On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs who advises on the agenda of the annual Halifax International Security Forum, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss takeaways from this year’s gathering in Nova Scotia that puts democracy at the center of security; the 30-nation survey of global security trends that’s a key feature of the annual gathering; top threats; international perceptions of the United States, Canada, China, Russia and Israel; sentiments on compulsory military service; and themes in the his third book — co-authored with John Ibbitson — “Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk.”