Wires Brief: The Qatari Mess Worsens, North Korea Behind WannaCry, Pentagon given Carte Blanche over Afghan deployment
16 June 2017 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb United Kingdom It has come to light that BAE sold cyber-surveillance tools to Middle Eastern countries, according to the BBC. According…
From the Russian Looking Glass: How Russia’s Foreign Approach is Unique
14 June 2017 – San Fransisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova Ukraine’s blocking of Russian Internet social networks brought on a wave of commentary that extends far beyond the framework of…
Book Watch: The New Politics of Russia
13 June 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine Review by John A. Pennell The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change (Manchester University Press: Manchester, UK, 2016) by Andrew Monaghan. 15.99 GBP. ISBN-10:…
Limelight: Mosul Bombing Report featured on CTV National News
A report out today claims the American bombing in Mosul on or around March 17 resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians. DefenceReport.com editor Stewart Webb explains how…
Book Watch: Russia and the World: Understanding International Relations
Review by John A. Pennell 18 May 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine Russia and the World: Understanding International Relations (Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD USA, 2017) edited by Natalia Tsvetkova. 120.00…
Mackenzie Institute Report: Returning to Port: A Needed Course Correction to Keep the National Shipbuilding Strategy off the Rocks
9 May 2017 – Victoria/Toronto, CA by Stewart Webb” Today, the Mackenzie Institute published “Returning to Port: A Needed Course Correction to Keep the National Shipbuilding Strategy off the Rocks”.…
Book Watch: The President’s Book of Secrets
Review by John A. Pennell 27 April 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama (Public…
Macedonia could tip over the Balkans, and with it Europe
1 May 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray Skopje: Protestors stormed the Macedonian parliament Thursday, brutally assaulting government lawmakers in what marks a shocking level of escalation in an…
US just launched strikes against Syria…now what?
6 April 2017- Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb US warships, under the direction of US President Donald Trump, launched cruise missiles at Syrian air bases under the control of President…
British PM May threatens to turn back on UK-EU security cooperation
5 April 2017 – York, UK by David Heaton And so it has finally happened. At the end of over nine months of discussion, debate, and division, Theresa May finally…
