China’s Path Forward After Meeting with the Taliban
17 August 2021 Major offensives by the Taliban over the past two weeks have netted them the overwhelming majority of Afghanistan. The flight of the Afghan President and the fall…
Afghanistan’s Next Chapter? A Turbulent One
29 April 2021 The 20-year war in Afghanistan is drawing to an end. US Forces are locally drawing down in Afghanistan. Now the next chapter in the 42-year-old conflict begins.…
Biden’s Biggest Foreign Policy Challenge
10 November 2020 Weakened partnerships with old allies, a global pandemic, the standing down of US forces after 19-years of operations, a diminished opinion of the United States that is…
Operation Taliban Air Force? Come on, man.
29 October 2020 The United States has been assisting the Taliban’s campaign against ISIS. The age-old motto of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” comes to mind. By…
ISIS’ Coronavirus Plan…yes it has one
18 March 2020 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb The World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus is more of a threat than terrorism. And as the world hunkers down…
Soleimani’s death will not be worth the Iranian blowback
At the direction of US President Trump, the US military killed General Qasem Soleimani in a rocket attack at the Baghdad International Airport. General Soleimani was the head of the…
The enemy of my enemy: Strategies aimed at co-opting irregular forces
8 November 2019 – Toronto, CA by Chris Murray Associate Editor Chris Murray was published in the recent volume of the NATO Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism Review. The…
Humanitarian Demining: An Old Problem Needing New Tools
16 September 2019 – Toronto, CA by Dr. Walter Dorn The spectre of landmines is one of the longest lasting setbacks of wars. The haunting grasp of unexploded mines kills…
Hamza bin Laden’s death leaves al-Qaeda on shaky ground
2 August 2019 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb According to reports, Hamza bin Laden has been killed. It is unclear who killed Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama,…
Canada’s Security Council Seat may be dependent on Mali…and it doesn’t look good
6 May 2019 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Canada’s revitalized peacekeeping initiative has stalled after the Trudeau government made a slew of announcements and even held a peacekeeping summit…