Further to this 2015 post, more on an aspect of Russian nuclear doctrine to which we should be paying considerable attention–and an aspect that emphasizes the centrality of the NORAD mission …
Source: Mark Collins – NORAD and Russian Cruise Nukes: “de-escalation”? Part 2
President Obama gets a win (though probably no major CF budget increase)–two stories: Canada expected to send troops to Latvia to deter Russia Canada to send troops to Latvia for new NATO bri…
Source: Mark Collins – Canadian Army Battalion for NATO in Latvia
Here it is. The US embassy in Ottawa is clearly on top of the diplomatic game given all the spot-on Canadian references in the address that I strongly suspect only bright and dedicated people on th…
Source: Mark Collins – Video: President Obama’s Speech to Canadian Parliament (US has very good dips)
Further to this post, Canada and Peacekeeping, Peace Operations, Whatever [note first link on US and “killer peacekeeping”] I’m pretty sure the Obama administration’s first …
Further to this post, B.C. LNG GHG Heartbreak For New Canadian Government? tick tock, tick tock, what’s poor green P.M. to do? The province desperately wants the pipeline to get its own natur…
Source: Mark Collins – British Columbia and Petronas: My Province for a Natural Gas Pipeline!
Further to this post, No “End of History”, or, Don’t Expect Any Lovely Converging International Community more from Harvard Prof. Stephen Walt: … The world is entering a period where once-rob…
Source: Mark Collins – No “End of History”, “Collapse of the Liberal World Order” Section
At the official website: Read submissions from Canadian defence, security and other experts who participated in a Defence Policy Review roundtable. Learn more about these issues and see how your vi…
Source: Mark Collins – Experts’ Submissions to Canadian Defence Policy Review (note Prof. Saideman)
Some openness and transparency via MILNEWS.ca: … – DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT – “W5: an exclusive look at Canada’s commandos and the war against ISIS” – “What it’s really li…
Source: Mark Collins – Canadian Special Forces vs ISIS (but not combat)/Rest of the Fight
Further to this post, Under His Thumb? Proposed Canadian Parliamentary Security/Intel Review Committee The prime minister’s thumb it appears… It is noteworthy that significant intelligence ac…
Source: Mark Collins – The Scope of Canadian Forces’ Intelligence Activities (including HUMINT)
More incredible shrinking on the way? What about the British commitment (President Obama was already worried) to meet the NATO goal of two percent of GDP for defence? Eu referendum: Defence spendin…
Source: Mark Collins – Another BREXIT “Oopsie”: UK Defence Spending
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