Paul Rogers, writing for Opendemocracy.net, provides a clear analysis of the evolution of ISIS and the western worlds’ failure to find a way out of the trap cast by ISIS (“ISIS’s plan, and the west’s trap”, Opendemocracy.net, 27 November, 2015). Tactics employed by ISIS have continued to change but the West has failed to adapt, […]
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Defence Military Procurement: What’s your policy?
Marie-Danielle Smith, writing for Embassy News, discusses the lack of attention given to the issue of defence procurement in the Canadian election thus far. (“Defence procurement an elephant in the war room”, Embassy News, 26 August 2015). Though it may seem to have been ignored up to now, it won’t be long before it gets […]
Is the US-led military intervention against ISIS working?
The anti-ISIS campaign, with its successes and failures, has led many to question whether the West’s strategy needs a thorough rethink.
PM Harper: A burden on Canada
Bruce Livesey lays out a litany of decisions made by Prime Minister Harper that have undermined Canada’s reputation globally.
Islamic State: The short and the long of it
Al Jazeera and The Guardian provide insight into the Islamic State.
Poll: Majority of Canadians oppose expansion into Syria
Tim Naumetz of The Hill Times informs us that a majority of Canadians oppose the expansion of Canadian combat operations into Syria.