The Bear in the Mountains: Russia’s Balkan Exercise
2 November 2016 – London, UK by Chris Murray On 31 October, the Associated Press reported that Russia will be conducting joint exercises in Serbia with local…
The Quagmire of the ISIS Foreign Fighter
1 November 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb At the time of writing this, Iraqi forces are preparing to enter the city of Mosul….
Book Watch: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
Review by Chris Murray 10 October 2016 – London, UK How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon By Rosa Brooks; Simon…
Facing West: Russian Forces Facing NATO in the Baltics PART II: Russian Air & Air Defence Force
10 September 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman, CD Russian air and aerospace defence forces in the Western MD/JSC are well-equipped and at…
Facing West: Russian Forces Facing NATO in the Baltics PART I: Russian Ground/Land Forces
31 August 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman, CD As mentioned in an earlier article, the Russian forces facing the Baltic States (incl those…
The Evolution of US Joint Operations
30 August 2016 by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk and Tobias Burgers Full Report Joint Operation Doctrines combine all branches of a military’s tactical, operational and strategic…
The UK can’t stay ‘mum’ over Russian bombing of Special Forces base in Syria
Russia’s recent bombing of a Syrian base used by UK and US Special Forces exposes the flaws with the UK’s blanket “no comment” approach. 3…
Book Watch: Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins
Review by Chris Murray 26 July 2016, Kingston, CA Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins By Paul Rogers; I.B.Tauris, 2016. USD…
What Happened in Turkey
25 July 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray The world was caught surprised by the attempted coup in Turkey. While Turkey has had relatively frequent interaction with…
First In! A Case for The Formation of a Canadian ‘Rapid Reaction Force’
19 July 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman As events in eastern Europe continue to devolve, coupled with possible UN commitments to Central Africa,…