After more than ten years of effort by Canada and many other states to control and redress conflicts in the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and elsewhere, Canadian political and military leaders are still struggling to adjust defence policies and to build armed forces relevant to the international security situation Canada faces today. But the unending demand of what on the surface seem to be disparate operations and the absence of any overarching description of strategic reality confounds these efforts. Policies drawn from theories appropriate to the cold war era and classic peacekeeping...
After more than ten years of effort by Canada and many other states to control and redress conflicts in the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and else...
Explores the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society Examining new operations, authors from Germany, India, Israel and Canada explore social and cultural dimensions of new types of operations ranging from small wars to policing and peace building. Authors from Canada, Germany, Turkey, the US and the Netherlands explore the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society.
Explores the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society Examining new operations, authors from Germany...
Explores the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society Examining new operations, authors from Germany, India, Israel and Canada explore social and cultural dimensions of new types of operations ranging from small wars to policing and peace building. Authors from Canada, Germany, Turkey, the US and the Netherlands explore the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society.
Explores the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society Examining new operations, authors from Germany...
Focusing on the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance and its role in shaping NATO, this book examines the development in Western societies of structures for Allied civil-military relationships and their influence on Western alliance since 1914. As Bland states in his introduction, The need for a Military Committee composed of national Chiefs of Defense was recognized during the early discussions of NATO organizations. However, the concept approved in September 1949 by Foreign Ministers has not been subject to much analysis since that date. As the Military Committee is composed...
Focusing on the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance and its role in shaping NATO, this book examines the development in Western socie...
When impoverished, disheartened, poorly educated, but well-armed aboriginal young people find a modern revolutionary leader, they rally with a battle cry of "Take Back the Land " Theirs is a fight to right the wrongs inflicted on them by "the white settlers." They know they are too small to take on the entire country, but they don't need to. Over a few tension-filled days as the battles rages over abundant energy resources, the frantic prime minister can only watch as the insurrection paralyzes the country. But when energy-dependent Americans discover the southward flow of Canadian...
When impoverished, disheartened, poorly educated, but well-armed aboriginal young people find a modern revolutionary leader, they rally with a battle ...
A look at how a major confrontation between Canada and the First Nations could erupt, and how it might be prevented.
There are few greater tragedies than a war waged by a society against itself. As Time Bomb shows, a catastrophic confrontation between Canada s so-called settler and First Nations communities is not only feasible, it is, in theory, inevitable. Grievances, prejudice, and other factors all combine to make the likelihood of a First Nations uprising very real.
Time Bomb describes how a nationwide insurgency could unfold, how the "usual" police...
A look at how a major confrontation between Canada and the First Nations could erupt, and how it might be prevented.
