On the ground, in the air and on the water, the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces stand watch over the country and defend its interests at home and abroad. The Canadian Armed Forces Program aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the issues facing Canadian soldiers across all branches of the military in order to give Canadians varying perspectives on the men and women who defend their country.
The idea of creating a base, or even a fully fledged nation, in the middle of the ocean where none previously existed is not new. Through the undersea bases and floating man-made islands of science fiction humans have long pondered how to colonize the vastness of the ocean for both warfare and peace.
On September 5, 2012, Commander Hugues Canuel discussed the challenges of standing up the Canadian contribution to the training mission and nurturing the growth of the Afghan National Security Forces.
Through a feature publication in “Vanguard Canada,” The NCC’s Andrew Walker gives his thoughts on maritime blindness in central Canada.
Heat waves, rising temperatures, and retreating ice grab headlines today. However, receding sea ice in the Arctic and a concurrent increase in shipping traffic will intensify attention on the globe’s (still) frigid northern reaches.
There are a number of reasons why the Russian Navy could not develop a global posture, even with access to new overseas facilities.
What divides ASEAN’s member states is a growing theme that affects everybody: an emerging US-Chinese rivalry for regional influence.
CLICK TO READ Tim Lynch maintains a Maritime Security and Law Enforcement page.
For nations with a global outlook, the ability to respond to contingencies around the world has often been a mix of necessity and choice.
It’s been a busy week for the South China Sea (SCS). For those of you keeping score at home, these are some of the news stories we’ve been following.
Thirty years after the conflict, British-Argentine hostility over the Falklands has reached a new level, reviving a new war of words.