What is behind the Taliban’s Resurgence?
20 April 2016- Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Yesterday, an attack involving a suicided bomber in a car (SVBIED) and gun assault targeted the headquarters of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of…
Book Watch: Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER)
Review by Chris Murray 14 March 2016, Kingston, CA Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (OVER) Edited by Tom Butler; Goff Books, 2015. USD 50.00 ISBN-10: 1939621232 ISBN-13: 978-1939621238 The single greatest issue…
Meanwhile in the Caucasus: Russian Troubles Continue
4 April 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray General Philip Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, was in Georgia 22-23 March. While in Tbilisi Breedlove pushed hard on Georgia’s future…
DTCA Cometh
21 March 2016, Kingston, CA *Updated 23 March 2016 – At the time of publishing, Dr Alex Zelinsky was unavailable for comment -that has since changed. by Chris Murray When…
The Great Polish Exodus
17 March 2016, Olesnica, PL by Marcin Rozycki On the 3rd of March, RMF FM (the most popular radio station in Poland) reported an “exodus of generals” from the General…
Book Watch: The Psychology Of Radicalization And Terrorism
Review by Chris Murray 14 March 2016, Kingston, CA The Psychology Of Radicalization And Terrorism By Willem Koomen & Joop Van Der Pligt; Routledge, 2015. CDN 52.95 ISBN-10: 184872442X ISBN-13:…
Recap: Canadian Conservatives Stand by Outdated Document, says Bezan
11 March 2016, Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb In a recent op-ed in Embassy News, James Bezan stated that the Conservative Party still stands by their 2008 Canada First Defence…
Moscow’s Hidden Fear: The Caucasus Dilemma
29 February 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray With Russian involvement in Ukraine as an established fact for everyone but the Kremlin and the growing presence of the Russian military…
The Aussie Defence FUBAR
25 February 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray In January of 2015 Defence Report raised a flag of concern in an article concerning a new piece of Australian legislation, the…
Canada’s Political Creep: Defining Basic Terminology
by Chris Murray 22 February 2016 – Kingston, CA There seems to have been some confusion of late within the Canadian Government. Apparently the subtlety and nuance of what constitutes…