The Department of National Defence to increase spending authority on goods and services to $5 million. The change will take place in early 2016 and be instituted through a phased implementation process.
Author: Aleksi Korpela
Aleksi Korpela is a Research Analyst & Digital Copyeditor at the NATO Association of Canada. Aleksi recently completed his studies for a MA in Philosophy and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He was previously a research management intern at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. where he worked on global military developments and chemical weapons policy. He has also attended the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. Aleksi has written on political affairs for the University of Aberdeen's student newspaper, The Gaudie, and is an editor for the undergraduate journal, The Elphinstone Review. His research interests broadly concern military theory, defense policy, and philosophical methodology. Aleksi will begin postgraduate study at the London School of Economics in the fall of 2016. In addition to formal pursuits, Aleksi enjoys used bookstores, reading military history, and following US politics.
Of Fire and Ice: Russia’s Militarization of the Arctic
Airbases, Arctic warfare troops, and air-defence systems. Aleksi Korpela maps out Russia’s militarization of the Arctic from Pechenga to Wrangel Island.
The F-35 and the Declining Canadian Dollar
The recent decline of the Canadian dollar in relation to the US dollar will have a significant impact on the procurement of a replacement aircraft for the ageing fleet of CF-18s. Prospects look increasingly bleak for the F-35, but the aircraft still remains a strong competitor.