Further to these posts, US, New Government and Canadian Forces: UN Peacekeeping (Colombia, Africa)? NATO in E. Europe? Both? [note possible UN mission in Colombia–smallish real traditional bl…
Source: Mark Collins – Latvia with NATO vs UN Peacekeeping: Where Government’s Heart Truly is
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, there’s suddenly some furious scene-setting for pushing back any new RCAF fighter competition that the F-35A might possibly win for some time (after the 2019 election?) …
Source: Mark Collins – Things Looking Better For F-35 in Canada: NOT! Super Hornet Buy Leaks
Videos and more from the Conference of Defence Associations Institute. Mark Collins, a prolific Ottawa blogger, is a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute; he tweets @Mark3Ds
Source: Mark Collins – “CDA and CDA Institute 2016 Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence Recap”
From the review’s new webpage, with lots of further links (note also those at right of page): Welcome The Department of National Defence (DND) has launched public consultations in the develop…
Source: Mark Collins – Canadian “Defence Policy Review” and Consultations Go Online
Further to this recent post, a retired Canadian diplomat (disclosure: a good friend) with considerable experience in defence matters takes a most contrary view: The Canadian military wants armed dr…
Source: Mark Collins – What’s With the Canadian Hoo-Hah Over Armed Drones? Part 2
Superb photos–one below–at a comprehensive article on a little-known piece of Canadian military history: … Exercise Rolling Cossack. A rare view of twelve 441 Squadron Strats asse…
Source: Mark Collins – 1961: “The Breaking Point – Canadian MiGs test American friendship”
The fellow who wrote this piece in the Globe and Mail of arrant Canadian self-importance does not even mention the South China Sea as a major problem between the Eagle and the Dragon: Canada could …
Source: Mark Collins – The World Needs More Canada: US/China Relations Cloud Cuckoo Land
