Inside Industry
Are the dollars still there? Since its inception in 1983, the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries – albeit...
SitRep
Debating when and how to engage (and exit) Most of the violent conflicts to which western armed forces have responded...
The power of commerce
Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the Muslim Middle Class and What It Will Mean for Our World Vali Nasr...
Harry and the Haida
There is little doubt that one of Canada’s most successful sailors is a man small in stature but huge in...
Of pirates, Asia and future capabilities
Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, delivered a keynote address to the Maritime Security Challenges 2010 conference in...
Troop withdrawal jeopardizes a commitment
At the Senate Committee on National Security and Defence we are taking testimony on the Afghanistan situation, and the Parliamentary...
A soldier’s most valuable weapon
The importance of reconnaissance to any military mission has been recognized since the time of Alexander. Having the ability to...
Networked soldier – Sensor integration and the human factor
When army leaders began speaking of a revolution in military affairs in the 1990s, they envisioned a network of platforms...
Where’s your Schwerpunkt? Counterinsurgency and the primacy of information operations
Listen to the media and you might believe that counterinsurgency operations consist primarily of troops riding about the hinterlands, engaging...
Complex solution – The comprehensive approach is reshaping government responses
In a recent article in Foreign Affairs, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates predicted that most lethal threats to the...