Cold War 2.0
- New Pro-UKR Foreign Affairs Minister (on RUS Blacklist) “Trudeau Cabinet Shuffle: Chrystia Freeland Replaces Stephane Dion At Foreign Affairs” – “New Canadian foreign minister indeed under Russian sanctions – source in Russian Foreign Ministry” – “Canada’s support for Ukraine after appointment of new foreign minister will not change – ambassador” – “Russia Signals Sanctions On Canada’s Freeland Can Only Be Lifted Reciprocally” – “Experts divided on fallout of Freeland becoming foreign minister” – “Michael Den Tandt: Freeland is the closest thing Trudeau has to an expert on Kremlinology and Trumpism” – “Justin Trudeau’s redesigned cabinet”
- “US, Latvia to sign «status of forces» deal”
- “Russian propaganda unsuccessful in Latvia, says president”
- “Russia waging information war against Sweden, study finds”
Ukraine
- “Ukraine power cut ‘was cyber-attack’ “
- “Ukraine’s Plan to Manufacture US M16 Rifles Hits a Snag”
- “Savchenko Publishes ‘Prisoner’ Lists, Angering Ukrainian Authorities” – “Savchenko publishes redacted lists of Russian military servicemen, civilians convicted in Ukraine” – “Hostage lists published by Savchenko incorrect” – “Savchenko to cooperate with Security Service of Ukraine on issue of hostages’ release” – “Savchenko publishes list of hostages provided by LPR/DPR”
- “Ukrainian National Guard field medic captured in occupied Donetsk” – “Military unit of National Guardia-Azov arrested in DPR”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 9 January 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 11 Jan 2017 – UKR govt ATO map, 10 Jan 2017 – “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report, 10.01.2017” – “Lugansk Defense: Situation Report, 11.01.2017” – “Ukraine reports 49 militant attacks in last day”
- “Ukrainian soldiers undergoing treatment in the Italian military hospital “Chelio” delegation of national defense department” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- Humanitarian Bits “East Ukraine: Surveyed Education Facilities in Need of Further Rehabilitation” (UNICEF) – “Humanitarian assistance, recovery and development need to go hand in hand” (UN Development Programme)
Way Up North
- “How Russian advances in the Arctic are leaving NATO behind”
- “Russia Deploys Air-Route Radar Complex Sopka-2 on Wrangel Island” – “Russia wants more control over Arctic airspace”
- “More than 300 Russian paratroopers have been on North Pole”
- “Russia Could Deploy Navy Into The Arctic”
- “US Marine force in Norway to eye Arctic and beyond”
- “A More Specific Look at the Amount of Military Spending in Alaska”
Internal Security
- “A ‘Standing Rock’ in Canada?” (NATO Association of Canada)
- “New numbers show spike in asylum seekers crossing from U.S. to Manitoba”
- “Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is undergoing a confirmation hearing in Washington on Tuesday, and ahead of the meeting he sat down with Montana’s two Senators to discuss issues relevant to the Treasure State, including northern border security …”
- “Launch of “Secret Law Gazette”: Security Service Policies & Rules released under ATIP”
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Canadian Afghan war veteran commits suicide after killing family” (World Socialist Web Site)
- “Military spouse wants more help for families of veterans with PTSD”
What’s Canada Buying?
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
- “Publication Bans sought for Wilks Court Martial”
- “Army team approach key to ending inappropriate sexual behaviour”
Other
- “Government of Canada invests in new armoury for Halifax Army Reserve”
- “The myth of one-party support for the Canadian Armed Forces”
- “No burgh this, town misspells veteran’s name on street sign”
World War One
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