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…
Brexit creates calls of conspiracy and fears of a “EU Army”
Brexit creates calls of conspiracy and fears of a “EU Army” 8 June 2016 – York, UK by David Heaton, DefRep Guest Writer The UK faces a generation defining question…
Finland ponders the consequences of NATO membership
5 May 2016 – Espoo, Finland by Timo Mustonen Two Nordic countries with a long tradition of neutrality, Finland and Sweden, have been pondering NATO membership. While they have strong…
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…
Meanwhile in the Caucasus: Russian Troubles Continue
4 April 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray General Philip Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, was in Georgia 22-23 March. While in Tbilisi Breedlove pushed hard on Georgia’s future…
DTCA Cometh
21 March 2016, Kingston, CA *Updated 23 March 2016 – At the time of publishing, Dr Alex Zelinsky was unavailable for comment -that has since changed. by Chris Murray When…
The Great Polish Exodus
17 March 2016, Olesnica, PL by Marcin Rozycki On the 3rd of March, RMF FM (the most popular radio station in Poland) reported an “exodus of generals” from the General…
Moscow’s Hidden Fear: The Caucasus Dilemma
29 February 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray With Russian involvement in Ukraine as an established fact for everyone but the Kremlin and the growing presence of the Russian military…
The Aussie Defence FUBAR
25 February 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray In January of 2015 Defence Report raised a flag of concern in an article concerning a new piece of Australian legislation, the…
Canada’s hidden plan for predicted failure: Planning for the introduction of the Canadian Surface Combatant
20 January 2016 – Vancouver & Kingston, CA by Stewart Webb and Chris Murray The full report, released today by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, can be found here. As…