The UK can’t stay ‘mum’ over Russian bombing of Special Forces base in Syria
Russia’s recent bombing of a Syrian base used by UK and US Special Forces exposes the flaws with the UK’s blanket “no comment” approach. 3 August 2016 – London, UK…
Book Watch: Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins
Review by Chris Murray 26 July 2016, Kingston, CA Irregular War: ISIS and the New Threat from the Margins By Paul Rogers; I.B.Tauris, 2016. USD 29.95 ISBN-10: 1784534889 ISBN-13: 978-1784534882…
What Happened in Turkey
25 July 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray The world was caught surprised by the attempted coup in Turkey. While Turkey has had relatively frequent interaction with coups since the…
First In! A Case for The Formation of a Canadian ‘Rapid Reaction Force’
19 July 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman As events in eastern Europe continue to devolve, coupled with possible UN commitments to Central Africa, not to mention the possibility…
The Future of Peacekeeping Lies With Being Tech-Enabled
18 July 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Since the last Canadian election, there has been much talk about increasing Canada’s troop contribution to UN peacekeeping missions. It remains…
The ‘Best For The Best’ – Reflections On The Canadian Army’s Initial NATO Deployment to Latvia
16 July 2016 – Ottawa, CA by Rob O’Gorman What nature of ground force should Canada deploy to Latvia? Though publicly available numbers differ, it will likely be a reinforced…
Operation Enduring Freedom: Lessons of Joint Warfare and Implications for the Future
16 July 2016 – Victoria, CA by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk Many military operations and campaigns throughout US history provide a constructive backdrop for understanding the needs and changes that may…
Al-Qaeda’s haphazard rebranding
11 July 2016 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Hamza bin Laden attracted international headlines with his 21-minute speech that was entitled “We Are All Osama”. The speech was posted…
Brexit creates calls of conspiracy and fears of a “EU Army”
Brexit creates calls of conspiracy and fears of a “EU Army” 8 June 2016 – York, UK by David Heaton, DefRep Guest Writer The UK faces a generation defining question…
Book Watch: US Foreign Policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Politics, Energy, and Security
Review by Chris Murray 16 May 2016, Kingston, CA US Foreign Policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Politics, Energy, and Security By Christoph Bluth; I.B.Tauris, 2014. USD 90.00 ISBN-10:…
