DefRep Analysis: Russia looks to improve soft security underbelly that is Central Asia
19 January 2015 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray On 24 November 2014 a new Abkhaz-Russian treaty was signed with little mainstream media attention in the West. The ‘Alliance and…
DefRep Analysis: NATO’s cyber shift may not link to Article 5
6 January 2015 – Savonlinna, Finland by Timo Mustonen In the midst of SONY hacks and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to the console gaming of Microsoft and Playstation it is…
Australia’s defence trade control act clamps down on researchers
London, UK Australia’s Defence Trade Control Act (DCTA) has been described as an overtly strict and complicated defence policy that sails far too close to turning Australia’s research and development…
DefRep Analysis: Let’s Talk Turkey (and NATO)
15 December 2014 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray On 17 November of this year NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg appointed Turkish Ambassador Ismail Aramaz as the next NATO Senior Civilian…
DefRep Analysis: Grozny under attack to embarrass Putin
7 December 2014 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray Grozny Attacked Over the past several days news has slowly begun to emerge from Chechnya of significant action between armed militants…
Book Watch: The Caucasus Emirate Mujahedin by Gordon M. Hahn
Kingston, CA The Caucasus Emirate Mujahedin: Global Jihadism in Russia’s North Caucasus and Beyond By Gordon M. Hahn; McFarland Publishing, 2014. USD 45.00 pISBN: 978-0-7864-7952-8 eISBN: 978-1-4766-1495-3 In October 2007,…
Weekly Recap: Step Aside Fantino, this is not just your problem
Vancouver, CA One has to wonder what is going on in Canada. The Department of Veterans Affairs has made a bungle of its portfolio. The Department of National Defence continues…
The Weekly Recap: Channeling the Chief
Ottawa, CA With his political career in question, the only thing that may save Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino is himself. It would be hard to imagine that things…
DefRep Analysis: Russia-Ukraine teetering on the edge
15 November 2014 – Kingston, CA by Chris Murray This past week has seen an increase in activity along Ukraine’s eastern border which has NATO again raising concerns of Russian…
DefRep Analysis: Al-Qaeda’s olive branch to ISIS may just be a PR move
2 November 2014 – Vancouver, CA by Stewart Webb Al-Qaeda’s olive branch to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) proved to catch many analysts by surprise. The al-Qaeda…
