DefRep Analysis: ISIS shows signs of internal rifts
6 August 2015 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Videos of executions broadcasted in gruesome detail is nothing new for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). In late…
Wires Brief: MoD unveils mental illness stats, NATO halves Baltic air mission, Power struggle within Taliban and Afghan government starting
5 August 2015 – London, UK Digital wires United Kingdom DefRep’s recent discovery of an FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request filled by the UK MoD has revealed the number…
Frontline News: Another month, another submarine incursion
29 July 2015 – Espoo, Finland by Timo Mustonen Another month, another submarine. The headlines seem to put a lot of Russian activity to Swedish coastline. This time they are…
Weekly Recap: Having no Russia might be more dangerous
26 Jul 2015, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray Since the startling events in Crimea early in 2014 Russia has been front and centre in Western discourse. A tremendous effort has…
Policy Analysis: US Military Doctrine Strategy, Tactics, and the Operational Art
21 July 2015 – Trento, Italy By Scott Nicholas Romaniuk The Full Report can be found here. Executive Summary Within the prism of contemporary military doctrine, studies have assumed a…
DefRep Weekly Recap: How Just or Unjust was NATO’s 2011 Libya Campaign
17 July 2015 – Toronto, CA By A. Walter Dorn The full academic article by A. Wedgwood and A. W. Dorn, “NATO’s Libya Campaign 2011: Just or Unjust to What…
DefRep Analysis: Is the Cold War policy of Containment returning?
13 July 2015 – Trento, Italy by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk “Containment” has once again become part of the geopolitical parlance of today. The striking use of this term is increasingly…
DefRep Analysis: Putin learns the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”
12 July 2015 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray This past week the New York Times reported that there are now Chechen Fighters in Ukraine working to support the Ukrainian…
Weekly Recap: Why aren’t we talking about Ukraine – Part Three
8 July 2015 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray Leadership and Messaging Some have argued that Prim Minister Harper’s visit to Ukraine was an empty gesture. This is likely a…
Weekly Recap: Why aren’t we talking about Ukraine – Part Two
7 July 2015 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray Lackluster Response The Canadian Prime Minister is, generally speaking, a rather silly character on the international stage and his position on…
