Russia’s US intervention: yesterday, today and tomorrow
5 March 2018 – San Fransisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova On 16 February, special prosecutor Robert Mueller charged 13 Russian citizens with interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. The…
Canada’s lack of modern icebreakers does not only threaten the Arctic environment
2 March 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Canada is facing an Arctic crisis on two fronts and yet there is little attention being paid. Unfortunately, both fronts are…
The Not-So Mysterious Drones that attacked Russian military bases in Syria
18 January 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb The Russian Ministry of Defence announced last week that the Khmeimim air base (south-east of the Syrian city of Latakia) and…
Putin’s political tactics at home and abroad
16 January 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Instead of showing positive economic indicators, the Russian economy at the end of the last year and the beginning of…
Trump’s Great Afghan Game May Prove to be a Great Blunder
8 January 2018 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb If one takes a look at the National Security Strategy set out by the Trump administration, you will find a subtlety…
Lemons may fly: Canada pondering the purchase of used F/A-18s
8 December 2017 -Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Up until recently, it seemed that the Canadian government would purchase 18 new F/A-18 Super Hornets from the US as the US…
The Unspoken Capability Gap in Canada’s Mechanized Units
6 December 2017 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman, CD Canada’s New “Iron Fist” – The CV9035? With the demise of Canada’s Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) competition and the adoption…
Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy Heading for the Rocks & What Should Be Done
4 December 2017 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Canada’s most ambitious procurement plan, since shortly after the Second World War, is in peril like so many other procurement projects…
Are there sufficient mechanisms to protect UK special forces?
30 November 2017 – London, UK by Abigail Watson, Remote Control Project Recent reports suggest that UK special forces could have been left “understaffed” for years, and efforts to rectify…
Policy Primer: Military Strategy and the Three Levels of Warfare
30 November 2017 -Trivento, Italy by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk Read Full Report The United States, like many countries, has been grappling with the lessons learned from its operations and campaigns.…