CANSEC 2026: Optimism and Trepidation
4 June 2026 CANSEC comes at the end of May every year, but this one was very different from previous ones. The event is held by the Canadian Association for…
Wires Brief: Kim Jong-un unveils new nuclear materials production facility; US restructuring NATO commitment
4 June 2026 Iran Ceasefire The US House voted to end the war in Iran after the Presidential War Powers had expired. Some Republicans joined the Democrats in voting to…
Wires Brief: Tensions flare between Trump and Netanyahu; Ukraine launches drones at St. Petersburg during Russian economic forum
3 June 2026 US-Iran The US targeted an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian missiles struck the Kuwaiti International Airport. Kuwait says…
Wires Brief: Putin told Ukraine war is economically unviable; Kenyan Ebola protests leave two dead
2 June 2026 US-Iran Ceasefire A lasting ceasefire between Iran and the United States is unlikely to continue if Israel continues its Lebanon operations. There have been murmurings that Iran…
Wires Brief: Australia will buy secondhand subs under AUKUS now; US-Iran continue to exchange fire
1 June 2026 US-Iran Over the weekend, American warplanes attacked Iranian radar sites and drone command-and-control facilities on Qeshm Island and Gorik in Iran’s Hormozgan province. The strikes came after…
Wires Brief: Russian drone hits Romanian apartment; Russia-Taliban sign military cooperation agreement
29 May 2026 Iran Ceasefire After both the US and Iran accused each other of violating the ceasefire, US and Iranian negotiators came up with a deal to extend the…
Wires Brief: Carney announces at CANSEC that Canada will procure Saab AWACS aircraft; US-Iran trade fresh strikes
28 May 2026 Canada Prime Minister Carney opened CANSEC yesterday with a breakfast announcement that Canada will negotiate with Saab for its GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft. The GlobalEye is…
Wires Brief: Canada’s largest annual defence expo starts today; US military training and other expenditures being cut due to cost of Iran war
27 May 2026 Iran Iran restored internet to its people, but continues to block social media sites. Iran imposed 88 days of near-total internet isolation on its people to curb…
LaFlesche: From Oka’s Shadow to Canada’s Defence Supply Chain
26 May 2026 *Article submitted ahead of CANSEC 2026 by LaFlesche Thirty-six years after Canadian troops deployed on Mohawk territory, a precision manufacturer from Kahnawàːke is supplying components to General…
Wires Brief: US attacked Iranian positions in self-defence; Ebola treatment centres under attack
26 May 2026 Iran-US On Monday, the US sank two IRGC boats which were laying mines. In retaliation, Iran began firing surface-to-air missiles at American planes, which in turn resulted…
