US Defense Authorisation and the Arctic
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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Comments
One of the most prolific types of writing that the Institute produces, Comments provide context and elaboration to things discussed elsewhere.
Operation PROJECTION and Exercise OBANGAME EXPRESS
PROJECTION is a continuing operation of the Canadian Joint Operations Command under which mostly naval and maritime air forces conduct
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The Deployability of Motor Vessel ASTERIX
In February 2018 media started reporting about whether MV Asterix, a containership converted and contracted to serve as an interim
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Strategic Change and Canadian Shipbuilding
There is an increasing amount of commentary about the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This discussion is mainly connected to the
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The National Shipbuilding Strategy Needs to be Revamped
In 2003 John Manley, then federal government Minister of Finance, said that shipbuilding in Canada was a “sunset industry” and
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ST ROCH Memorial
A message form Inspector Dan Tanner, RCMP (retired) and President of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. This
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HMCS ST JOHN’S and Operation REASSURANCE
The popular RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker series continued on 4 October 2017 with a presentation by Commander Sheldon Gillis. The charismatic
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Unveiling Ships
‘Unveiling’ seem to be coming a term increasingly used in shipbuilding, at least for Canadian government ships (though not for
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Canadian Coast Guard at RUSI(NS)
On September 20, RUSI(NS) welcomed Chris Henderson, Director General National Strategies, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), as the Institute’s September 2017
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The sun dips on PRESERVER, last of the Protecteur-class AOR
August 2, 2017, will mark the end of an era for the Canadian built Protecteur-class AOR (Auxiliary Oiler, Replenishment) when
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Ardesco ab Venter – CCG Dive Team’s turn to be rescued
The first part of the title, loosely translated from Latin, means Fire from the Belly. This was the motto of
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