The Bear in the Mountains: Russia’s Balkan Exercise
2 November 2016 – London, UK by Chris Murray On 31 October, the Associated Press reported that Russia will be conducting joint exercises in Serbia with local Serbian and Belarusian…
The Quagmire of the ISIS Foreign Fighter
1 November 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb At the time of writing this, Iraqi forces are preparing to enter the city of Mosul. ISIS-held territory is slowly being…
Book Watch: How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon
Review by Chris Murray 10 October 2016 – London, UK How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon By Rosa Brooks; Simon & Schuster, 2016.…
Facing West: Russian Forces Facing NATO in the Baltics PART II: Russian Air & Air Defence Force
10 September 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman, CD Russian air and aerospace defence forces in the Western MD/JSC are well-equipped and at high readiness. As a result of…
Facing West: Russian Forces Facing NATO in the Baltics PART I: Russian Ground/Land Forces
31 August 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman, CD As mentioned in an earlier article, the Russian forces facing the Baltic States (incl those NATO forces deployed) are considerable.…
Book Watch: Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins
Review by Chris Murray 26 July 2016, Kingston, CA Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins By Paul Rogers; I.B.Tauris, 2016. USD 29.95 ISBN-10: 1784534889 ISBN-13: 978-1784534882…
What Happened in Turkey
25 July 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray The world was caught surprised by the attempted coup in Turkey. While Turkey has had relatively frequent interaction with coups since the…
First In! A Case for The Formation of a Canadian ‘Rapid Reaction Force’
19 July 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman As events in eastern Europe continue to devolve, coupled with possible UN commitments to Central Africa, not to mention the possibility…
The ‘Best For The Best’ – Reflections On The Canadian Army’s Initial NATO Deployment to Latvia
16 July 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman What nature of ground force should Canada deploy to Latvia? Though publicly available numbers differ, it will likely be a reinforced…
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…