When the current mission in Iraq eventually ends it likely won’t be our last in the region.
Then again, making predictions can be a risky business as I found out in 2006 as the acting director of a new future security analysis team in National Defence Headquarters. There were about 10 of us in all – civilian and military, with various backgrounds and academic qualifications. Our main focus was to figure out where, when and why the Canadian military might deploy internationally during the next 20 years. By analyzing various possibilities, the idea was to then recommend what new equipment, people …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
