otter Papers

The General Sir William Otter Papers
Commissioned as a Military Officer in Toronto in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Lieutenant Colonel William Otter was the founding President of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. The Gen Sir William Otter Papers are specially selected from those presented at events organized by the Defence Studies Committee of the Institute as best representing Otter's object for the Institute, of "promotion and Fostering of Military Art, Science and Literature in Canada ." The Otter Papers will reflect the Defence Studies Committee emphasis on the examination and analysis of factors and issues relating to the contemporary Canadian foreign and security environment, including development and peace and conflict studies. In order to view files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The following papers are available:

Eugene Lang "Making Afghanistan Policy - Generals, Bureaucrats and Politicians" Otter Paper No. 2/08
This paper was delivered to a Defence Studies Committee sponsored Speaker's Luncheon on April 10 by the former Chief of Staff to two Ministers of National Defence.  A long-serving bureaucrat and now media commentator Eugene Lang co-authored the award winning book "The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar".

The Honourable William C. Graham, P.C., Q.C., "Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada's Foreign Policy"Otter Paper No. 1/08
This paper was delivered to a Defence Studies Committee sponsored Speaker's Dinner on March 19 by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence.

The Honourable Bill Graham, "Setting Our Course: A Defence Policy for the 21st Century" Otter Paper No. 3/05
This paper is from the first major speech since the DPS launch given by The Honourable Bill Graham, Minister of National Defence, at a special Joint Roundtable, in partnership with the Empire Club of Canada, on April 22nd, 2005.

Dr. Julian Lindley-French, "The State and Development of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)" Otter Papers No. 2/05
This paper was a presentation at a Joint Roundtable, with the Atlantic Council of Canada, on March 24th, 2005 by Dr. Julian Lindley-French, Director at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Switzerland.

Peter Gizewski, "Canada's Defence Policy: Is Change Really Needed?" Otter Papers No. 1/05
This paper was delivered to a Defence Studies Committee Research Roundtable, on Friday, January 28th, 2005, by Peter Gizewski, Defence Scientist / Strategic Analyst at the Department of National Defence
Lamont Kirkland, "The Role of NATO Transformation Headquarters," Otter Papers, No. 2/04
This paper was presented by Brigadier Lamont Kirkland at a Joint Research Conference of the RCMI, the Atlantic Council of Canada, and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies on September 22, 2004, titled The New World of Robust international Peacekeeping Operations: What Roles for NATO and Canada?
Fred Mannix, "A Business Man's Opinion of the Canadian Armed Forces," Otter Papers, No. 1/04
This paper was delivered to a Speaker's Dinner at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, on April 22, 2004, by prominent Calgarian businessman Fred. P. Mannix.
Bernd Goetze, "Security in the 21st Century," Otter Papers, No. 2/03
This paper was presented to a Joint Roundtable of the RCMI Defence Studies Committee and the Atlantic Council of Canada, by Dr. Bernd Goetze, Secretary of the North Atlantic Council on the 27th of October, 2003.
Jean Fournet, "Canada and the New NATO in Afghanistan," Otter Papers, No. 1/03
This paper was presented to a Joint Roundtable of the RCMI Defence Studies Committee and the Atlantic Council of Canada, by M. Jean Fournet, Assistant Secretary-General of NATO for Public Policy.