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📌 Content note: This episode discusses sexual violence and atrocities. Listener discretion is advised.
Recorded during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, this episode of Bylines & Frontlines confronts one of the most pervasive yet under-addressed crimes of modern conflict: conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
CRSV is not incidental. It is not inevitable. And it is not a by-product of chaos.
As our guests make clear, sexual violence is planned, enabled, and weaponized—used deliberately to terrorize populations, fracture communities, clear territory, discipline armed groups, and, in some cases, advance genocidal intent.
In this episode, we explore:
CRSV as a tactic and weapon
How sexual violence functions as a low-cost, high-impact weapon targeting the human and moral terrain of societies—from Tigray to Ukraine and beyond.
Early warning signs and patterns
Why mass sexual violence is rarely spontaneous, how it can be detected early, and why failure to act is often a matter of political and operational choice—not lack of information.
The military’s role and responsibility
From armed forces as first responders, to force protection, to the hard truth of preventing perpetration within one’s own ranks—this conversation examines command responsibility, accountability, and prevention.
Children born of war
A population rendered invisible by stigma, silence, and policy gaps. We discuss who these children are, why they remain excluded from reparations frameworks, and what governments and international institutions owe them.
Survivors, justice, and recognition
Including emerging efforts—such as survivor-informed reparations models—that challenge the historical failure to acknowledge sexual violence as a core international crime.
Featuring:
Emily Prey — Director of the Mass Atrocities & International Law Portfolio and the Gender Policy Portfolio at the New Lines Institute
Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake, MSM, CD — Canadian Armed Forces; former Commander, Operation UNIFIER; NATO gender leadership expert
Commander Tyson Nicholas, RAN — Strategic Military Advisor, UN Women
Hosted by: Riel Erickson
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📌 Content note: This episode discusses sexual violence and atrocities. Listener discretion is advised.
Recorded during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, this episode of Bylines & Frontlines confronts one of the most pervasive yet under-addressed crimes of modern conflict: conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
CRSV is not incidental. It is not inevitable. And it is not a by-product of chaos.
As our guests make clear, sexual violence is planned, enabled, and weaponized—used deliberately to terrorize populations, fracture communities, clear territory, discipline armed groups, and, in some cases, advance genocidal intent.
In this episode, we explore:
CRSV as a tactic and weapon
How sexual violence functions as a low-cost, high-impact weapon targeting the human and moral terrain of societies—from Tigray to Ukraine and beyond.
Early warning signs and patterns
Why mass sexual violence is rarely spontaneous, how it can be detected early, and why failure to act is often a matter of political and operational choice—not lack of information.
The military’s role and responsibility
From armed forces as first responders, to force protection, to the hard truth of preventing perpetration within one’s own ranks—this conversation examines command responsibility, accountability, and prevention.
Children born of war
A population rendered invisible by stigma, silence, and policy gaps. We discuss who these children are, why they remain excluded from reparations frameworks, and what governments and international institutions owe them.
Survivors, justice, and recognition
Including emerging efforts—such as survivor-informed reparations models—that challenge the historical failure to acknowledge sexual violence as a core international crime.
Featuring:
Emily Prey — Director of the Mass Atrocities & International Law Portfolio and the Gender Policy Portfolio at the New Lines Institute
Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake, MSM, CD — Canadian Armed Forces; former Commander, Operation UNIFIER; NATO gender leadership expert
Commander Tyson Nicholas, RAN — Strategic Military Advisor, UN Women
Hosted by: Riel Erickson
Episode 4.1: Overseen or Overlooked? with Philippe Lagassé
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1 hour 12 minutes 24 seconds
3 months ago
Episode 4.1: Overseen or Overlooked? with Philippe Lagassé
Welcome to autumn and to a new season of Battle Rhythm, with co-host Artur Wilczynski, retired DG of Foreign Intelligence Operations Canada and Senior Fellow GPSIA, University of Ottawa; Artur and Steve discuss Russian incursions on NATO airspace, the legacy of Charlie Kirk and implications for the US, Canada and the world; along with Canada’s official recognition of the state of Palestine and the Netanyahu effect.
Today's Feature Interview is with co-author of the book (with Stephen Saideman and David P. Auerswald) "Overseen or Overlooked? Legislators, Armed Forces and Democratic Accountability"
Philippe Lagassé is associate professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. His research focuses on defence policy and military procurement, as well as civil-military relations and the role of institutions in international policymaking in the Westminster tradition. He teaches courses on defence policy and strategic studies. Between 2012-2014 he served as a member of the Independent Review Panel overseeing the evaluation of options to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter aircraft, and he is currently a member of the Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition within the Department of National Defence.
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📌 Content note: This episode discusses sexual violence and atrocities. Listener discretion is advised.
Recorded during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, this episode of Bylines & Frontlines confronts one of the most pervasive yet under-addressed crimes of modern conflict: conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
CRSV is not incidental. It is not inevitable. And it is not a by-product of chaos.
As our guests make clear, sexual violence is planned, enabled, and weaponized—used deliberately to terrorize populations, fracture communities, clear territory, discipline armed groups, and, in some cases, advance genocidal intent.
In this episode, we explore:
CRSV as a tactic and weapon
How sexual violence functions as a low-cost, high-impact weapon targeting the human and moral terrain of societies—from Tigray to Ukraine and beyond.
Early warning signs and patterns
Why mass sexual violence is rarely spontaneous, how it can be detected early, and why failure to act is often a matter of political and operational choice—not lack of information.
The military’s role and responsibility
From armed forces as first responders, to force protection, to the hard truth of preventing perpetration within one’s own ranks—this conversation examines command responsibility, accountability, and prevention.
Children born of war
A population rendered invisible by stigma, silence, and policy gaps. We discuss who these children are, why they remain excluded from reparations frameworks, and what governments and international institutions owe them.
Survivors, justice, and recognition
Including emerging efforts—such as survivor-informed reparations models—that challenge the historical failure to acknowledge sexual violence as a core international crime.
Featuring:
Emily Prey — Director of the Mass Atrocities & International Law Portfolio and the Gender Policy Portfolio at the New Lines Institute
Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Lake, MSM, CD — Canadian Armed Forces; former Commander, Operation UNIFIER; NATO gender leadership expert
Commander Tyson Nicholas, RAN — Strategic Military Advisor, UN Women
Hosted by: Riel Erickson
