Book Watch: The New Politics of Russia
13 June 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine Review by John A. Pennell The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change (Manchester University Press: Manchester, UK, 2016) by Andrew Monaghan. 15.99 GBP. ISBN-10:…
Limelight: Mosul Bombing Report featured on CTV National News
A report out today claims the American bombing in Mosul on or around March 17 resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians. DefenceReport.com editor Stewart Webb explains how…
Macedonia could tip over the Balkans, and with it Europe
1 May 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray Skopje: Protestors stormed the Macedonian parliament Thursday, brutally assaulting government lawmakers in what marks a shocking level of escalation in an…
US just launched strikes against Syria…now what?
6 April 2017- Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb US warships, under the direction of US President Donald Trump, launched cruise missiles at Syrian air bases under the control of President…
Recap: A Terrible Sinking Feeling – Turkey’s Course Set for Turmoil
8 March 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray As I watch the only secular democratic state of the Middle East plunge headlong into the abyss I am left with…
Recap: UK’s Labour Party & NATO
23 February 2017 – York, UK by David Heaton The Labour Party opposition in the UK should be in a mood of high confidence. The Conservative Party has been scrambling…
Book Watch: Churchill, Roosevelt & Company: Studies in Character and Statecraft
Review by Chris Murray 12 February 2017 – London, UK Churchill, Roosevelt & Company: Studies in Character and Statecraft By Lewis E. Lehrman; Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, 2017. GBP £19.95…
Where the Canadian Conservative Leadership Candidates Stand on Defence
2 February 2017 – Toronto, CA by Alim Jiwa As the world continues to be reshaped on an almost daily basis in these early days of the Trump administration, The…
Book Watch: Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism, and Memory in a Balkan Community
Review by Chris Murray 24 January 2017 – London, UK Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism, and Memory in a Balkan Community By Max Bergholz; Cornell University Press, 2016.…
Trudeau’s Foreign Affairs Shuffle Aims at Both Putin and Trump
18 January 2017 – Toronto, CA by Alim Jiwa After the election of Donald Trump to the White House, the Trudeau government resolved to ensure that the responsibility for managing…