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Comments

One of the most prolific types of writing that the Institute produces, Comments provide context and elaboration to things discussed elsewhere.

Comments 

The History of Submarines and U-Boats

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments history & heritage, RCN

Editor: Sometimes, in the midst of all of concern that is going on these days, something comes along to warm

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Canadian Ocean Science and the Role of AOPS

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Arctic, RCN

By Dean McFadden  Jim Hanlon, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, was the RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker 20

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Cruise Ship Fights Maritime Patrol Ship (and Wins)

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments

A strange story out of Venezuela.  A Portuguese-flagged polar expedition ship claims a Venezuelan Coast Guard patrol ship fired shots

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Thinking Strategically about America, Canada and Iran

January 19, 2020January 20, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff foreign policy

On Tuesday, 14 January, Democratic Congressional Representative John Garamendi (Calif.) said in a CNN interview that the killing of General

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BREXIT and the Canadian Surface Combatant

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments procurement, RCN

Question: What impact will Brexit have on Canada’s plan to build frigates based on the United Kingdom’s BAE System design

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The RCAF Needs a Quick Ending to the Search for a New Fighter

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments procurement, RCAF

Isn’t it time for Canadians, and I mean the public and elected politicians, to urge the government into expediting the

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Pilot Retention – Some Reminiscences

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCAF

The article “Clock ticking as Royal Canadian Air Force looks to stop hemorrhaging experienced pilots” is a 10 February 2019

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Kingston Terrorism Arrests

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCMP

Acting on a tip from the FBI, police in Kingston, Ontario, recently arrested two people on terror-related charges. What we

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Army Reservists: A Great Return on Investment

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff Canadian Army, Reserves

Imagine yourself as a soldier in combat.  You started your patrol with forty people.  Then you came under attack.  Five

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Refuelling RCAF Aircraft Post-2020

August 22, 2018September 1, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff RCAF

For the past several years, the topic of a CF-188 Hornet fighter fleet replacement has been the bane of both

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US Defense Authorisation and the Arctic

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Arctic, US

Recently the United States’ annual defense policy bill cleared Congress with a provision allowing up to six icebreakers (see “U.S.

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