The Weekly Recap: Global security goes to the birds
7 June 2015 – Vancouver, CA The DefenceReport team endeavours to shed light to some of nuances of the global security situation. We are mourning that we were unable to…
The Weekly Recap: Could the Greens save the Canadian Forces
With an election looming, federal party websites are woefully short on their visions for the Canadian Armed Forces… with one exception: The Green Party. 1 June 2015 – Ottawa, CA…
Weekly Recap: Step Aside Fantino, this is not just your problem
Vancouver, CA One has to wonder what is going on in Canada. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made a bungle of its portfolio. The Department of National Defence continues…
The Weekly Recap: Channeling the Chief
Ottawa, CA With his political career in question, the only thing that may save Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino is himself. It would be hard to imagine that things…
Weekly Recap: Let’s Continue to Underestimate ISIS
18 October 2014 – Vancouver, CA by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk and Stewart Webb President Obama’s 2009 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO), a supposed rationalizing of his predecessor’s so-called “Global War on…
DefRep Weekly Recap: Could sub failure catalyse India’s nuclear ambitions?
Ottawa, CA – 16 August 2013 By Stewart Webb Naval setbacks might spur India’s nuclear capabilities The Indian Navy has this week formally launched its indigenously-built 37 thousand tonne INS…
DefRep weekly recap: Spymasters and public enemies
Ottawa, CA – 28 June 2013 By Stewart Webb Defining surveillance, spying and the public interest in the wake of Ed Snowden’s defection from the NSA It’s been a hectic…
DefRep Weekly Recap: Afghanistan, mission not complete
Ottawa, CA – 21 June 2013 By Stewart Webb DefRep weekly recap: Afghanistan, mission not entirely complete Developments in Afghanistan have been grabbing international headlines recently. Afghan National Security Forces…
DefRep weekly recap: Iraq 10 years on – who’s at fault?
London, UK – 22 March 2013 By Robert Densmore The Iraq War 10 years on – are we right to lay blame and if so, on whom? It would be…
DefRep weekly recap: Must we talk about the F-35 again?
London, UK – 23 February 2013 By Robert Densmore Cracked blades, catastrophic engine failure and billions and billions of dollars, aka the ‘Joint Strike Fighter’ I suppose part of me…