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The Rise of the Chinese Navy

By Jeff Gilmour, 25 May 2023 In the 19th century in the first Opium War, the British established a technological advantage by employing steam-powered gunboats. The Scottish shipbuilder, John Laird, built […]

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A Secure and Sovereign Arctic

By Blair Shaw, 2 May 2023 The House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence issued a report in April entitled “A Secure and Sovereign Arctic.” The report gives an […]

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Australia Releases Defence Strategic Review

By Dan Middlemiss, 24 April 2023 As it promised, the Australian government has released its much anticipated Defence Strategic Review (https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review). The report paints a sobering assessment of the current […]

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New Submarines for Canada?

By Dan Middlemiss, 9 April 2023 David Pugliese has revealed that the RCN is pushing for up to 12 new submarines for the Canadian Navy at an estimated cost of […]

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AUKUS Awkward?

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 21 March 2023 The announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement in September 2021 caught a lot of people by surprise. It was a surprise […]

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More Not-So-Plain Speaking from DND

By Dan Middlemiss, 17 March 2023 Dan Middlemiss Why is it that DND, when confronted with questionable behaviour, always seems to prefer to stonewall – or worse? The latest example […]

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The NSS: Good, Bad, and ?

By Dan Middlemiss, 1 March 2023 The latest issue of the Canadian Defence Review (Vol. 29, No. 1 (2023)) has four articles with a bearing on current Canadian maritime procurement […]

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Communication Deficiency

By Robert Cumming, 22 February 2023 As you are aware, the federal government is deeply involved in a huge shipbuilding program.  One area of the program where the government and the […]

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Uncrewed Systems and Naval Diplomacy

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 8 February 2023 In 1977 Ken Booth outlined roles for naval forces – what has become known as Booth’s Triangle. This ‘triangle’ illustrates the roles of […]

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