This is one opinion on the future trends in defence policy but the article is food for serious thought. For instance, can a defence policy review be conducted without a statement of intended foreign policy? Are we now completely certain of Canada's role in the world? From recent statements made […]
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As a Canadian citizen living in the US, I am appalled that the government of Canada would promote a concept for 'defense' of the Arctic that has no visible purpose! Delivery of as-yet not designed, prototype naval vessels with pop-gun armaments for gun-boat diplomacy, at some indeterminate time in the […]
The following National Post article is 98% reassuring for those who wish a rational, timely and effective Canadian government response to our Arctic challenges. The creation of a new Canadian-American "collaborative regime" in the Arctic makes nothing but sense. Simulated talks show possible solution for Arctic dispute U.S. and Canadian […]
The strategy for achieving an independent foreign policy through development of naval capacity appears to be maturing almost exactly 100 years after it was first articulated. The plan was first advocated in the debates in the House of Commons preceding development of a naval service in 1910. The announcement of […]
The Canadian government's commitment of ground forces in Afghanistan in offensive operations against the Taliban arguably represents a new willingness of the government to consider the employment/deployment of the Canadian military to shape proactively portions of the world landscape as opposed to waiting for the requirement to act in a […]