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The End of the Hillier Era
by Jack Granatstein

Written in response to Gen. Rick Hillier's decision to step down as the Chief of Defence Staff, Jack Granatstein briefly examines Hillier's time as the CDS, arguing that it will be near impossible to replace him with someone as capable and charismatic. This article was published in the Calgary Herald, the Ottawa Citizen, and the
Montreal Gazette
on Wednesday, 16 April.


 

Complete paper
No Canadian guns, no Afghan reconstruction
by David Bercuson

After visiting Afghanistan in March on a DND sponsored fact finding tour, David Bercuson wrote this article highlighting the critical need for the Canadian military presence in that country. He argues that without the protection Canadian troops provide Afghans against the Taliban, reconstruction efforts in some parts of the country would be impossible. This article was printed in The Globe & Mail on Monday, 14 April.

Turkey: Current and Future Political, Economic, and Security Trends
Aliye Pekin Çelik, Ph.D. and Leylac Naqvi, MALD

CFIS: A Foreign Intelligence Service for Canada
Barry Cooper

Canada as the “Emerging Energy Superpower”: Testing the Case
Annette Hester

Call for Nominations

The Ross Munro Media Award was initiated in 2002 by the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) in concert with the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (CDFAI). The Award recognizes, annually, one Canadian journalist who has made a significant outstanding contribution to the public’s understanding of issues relating to Canada’s defence and security...

February 2009
Canadian Interests and American Decline

  by Jack Granatstein

Now Available:
Summer 2008 Edition of
"The Dispatch"

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