Recap: Canadian Conservatives Stand by Outdated Document, says Bezan
11 March 2016, Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb In a recent op-ed in Embassy News, James Bezan stated that the Conservative Party still stands by their 2008 Canada First Defence…
Moscow’s Hidden Fear: The Caucasus Dilemma
29 February 2016, Kingston, CA by Chris Murray With Russian involvement in Ukraine as an established fact for everyone but the Kremlin and the growing presence of the Russian military…
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…
