Recap – In the shadow of Paris: our next step will define a generation
17 November 2015 – York, UK by David Heaton, DefRep Guest Writer Paris was attacked in one of the most devastating terror attacks Western Europe has seen, and indeed the…
Iraq and Turkey’s Kurdish dilemma should be addressed now, not after ISIS
13 November 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Next week the G20 summit will be held in Turkey’s southern city of Antalya. The G20 has begun to tackle other…
The Russian Intervention in Syria: Where the Major Players now Stand
6 October 2015 – Toronto, CA Eric de Roos These past weeks, the world witnessed one of the most noteworthy events this year in international relations. President Vladimir Putin significantly…
Iraq’s Success lays with Civil-Military Relations Reforms
25 September 2015 – Toronto, CA by Eric de Roos Overview What initially surprised many analysts and commentators during the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s (ISIS) rapid incursion into…
Weekly Recap: Fumbling Towards War – The US that Never Left Syria
5 September 2015 – Trento, IT by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk The current war in Syria is not a war, yet. Danial Kofman, author of A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments…
Dear US: About Iraq, please take a lesson or two from Mali
1 September 2015 – Toronto, CA by Eric de Roos As the US-led coalition attempts to degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) insurgent group, it would be…
DefRep Analysis: ISIS shows signs of internal rifts
6 August 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Videos of executions broadcasted in gruesome detail is nothing new for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). In late…
US juggles the Iran-Saudi Great Game in its fight against ISIS
26 June 2015 – London, UK by Mark Collinson The battle to degrade the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continues after over a year since their initial gains.…
DefRep Analysis: A Fractured Iraq cannot take back Iraq
Vancouver, CA CIA Director John Brennan, in an interview to CBS’ Face the Nation, stated that the battle against ISIS will be a “long fight”. Brennan also commented that the…
DefRep Analysis: Let’s Talk Turkey (and NATO)
15 December 2014 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray On 17 November of this year NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg appointed Turkish Ambassador Ismail Aramaz as the next NATO Senior Civilian…