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 …
Steven Staples
Blackwater trained Canadian troops
The National Post reported last week that the Department of National Defence has paid the notorious Blackwater security company, now called Xe Services, more than …
Staples on Canada and NATO
Rideau Institute president Steven Staples discusses the future of NATO, interview published in the Globe and Mail, Monday, March 22, 2010, p. A4 (no online …
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 …
Ban nuclear weapons from Arctic: Report
Arctic and nuclear weapon states need to work together to rid the Arctic region of nuclear weapons, finds a new report by security analysts Michael …
Anti-prorogation group should not be ignored: study
A study released today by the Rideau Institute finds that Facebook has been adopted by older, politically engaged voters to express frustration over the government’s …