September 08 2016. DRDC published a very interesting paper by Ben Lombardi in May 2016 — “The Future Maritime Operating Environment and the Role of Naval Power.” The author concludes […]
Once deemed impossible now a reality, this cruise raises questions on the implications on Canadian sovereignty and also the implications for environmental protection. But that is not all. Many other […]
21 July 2016 – Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Global Affairs Institute today released, “Implementing the Defence Procurement Strategy: Is It Working?” The issue of defence procurement in Canada continues to […]
Energy Use and Conservation in the Marine Sector Environmentalists are making a lot of noise these days about getting off oil in the next two to three decades. This might […]
As Canada conducts its defence review and prepares the next White Paper, it might be worth looking at the recent New Zealand effort and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s response […]
Eric Lerhe comments on the CDA & CDA Institute Special Event- Defence Policy Review: For one of the more focused Defence Review efforts, the CDAI 11 May 2016 Roundtable and its published […]
In early April 2016, the government of Canada announced that it would conduct a Defence Policy Review to examine the issues and elements of defence policy in a world that […]
Another useful article on the South China Sea dispute. The SCS continues to be a potential hot spot as long as China presses its claims. The issue, as noted before, […]
There’s been increasing interest in autonomous service vehicles (ASV) and the USN Sea Hunter appears to be the most advanced and complex of the lot. It is claimed this “robotic […]
The news is full of images from the wildfires in northern Alberta. Fort McMurray is especially hard-hit, but there are also many other fires throughout the Prairie Provinces and further […]
North Korea continues to puzzle and amaze us westerners. As the article suggests, a rogue state with both a nuclear weapons and an SSB capability is valid reason for concern. […]
Re-posted from Naval Today The submarine was launched in 2009 and declared operational in February 2016. “INS Arihant is undergoing sea acceptance trials as it had already passed several deep […]
As Yogi used to say, ‘Deja vu all over again!’ As in the late 1980s, the strategic importance of the Arctic rises to near the top of our national concerns. […]
Much of this has been said before over several decades but nobody seems to be listening. And yet another reference to the sound logic of the Australian model; maybe our […]
The South China Sea remains one of the world’s potential trouble spots. As this article explains, China is becoming increasingly isolated in this issue. The question for the rest of […]
Tom Ring, a former senior procurement official, has written a major paper on the National Shipbuilding Strategy. He provides never before revealed elements of the programme’s background with an intriguing […]
This article raises some good points that make one wonder how effective are Canadian countermeasures. The Diplomat: Japan’s Achilles Heel: Cybersecurity
Sajjan shies away from endorsing controversial 2011 Leslie Report I was very disappointed to see that the announced Defence Policy Review was barely hours old and already needless speculation has […]
