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Military Keynesianism: Wrong Then, Wrong Now
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- December 17, 2012
In November 1906, the Russian Council of State Defence met to discuss its new naval shipbuilding plan, the centrepiece of which was a proposal to build two new battleships for the Baltic Fleet. Presenting the plan, the Naval Minister, Admiral Birilev, admitted that there was no overarching defence policy which justified the shipbuilding program, but
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A Footnote on Canada-Iran Relations
- Analysis
- December 17, 2012
The Harper government took a decision in late August 2012, to bring Canadian diplomats out of Tehran and expel Iranian diplomats in Ottawa. It was described by some observers as a sudden decision, but it was obviously a measure which required time to implement. It may have come as a surprise to the Iranian embassy
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Defence Procurement Problems Run Deeper Than the F-35
- Analysis
- December 10, 2012
by Philippe Lagassé Published in the Ottawa Citizen, December 6, 2012 It’s been a rough year for Canadian defence procurement. This past spring, the Auditor General lambasted the defence department’s lack of due diligence in selecting the F-35 to replace the air force’s aging CF-18 fighters. A few months later, the acquisition of new army
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Succeeding to the Canadian Throne
- Analysis
- December 5, 2012
By James W.J. Bowden and Philippe Lagassé The full article was published in the Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 2012 We learned this week that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child. The news was greeted with the usual mix of republican derision, monarchist fawning and celebrity gossiping. In governments across the
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