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Two Priorities for the Canadian Forces
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- May 3, 2012
How should we define the priorities of the Canadian Forces? Steve Saideman raises this question in his latest post. In my view, the CF should have two overriding missions: first, the protection of Canada’s coastlines and airspace (along with assistance to civil authorities in emergencies); and second, the ability to contribute contingents of highly capable
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Foreign Policy Is Not Just Defence
- Analysis
- April 30, 2012
I welcome the opportunity to kick off this series on the future of the Canadian Forces (CF), not least because the series invites a broader discussion of the role of the military and the Department of National Defence (DND) in Canadian foreign policy. Too often, media coverage and expert debates about the military end up
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Boosting Canada’s Latin American Strategy
- Analysis
- April 30, 2012
The recent Latin American Summit in Cartagena didn’t generate much media coverage in Canada. It eventually broke down with controversies over drug policy and Cuba, and was even hijacked by a minor scandal involving the U.S. Secret Service. But it at least provided another occasion for the Prime Minister to assert the priority accorded the
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai Endorses Ottawa Dialogue
- Analysis
- April 27, 2012
The Ottawa Dialogue is a Track Two process involving a distinguished group of retired senior officials and military officers from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is led by Peter Jones, Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. In a recent public statement, Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic
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