Yearly Archives: 2020

114 posts

AOPS at ISI

Upcoming CNR issue – Vol 16.1

Preview: Canadian Naval Review, Vol. 16, No. 1 (2020) – 10 Years of the NSPS / NSS Little did we know a few months ago when we decided to make […]

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Pandemics and the Maritime Arena

Dr. Ann Griffiths, 23 April 2020. There is a burgeoning discussion about unwinding the measures that have shut down the economies of countries around the world in the fight against […]

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A Case for Canadian Hospital Ships

David Dunlop, 22 April 2020 Hospital ships are excellent vehicles of international policy, diplomacy and humanitarian efforts. They can provide humanitarian assistance during disasters, advanced medical treatment, services and on-board […]

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Navies and Biological Agents

Joe Varner, 03 April 2020. Chinese strategists have dreamed of an asymmetric method to disable the US aircraft carrier for decades.[1] Now they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams but […]

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National Security and Pandemics

Moderator, 02 April 2020. What is the connection, if any, between national security and pandemics? If asked even a few months ago, we probably wouldn’t have put pandemics at the […]

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Pandemics and Navies

Dr. Ann Griffiths, 31 March 2020. You would have to be living in a cave not to have noticed that we’re currently facing a situation that hasn’t been seen since […]

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Cybersecurity in defence procurement

Moderator, 8 March 2020. The United States is trying to address the cybersecurity shortcomings in its defence procurement. It’s concerning not only U.S. Department of Defense [https://www.defense.gov/], but also defence […]

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Drones and the RCN

Major (retired) F. Roy Thomas, MSC, CD, MA (RMC). 13 February 2020. Without anti-drone assets should the RCN become a coastal navy operating under the umbrella of cheaper shore-based anti-drone […]

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Briefing Notes about Naval Issues

20 January 2020. Quite often, military people end up talking to other military people. They speak the same language and know the same acronyms. It’s just easier to talk to […]

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Politics, Budgets and Naval Procurement

Moderator. 2 January 2020. Canada is no stranger to the politics of naval procurement. We have all wondered about a procurement decision. Naval projects usually involve huge sums of money […]

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