Maritime Security and National Identity
A recent sign posted on the window of a Beijing restaurant refuses to serve certain nationalities due to current international maritime disputes between state actors. Sarah Danruo Wang analyzes how...
View ArticleMaritime Warmongering: Russia’s Black Sea Military Exercise
Aaron Willschick on the tension over the recent Russian military exercise in the Black Sea and how Russian President Vladimir Putin should put an end to his persistent warmongering. In what is becoming...
View ArticleProsperity or Instability? The Natural Gas Game in the Eastern Mediterranean
By Andrew Chisholm The discovery of substantial natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean sea holds the potential to bring great prosperity to several countries in the region. But the overlap...
View ArticleCosts vs. Capabilities: Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
By Andrew Chisholm The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) is supposed to re-fit Canada’s Navy and Coast Guard fleets and breathe long-term life into Canada’s domestic shipbuilding...
View ArticleNATO in the Arctic?
By Andrew Chisholm An appropriate presence? Canada’s recent assumption of the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council prompted much discussion of Arctic issues, including security,...
View ArticleA Future for Canadian Submarines? Costs, Capabilities, and Interests
By Andrew Chisholm Canada’s submarine fleet often sparks debate, over its high maintenance costs and over whether Canada needs submarines at all. Going forward, that debate must center on how costs,...
View ArticleIsraeli Private Security in the Suez Canal?
By Jasen Sagman Suez Canal Authority HQ in Ismailia, Egypt Egypt’s military-backed government recently dismissed reports that Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has hired Israeli private security...
View ArticleHow Peru Got its Territory Back
Territorial conflict has been a continuing problem in South America and is often related to the possession of natural resources that represent a considerable income to the countries in dispute. On...
View ArticlePreparing for the RCN’s Future: Platform Growth and Naval Vessels
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will begin replacing much of its fleet at the start of the next decade. To ensure that its fleet remains relevant over its thirty-plus years of service life, adequate...
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