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Michael Byers Op-ed: Canadian peacekeepers should be in Mali – It’s in our national interest
April 29, 2013
Michael Byers The Globe and Mail April 29, 2013 The United Nations Security Council has just approved a peacekeeping mission for Mali. Canada, with decades of experience in these operations, really should take part. The UN-led force will not replicate the work of the French soldiers who, since January, have wrested northern Mali out of […]
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Op-ed – Minister at Sea: Peter MacKay’s Latest Folly
April 26, 2013
Pricey, plodding Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships ill-fitted to their planned missions. By Michael Byers and Stewart Webb The Tyee Wednesday, April 24 Peter MacKay is no stranger to maritime pubs. He could probably recite the words of Stan Rogers’ Barrett’s Privateers while drunk and standing on his head. But does Canada’s defence minister realize that he’s fast […]
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What people are saying about armed drones for Canada
April 24, 2013
“…whether the drones should be armed, it will probably be part of the identified need that the drones should have an armed capability. Clearly, in foreign operations, during complex missions like in Afghanistan or Libya, for example, the advantage of drones is that they remain in position for long periods of time and they see […]
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Media coverage: “Titanic Blunder”
April 12, 2013
The latest report on military procurement, co-produced by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, was released on April 11, 2013. Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on course for disaster, was written by Michael Byers, Professor of Political Science at the University of British Colombia and Stewart Webb, Visiting Research Fellow at […]
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