The U.S. military budget comprises over 44 percent of the entire world’s military spending, reports the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (Laicie Olson, …
Defence policy
Canadians: Humanitarian role or stay home
According to a Leger Marketing poll conducted for the QMI Agency, Canadians are divided on where they would like the Canadian Forces to go after …
DND: There really is a free lunch!
In an unusual move, Canada’s top soldier and the Defence Department’s Deputy Minister have given DND staff permission to accept free meals from contractors at …
Small steps toward Arctic cooperation
The Canadian government took a couple of small but potentially helpful steps towards greater cooperation in the Arctic last week. On Wednesday, Canadian Foreign Minister …
Navy faces budget crunch?
Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, the commander of the Canadian Navy, are contradicting each other on the state of the Navy’s budget …
Where have all the Blue Berets gone?
A recent discussion on the future role of Canada’s military forces demonstrated once again that some of Canada’s most well known defence and foreign policy …