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Infograph: Canada’s Response to the Situation in Iraq

On October 7, 2014 the Parliament of Canada passed a motion that will see Canada join coalition efforts to counter ISIL. Here is an infograph detailing the Canadian response to ISIL.
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Just How Much Can Airstrikes Accomplish Alone?

Ground troops will be needed sooner or later in Syria and Iraq in order to fully win the war against the Islamic State (IS). As recently argued by Conrad Black, the Turks, Egyptians and Persians are just some of those who should be the ones sending boots on the ground in the Middle East. Sending Read More…
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A Talk with Professor Bill Smullen on NATO, Canada, and more

Ben Abonyi sits down with Professor Bill Smullen, Director of the National Security Studies Program of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, to discuss NATO, Canada, IS and Russia.
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Drafting a ‘Drone Convention’

“Paul Pryce makes the case for an international agreement regulating the use and production of drones.”
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The Folly of the Fifth Generation?: A Look at the Future of Fighter Aircraft

As airstrikes against IS are carried out and an F-22 has successfully carried out its mission, Christopher Cowan looks at the future of the Fifth Generation of fighter aircraft.
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Retaining our Seat at the International Roundtable

Alessandro Gagliardi analyses the position of the three main parties on Canada’s deployment of air assistance to Iraq in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek fashion.