11 January 2012

New United States military strategy a fork in the road for Canadian Forces

Should Canada take on more of the traditional US role policing the world?

A new United States military strategy paints a bleak picture of a world threatened by China, Iran, and Al Qaeda and kept stable through the use of armed drones, stealth bombers, missile defence systems, cyber warfare, surveillance—and global policing increasingly shouldered by stalwart allies such as Canada.

The question now is: will Canada embrace that vision? (...more)