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…
Book Watch: India in New South Asia: Strategic, Military and Economic Concerns in the Age of Nuclear Diplomacy
Review by Stewart Webb 22 February 2016 – Vancouver, CA India in New South Asia: Strategic, Military and Economic Concerns in the Age of Nuclear Diplomacy By B.M. Jain, I.B.…
Wires Brief: Japan unveils stealth fighter, Saudi Arabia open to deploy in Syria, USAF may purchase unfinished F-35s
5 February 2016 – Vancouver, CA United Kingdom The MoD will be purchasing at least two Zephyr 8 solar-powered UAVs from Airbus in a contract worth GBP 10.6 million. The…
Book Watch: British Imperial: What the Empire Wasn’t
Review by Chris Murray 25 January 2016, Kingston, CA British Imperial: What the Empire Wasn’t By Bernard Porter; I.B. Tauris, 2015. USD 29.00 ISBN-10: 1784534455 ISBN-13: 978-1-7845-3445-5 When one hears…
Canada’s hidden plan for predicted failure: Planning for the introduction of the Canadian Surface Combatant
20 January 2016 – Vancouver & Kingston, CA by Stewart Webb and Chris Murray The full report, released today by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, can be found here. As…
Book Watch: Left and Right: The Small World of Political Ideas
Review by Chris Murray 5 January 2016, Kingston, CA Left and Right: The Small World of Political Ideas By Christopher Cochrane; McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015. USD 34.95 ISBN-10: 0773545786 ISBN-13:…
DefRep’s Stories to Watch During 2016
4 January 2016 – Vancouver, CA * Updated on 4 January 2016 to include the cyber section at the end. Compiled by the DefenceReport staff 2015 was a turbulent year…
Happy Holidays from the DefRep team – 2015
Yearly Recap: Happy Holidays from all of us at DefRep 20 December 2015 – Canada, Finland, the US and the UK From everyone at the DefenceReport team, we wish you…
Book Watch: From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy
Review by Stewart Webb 19 December 2015 – Vancouver, CA From Deep State to Islamic State: The Arab Counter-Revolution and its Jihadi Legacy by Jean-Pierre Filiu – Oxford University Press,…
