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Whenever a new year kicks in we always cast a Janus-like glance back to the previous one to get an idea of what we just went through and, hopefully, gain some insight into what we are in for in the coming 12 months. By all accounts 2016 was not a great year on several fronts, […]
The new Liberal government in Canada has been talking about terrorism quite a bit lately. We now have a decision on what Trudeau’s policy on Islamic State (IS) will be as well as a renewed – and much needed – emphasis on countering radicalisation in this country. And the Defence Minister, Harjit “bad-ass” Sajjan, has […]
“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” According to Google, this famous phrase was uttered either by Anglo-Irish statesman Edmund Burke or former Minnesota governor and ex-WWF wrestler Jesse Ventura. I’ll go with Burke. What is more disconcerting is when we forget our history that happened, say, 4 years ago. Remember the […]
A few days ago I stood overlooking what was no-man’s land outside the little town of Auchonvillers in the Somme department of Picardie. In a battle that became known as Beaumont-Hamel, the morning of July 1, 1916 saw the slaughter of most of the Newfoundland Regiment (it later received the title “Royal”): of the 780 […]
It is not hard to see why politicians have a hard time admitting mistakes. They work hard and make difficult decisions and are not always open to accepting that these decisions were wrong. Some may be too arrogant to see the error of their ways. It is the rare individual who issues a mea […]
In an earlier blog post I spoke of the dangers of allowing intelligence analysis to be driven by politics (Not Very Intelligent – July 22). Now the US assessments on its campaign against the Islamic State (IS) may have been subject to the same scourge. In a front-page piece in the New York Times (see […]
We all know that politicians are generally not well regarded. Recent surveys in the US have shown trust in Congress at around 14%. Not good. I suppose the reasons for this historic lack of confidence vary from person to person. Most news stories seem focus on illegal spending, or outrageous perks or how little time […]