Category International Summits

Tricolore Shield: Italian Tactical Deployment, Intelligence Fusion, and VIP Protection at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #11

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Tricolore Shield: Italian Tactical Deployment, Intelligence Fusion, and VIP Protection at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #11Introduction As the G7 Summit in Kananaskis approaches, Italy dispatches a security architecture shaped by both domestic threat experience…

A National Circus: The Kananaskis 2025 – A G7 Summit in a Discursive Killbox

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A National Circus: The Kananaskis 2025 – A G7 Summit in a Discursive Killbox Introduction The 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta was billed as a celebration of “unity” on the forum’s 50th anniversary. In practice, it became a…

Geopolitical Contagion and Strategic Disruption — Israel–Iran Escalation’s Impact on the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis – Geopolitical Disruption Bonus #1

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Geopolitical Contagion and Strategic Disruption — Israel–Iran Escalation’s Impact on the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis – Geopolitical Disruption Bonus #1 Executive Summary (Tiered Risk Flags) Security Posture Escalation: Fortifying Kananaskis under High Alert Canada has dramatically bolstered its summit…

The Protestor’s Field Manual: How to Survive, Subvert, and Document the Kananaskis 2025 G7 Perimeter 2025 G7 Security Series #15

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The Protestor’s Field Manual: How to Survive, Subvert, and Document the Kananaskis 2025 G7 Perimeter 2025 G7 Security Series #15 Introduction You will not be welcomed.You will not be seen.But you must show up. The 2025 G7 Summit at Kananaskis…

Siege the Summit: Policing Protest and Suppressing Dissent at G7s from Genoa to Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #14

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Siege the Summit: Policing Protest and Suppressing Dissent at G7s from Genoa to Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #14 Introduction International summits routinely invite massive protests – and equally massive, often preemptive security responses. Notorious examples include Genoa (2001)…

Commanding Shield: Canada’s Domestic Security and Intelligence Backbone at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #13

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Commanding Shield: Canada’s Domestic Security and Intelligence Backbone at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #13 Introduction Major international summits like the G7 operate on two levels of protection: visible enforcement and invisible infrastructure. Behind the…

Securing the Summit: How Non-G7 Leaders Are Protected at Kananaskis 2025 – 2025 G7 Security Series #12

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Securing the Summit: How Non-G7 Leaders Are Protected at Kananaskis 2025 – 2025 G7 Security Series #12 Introduction The 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, is not only a gathering of the world’s most influential economies but also a convergence…

Bundesrepublik Shield: German Close Protection, Intelligence, and Contingency Posture at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #10

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Bundesrepublik Shield: German Close Protection, Intelligence, and Contingency Posture at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #10 Introduction As the G7 summit returns to Canada’s alpine redoubt of Kananaskis in June 2025, the German federal security…

Triage Before Tear Gas: How Calgary Hospitals Were Folded Into G7 Security Planning – 2025 G7 Security Series Bonus HUMINT #1

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Triage Before Tear Gas: How Calgary Hospitals Were Folded Into G7 Security Planning – 2025 G7 Security Series Bonus HUMINT #1 Introduction: June 12 at Sheldon Chumir – An Unofficial Heads-Up On June 12, 2025, the Sheldon M. Chumir Health…