Kosovo: A thorn in the side of the Balkans
14 November 2024 In August connected to my writing on Bulgaria’s election woes I dedicated time to exploring the move in Belgrade towards Europe and the ways in which relations…
Bulgaria’s 7th election, no solution but many concerns.
12 November 2024 With everyone focused on the US election and is consequences, a good change of station might be a follow up on my article from late August concerning…
Red Dawn: North Korea’s Potential Entry into Ukraine
North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s Ukraine War is coming to a new chapter, one that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had coined “the first step to a World War”. It is becoming…
Bulgaria sits on the front line of a brewing Balkan crisis and Serbia could be the solution.
26 August 2024 Over the last three years, Bulgaria has faced no less than six general elections, with a seventh (until recently) scheduled for the 20th of October. Despite repeated…
Canada’s 2% Problem
11 July 2024 Prime Minister Trudeau is in Washington DC for the NATO summit this week where he and his team have been getting absolutely pummeled for Canada’s pathetic defence…
Canada: Time To Dig Deep for Ukraine…and for yourself
The war in Ukraine has entered its third year or tenth year, depending on how one looks at it. It has been ten years since the Russian annexation of Crimea…
British Army Chief Takes Aim at Politicians and the State of Affairs
Outgoing British Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders, took aim at the British political establishment over the UK’s readiness in the face of a potential large-scale future…
A Defence Hangover – Canada’s Liberal Party Convention and Policy Resolutions
9 May 2023 The 2023 Liberal Party convention has come and gone. Delegations from the provinces and the young Liberal party members descended upon Ottawa. Debauchery usually ensues. I remember…
A Year of Dithering: The War in Ukraine
28 February 2023 A year into the war in Ukraine and I am still left totally baffled by the utter stupidity of the ongoing “debate” occurring within NATO countries. I…
Turkey’s Nearing Elections Present Challenges for NATO
1 February 2022 Turkey faces a general election in May that holds the potential to end Erdoğan’s two-decade grip on the country. This is of major significance to Turkey’s often-neglectful…