Limelight: ISIS’ Second-in-Command killed in targeted strike featured on CTV National News
Our editor, Stewart Webb, on CTV National News discussing the airstrike that killed ISIS’ second in command.
All Eyes on Al-Bab
22 December 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb As the fighting in Aleppo dwindled down, the next chapter of the Syrian conflict focused on the small city of al-Bab…
Featured Analysis – DAESH in the Digital Age: Online Extremism and the New Terror
12 December 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb For some time many politicians and analysts have been theorizing of what is the next step for the Islamic State of…
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. ISIS-held territory is slowly being…
The Future of Peacekeeping Lies With Being Tech-Enabled
18 July 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Since the last Canadian election, there has been much talk about increasing Canada’s troop contribution to UN peacekeeping missions. It remains…
Al-Qaeda’s haphazard rebranding
11 July 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Hamza bin Laden attracted international headlines with his 21-minute speech that was entitled “We Are All Osama”. The speech was posted…
What is behind the Taliban’s Resurgence?
20 April 2016- Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Yesterday, an attack involving a suicided bomber in a car (SVBIED) and gun assault targeted the headquarters of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of…
Recap: Canadian Conservatives Stand by Outdated Document, says Bezan
11 March 2016, Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb In a recent op-ed in Embassy News, James Bezan stated that the Conservative Party still stands by their 2008 Canada First Defence…
Book Watch: India in New South Asia: Strategic, Military and Economic Concerns in the Age of Nuclear Diplomacy
Review by Stewart Webb 22 February 2016 – Vancouver, CA India in New South Asia: Strategic, Military and Economic Concerns in the Age of Nuclear Diplomacy By B.M. Jain, I.B.…
Wires Brief: Japan unveils stealth fighter, Saudi Arabia open to deploy in Syria, USAF may purchase unfinished F-35s
5 February 2016 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom The MoD will be purchasing at least two Zephyr 8 solar-powered UAVs from Airbus in a contract worth GBP 10.6 million. The…