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...
AFRICA-STAN: Afghanistan’s lessons for a whole-of-Canada Africa strategy
What Canada and other NATO countries have experienced in Afghanistan has shaken previously established approaches to fragile states, including departmental...
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
Colonel David Barr may represent a key portion of Canadian Forces transformation, but he admits it’s sometimes the last thing...
Canadian Expeditionary Force Command
Mission Statement “CEFCOM will conduct fully integrated global operations, across the spectrum from humanitarian assistance to combat, in concert with...
Canada Command
Vice Admiral Jean-Yves Forcier is the first to admit that forecasting has not been a priority of the Canadian Forces....
How the Cold War began
Amy Knight, a Ph.D. in Russian politics and author of several books about the innards of Soviet politics and the...