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It will not be lost on most Milnet.ca members that there is a close connection between Milnet.ca and The Ruxted Group. Ruxted has been receiving increasing attention in blogs and amongst defence analysts.  Some people for whom we have the highest regard have told us that we must ‘go public’ in...

Link to original article Good News! Caution: this is a long article crammed full of facts; facts which will contradict the ‘stories’ being put about by politicians, journalists and anti-military academics and ‘peace activists.’ It might be dangerous, even subversive because it may cause some...

Do Not Abandon Afghanistan Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a political problem.  It appears that his Conservative Party is mired in minority government territory, at best.  The Canadian mission to Afghanistan is part of the problem.  Canadians, broadly, but overwhelmingly in Québec, either...

A look to the future Link to original article The Ruxted Group has consistently pressed for a return to an old, traditional foreign policy ambition.  We want Canada to be a leader amongst the so-called ‘middle powers.’ By any and all measures Canada is a middle power and it is amongst the...

A continuing failure to communicate Link to original article In his autobiography1 former Clerk of the Privy Council Gordon Robertson, who directly served Canadian Prime Ministers King, St Laurent, Diefenbaker, Pearson and Trudeau – often in the most senior positions, said: “St Laurent’s...

Link to original article Where Shall We Hide, M. Dion? In a recent article Stéphane Dion, Liberal Party of Canada leader, tells Canada that it is time to run and hide.  “Canada,” he assures us, “will be out of Kandahar in February of 2009.” Canadians should understand the strategic...

Link to original article Doing Enough, The Canadian Way A few days ago Ruxted suggested that there are two views of Canada the world.  Here were offer our thoughts about who exemplifies the “little, timid Canada” point of view and what they have to say.  We also offer our own, distinctly...

Link to original article One Nation: Two Visions Canadians have been increasingly conflicted over our role in Afghanistan since our forces returned to Kandahar in 2005.  Rather than a quiet, non-threatening traditional "peacekeeping" mission, some of which were, in reality, anything but...

Link to original article Happy Canada Day In a recent article in the CanWest newspaper chain journalist David ******** reported that the “government's long-awaited defence strategy paper could be released as early as next month but there are growing concerns among some analysts and those in...

Link to original article Lead, Please, Prime Minister Prime Minister Harper is quoted as saying that he wants consensus from Canadians before he will ask Parliament to extend the current Afghan mission beyond Feb 2009. The Ruxted Group applauds the PM for both insisting that Parliament – the...

Link to original article Thomas Walkom: Enemy Dupe On the same day The Ruxted Group commented on the combination of ignorance and dishonesty which characterizes so much of the anti-military, anti-leadership role for Canada attitude the Toronto Star published a prime example in the form of a...

Link to original article Ignorance, dishonesty and Canada’s mission in Afghanistan Over a year ago The Ruxted Group explained that ‘traditional’ (Pearsonian) UN Peacekeeping is in decline because the conditions (a ‘bipolar’ nuclear standoff, etc) which made it a good idea have been superseded...

Link to original article The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs A few months  ago The Ruxted Group spoke out, towards the DND/CF leadership, on the issues of recruiting, retraining and above all retention.  We said, “The real problem is that there are too few people in Canada’s operational...

Link to original article The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Strikes (out) Again The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) has just published a new report, authored by the Rideau Institute’s Steven Staples.  The report, entitled  No bang for the buck: Military contracting and...

The original article Ruxted is commenting on. Shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act - http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/info/act-e.html#rid-33409 Adjusting to the new regular warfare Douglas Bland For the Calgary Herald Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The...

Link to original article Adjusting to a new model of continuous warfare The Ruxted Group recommends that readers consider a recent article by Prof. Douglas Bland (Queen’s University) entitled “Adjusting to the new regular warfare.” Put simply: Prof. Bland tells us that this (Afghanistan and...

Link to original article Supporting the call for more development Recently the Senlis Council’s Norine MacDonald presented its position to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. The Senlis Council is not a newcomer to the Afghanistan...

More on Negotiations Former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and current Rideau Institute ‘senior advisor’ Peggy Mason continues, in a recent letter to the Globe and Mail, to press her case for negotiations, now, in Afghanistan.  This time she uses the example of the ‘Good Friday’ agreement...

Shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act - http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/info/act-e.html#rid-33409 [ Link to Original Article on Ruxted.ca ] Negotiating a Peace in Afghanistan Recently there has been a lot of media attention paid to suggestions from...

Shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act - http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/info/act-e.html#rid-33409 Link to Original Article on Ruxted.ca Supporting the Afghan government’s search for peace In a recent Globe and Mail column Lawrence Martin...