What We Are Watching in 2024
Ukraine The first and most obvious is the war in Ukraine. The battlefield stalemate has left this conflict more volatile. The Russian economy is pivoting towards a war economy and…
I’m being forced to leave Canada and that should worry you
18 December 2023 In the past weeks we have all been confronted with the state of academia. In the US Congress, the presidents of MIT, Harvard, and Penn State were…
Canada is Not Ready for the 21st Century
5 December 2023 Canada is not ready for the world ahead. The military is underfunded and understaffed; the government does not have a foreign policy direction. Moreover, Canadian political discourse…
New Books Network: Unknown Conflicts of the Second World War: Forgotten Fronts – Chris Murray (ed)
Our Associate Editor & Senior Analyst, Dr. Chris Murray, joined the New Books Network – Military History to discuss his recent book (2019) Unknown Conflicts of the Second World War:…
US Nuclear weapons heading for Suffolk, England?
A report by Matt Korda, writing for the Federation of American Scientists, has cast new light upon the possibility of nuclear weapons returning to British shores for the first time…
The Canadian Armed Forces is not an emergency disaster relief agency, no matter how much the Government wishes it were so.
20 August 2023 This summer Canada has been utterly pummelled by wildfires. Along with this, Canadians have been inundated with politicians standing in front of disaster relief efforts with sleeves…
The coup that wasn’t – Putin now needs to figure out how to remove Prigozhin and his Wagner Group
24 June 2023 Tensions between the Russian military and Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private military corporation, the Wagner Group, have been on a medium simmer for months. The divergence between Prigozhin and…
Russians invading Russia – Ukraine’s Short-Term Gains, and Long-Term Headaches
25 May 2023 * Feature Photo from the Liberty of Russia Legion and not the Russian Volunteer Corps Ukraine does not take responsibility for the Belgorod Raid, stating that two…
UK Provides Long-Range Storm Shadow Missiles to Ukraine – What Happens Now?
12 May 2023 The UK delivered an unspecified number of long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine. It is developed by MBDA which was created in 2001 after a merger…
A Defence Hangover – Canada’s Liberal Party Convention and Policy Resolutions
9 May 2023 The 2023 Liberal Party convention has come and gone. Delegations from the provinces and the young Liberal party members descended upon Ottawa. Debauchery usually ensues. I remember…
