The head of the military funded Conference of Defence Associations Institute used his farewell address to graduates at the Royal Military College to slam the …
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Tell Harper: Don't Deploy Laser Weapons
The Canadian military is about to deploy low-power laser weapons, also known as “laser dazzlers,” to Afghanistan. Experts have raised serious concerns about the dangers …
The crabby eye-rolling of foreign policy scholars
In his excellent series on Canadian identity, Michael Valpy says Canadians’ persistent belief in peacekeeping and soft power infuriates foreign policy scholars, driving them “nuts.” …
Canada Drawn Into War Over Pipeline?
June 20, 2008 Canada is being drawn into U.S.-backed plans to build a massive natural gas pipeline through the heart of war-torn Afghanistan. This incredible …
Response to Sen. Colin Kenny in the Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080611.LETTERS11-6/TPStory/Opinion/letters Fix the policy, then spend STEVEN STAPLES Rideau Institute June 11, 2008 Ottawa — Senator Colin Kenny is right in that what most ails …
MDA sale caused unlikely alliance of opponents
Esprit de corps military magazine. June 2008, Vol 15 Issue 5. p 12. MDA sale caused unlikely alliance of opponents by Steven Staples Members of …