October 26th, 2010
“I told you so” is an unbecoming political posture, but NDP leader Jack Layton could certainly be forgiven such thoughts when the subject turns to negotiating with the Taliban. Prime Minister Harper and his Government once thought it clever to ridicule Mr. Layton’s early call for talks. He didn’t understand the real world they said […]
Read MoreOctober 23rd, 2010
The Globe and Mail’s feature on the role and make-up of Canada’s post-Afghanistan military[i] is premised largely on the claim that Canada’s Afghan-tested army is what the world now needs more of. The following, submitted to the Globe as a letter to the editor, offers a brief counterpoint. It is true that “security needs have […]
Read MoreOctober 20th, 2010
While global military spending seemed recession proof as it continued its upward climb in 2009 (see previous post), fiscal reality has finally closed in on the UK in 2010 – and the Ministry of Defence will not escape the consequences. Military spending is to be cut by 8 per cent (well short of the average of a […]
Read MoreOctober 19th, 2010
It seems the military is one economic sector that is pretty much recession proof. While global government spending generally fell in 2009 in the wake of the great recession, and while budgetary deficits soared, there was little interruption to the steady post 9-11 growth in global military spending. Global military spending reached $1.5 trillion in […]
Read MoreOctober 14th, 2010
That Canada needs a credible air defence capability is not in dispute; the challenge is to balance that with the other urgent needs on a rather long list. Canada needs a fleet of fast, long-range aircraft with a capacity to respond effectively to unidentified and unauthorized intrusions into Canadian airspace. That much seems pretty clear […]
Read MoreOctober 12th, 2010
Canada’s participation in the US-led Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program began in 1997[1] as an aerospace industry initiative and emerged in 2010 as a fully formed air defence policy. Setting aside for now the yet-to-be-debated question of Canada’s future air surveillance and interception needs and the merits of the F-35 aircraft for meeting those needs, […]
Read MoreSeptember 8th, 2010
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Read MoreJuly 19th, 2010
After four years of weekly posts CIGI online, the Disarming Conflict blog is taking a break and will resume on this site in mid-October. Stay connected. Postings will resume in October, in essence continuing to monitor the international community’s progress in making good on one of the boldest and far-reaching goals set out in the […]
Read MoreJuly 8th, 2010
The coming months will no doubt bring some extravagant pleas from certain Afghan and NATO politicians that Canada not follow through on the commitment to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan in 2011, but an effective antidote to such pressures is available in beefed-up diplomacy.
Read MoreJune 29th, 2010
The wisdom and benefits of strongly improved Canadian trade and political relations with India are obvious. But if civilian nuclear cooperation[i] is to be a primary fixture and symbol of the cordialization of Indo-Canadian relations, it should be built on the most robust of nonproliferation conditions. Basic nonproliferation standards will be met by the Nuclear […]
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