IN BRIEF
A dearth of data In a 2003 internal Pentagon memo, Donald Rumsfeld observed, “we lack the metrics to know if......
The world-class performance of Vancouver’s shipyard teams
The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will see many Canadians perform at world-class levels. During the Second World War, four Vancouver......
Hallmarks of successful COIN strategies
The Manley Panel convened last fall by Prime Minister Stephen Harper has now had its say about how it sees......
The sound of submarines
To the Last Salute Georg von Trapp University of Nebraska, 2007, 196 pages, $27.00 In 1918 in the Adriatic a......
Common picture: Secure information sharing, open source command and control
Faced with a wave of digital information, Canadian decision-makers are being challenged to sort, qualify and classify the deluge of...
The value of an integrated security platform
In an increasingly networked world, managing the movement and safety of individuals at national borders, public transportation centers, large-scale social......
Learning from Nanook
Collaboration is the bedrock of any joint exercise; projecting Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic hinges on it. But as the......
The missing piece of peace
When the prime minister seeks advice on military intervention or diplomatic initiatives, the experts of two departments are at his......
Absent in Africa
The prime minister’s recent trip to Uganda and Tanzania aside, Africa has not registered high on the government’s agenda. Though......
Policing Sudan: A tale of two forces
As the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur gradually merges into a larger AU-United Nations force (UNAMID), expect a call......