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Courage under fire
August 6, 1942. Thirty-two year-old Vancouver, B.C. native Chief Petty Officer Max Bernays is the coxswain of HMCS Assiniboine, plowing...
Ad hoc WoG – Investing in Canada’s whole-of-government approach
Be prepared: that’s the motto of the Boy Scouts. “Be prepared for what?” someone once asked Baden-Powell, the founder of...
The importance of capability:Defence strategy provides clarity for long-term planning
With the Canada First Defence Strategy (CFDS) a little over a year old and the Department of National Defence facing...
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...
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...
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...