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David J. Rothkopf: Barack Obama and the Middle East’s never-ending war
WASHINGTON — I have two grown daughters. Neither can remember a moment in which the United States did not have troops deployed in the Middle East. One was 10 months old at the time the first Gulf War effectively commenced with Operation Desert Shield in August 1990. I remember watching televised reports from Operation Desert Storm the following...
Leonid Bershidsky: What we can take from the MH17 crash
At first glance, the preliminary report on the July 17 crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine is pretty thin gruel. It does, however, rule out most explanations except the one that involves a ground-to air-missile. At the same time, it ends hopes that flight data might somehow reveal who shot down the plane, killing its 283...
Kelly McParland: Moscow threatens to hold itself hostage over tightened sanctions
In an early scene in Mel Brooks’s classic western farce Blazing Saddles, the new sheriff (a black man in an all-white town) pulls his pistol, points it at his own chin and threatens to shoot. “Isn’t anyone going to help that poor man?” a startled woman cries. After hauling himself safely off to his own jailhouse, the new sheriff...
Putin orders Russian military to perform combat drill in east
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered military forces in the country’s east to carry out a major exercise to test their preparedness. …read more Source:...
Putin orders forces in the east on combat drill
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered military forces in the country’s east to carry out a major exercise to test their preparedness. …read more Source:...
EU agrees on new Russian sanctions over Ukraine, diplomats say
EU had twice postponed the sanctions’ adoption since last Friday to assess the impact of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Questions about whether Russian military aircraft buzzed HMCS Toronto – conflicting reports
By David Pugliese Defence Watch Three Russian military aircraft flew over HMCS Toronto, with at least one buzzing the Canadian frigate as it was in the Black Sea. Well, that’s what the Canadian government said a few days ago. “While the Russian military aircraft that circled the HMCS Toronto did not in any way pose a threat to the Canadian...
Putin grabs reins of military rebuilding in response to NATO operations
President accuses NATO of forcing the Kremlin into a new arms race, while analysts predict a renewal of fighting in Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine delegation in Ottawa looking for weapons
A delegation from Ukraine’s national guard is in Ottawa meeting with defence firms as it tries to acquire weapons and other military equipment. The visit was set up by Arthur Andersen Defence Consulting Inc. of Toronto and involves meetings with 39 Canadian companies. The delegation is looking for anti-tank weapons, helicopters, ammunition,...
Harper to change tack, address the UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has tended to skip the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, has decided to attend the high-profile event later this month and deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly. The address will come at an uncertain time in world affairs: the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL);...
