The Canadian military has quietly stopped reporting when soldiers are wounded on the battlefield (Murray Brewster, “Canada forbids reporting of battlefield wounded,” Globe and Mail, …
Dirty water bigger killer than war: UN
Contaminated water is a bigger killer than all forms of violence, including war, says a new UN report. Sick Water? The Central Role of Wastewater …
Staples headed to Afghanistan?
Rideau Institute President Steve Staples has asked the Department of National Defence to include him on the next stakeholders’ tour of the Canadian mission in …
CADSI calls for defence industrial strategy
The Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) released a report last week on the challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian defence industry with …
Close Combat Vehicle project revived?
The Close Combat Vehicle project, which was recently reported to have been shelved, is now said to be back on the Army’s priority list: David …
Stop-and-go on START treaty
U.S. and Russian efforts to finalize a new strategic nuclear arms control agreement to replace the 1991 START treaty, which expired in December 2009, continue …
