DefRep Analysis: NATO’s continuing war on austerity
22 January 2015 by Chris Murray Recently NATO nations have faced a host of concerns internationally and domestically that have been not only varied but also at times conflicted. So…
DefRep Analysis: NATO’s cyber shift may not link to Article 5
6 January 2015 – Savonlinna, Finland by Timo Mustonen In the midst of SONY hacks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to the console gaming of Microsoft and Playstation it is…
DefRep Analysis: Grozny under attack to embarrass Putin
7 December 2014 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray Grozny Attacked Over the past several days news has slowly begun to emerge from Chechnya of significant action between armed militants…
DefRep Analysis: Kashmir conflict flares up again
10 October 2014 – Savonlinna, Finland by Timo Mustonen This Monday saw the most bloody day in over a decade of the crisis over Kashmir area between India and Pakistan.…
DefRep Analysis: The Air war over Ukraine and Malaysian Flight MH17
19 July 2014 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Malaysian Flight MH17, that carried 285 passengers and 13 crew members, crashed near the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Almost immediately after…
The Weekly Recap: Russia and the Syrian militant spillover
7 December 2013 – Ottawa, CA by Stewart Webb Fifteen Islamists were arrested last week in Moscow. In their possession were explosives, guns, ammunition, grenades and extremist literature. With the…
The Debrief: Mali and the future of French defence, with Lt General Jean-Patrick Gaviard
London, UK – 8 April 2013 By Marion Ghibaudo Five years ago, the idea of French led military operations on the African continent would have seemed somehow antiquated – and…
European Union should prepare for fullscale war in Mali
London, UK – 15 February 2013 By Marion Ghibaudo Updated – 25 February 2013 Fighting in Mali could get worse before it gets better as EU prepares for new Nato-like…
DefRep weekly recap: France makes disastrous misstep with Thales takeover
London, UK – 22 December 2012 By Robert Densmore State’s Thales takeover spells disaster for defence firm and investors It is no surprise that Thales’ prime shareholders looked on the…
French unions say Thales talks at standstill, CEO on verge of dismissal
London, UK – 1 December 2012 By Marion Ghibaudo Labour union talks with Thales stall over Luc Vigneron Union leaders have revealed that negotiations with French defence giant Thales Group…