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2014 Jack Granatstein Columns December What’s the Saudi Game? November We Need to XL, but Quietly October Quebec, the Liberals, the NDP, and ISIS September The Tories and Defence August No Boots on the Ground July Stephen Harper Was Right June Other Peoples' Wars May The Canadian National Interest in Ukraine April Botching the Great War Centenary March Canada needs a realistic foreign policy February The new defence procurement mess  January China and Japan-Canada TOP OF PAGE

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2013 Jack Granatstein Columns December What Happens to Canada if US is in Decline? November Building Ships in Canada? October When National Interests Collide September Fed Up with the Middle East August A Navy for the 21st Century? July Problems for the New Defence Minister June What if Assad Wins? May The Myths of JTF 2 April Israel, Canada, and the Movies March Once a Colony February Mali and Peace in Our Time January American Madness TOP OF PAGE

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2012 Jack Granatstein Columns December Tories Making a Mess in Defence? November Too Much Military History? October Is Israel Going to Attack Iran? September The Quebec Election and Canadian Defence August (no column published) July Political Uses of the Canadian Forces June Decisions on Defence Are Needed Now May The New Kid on the Block April Defence Cuts: The US and Canada March The Syrian Debacle February We Don't Need the UN's Permission January The Secret Tory Plan Revealed TOP OF PAGE

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2011 Jack Granatstein Columns December The Militarization of Canada? November NATO’s Defence Spending Cuts October Watching Our Best Friends Flounder September An Alberta Foreign Policy? August Where's NATO Going? July Tommy this and Tommy that June The Bugles Blow Over These Rich Dead May Ignatieff and Peacekeeping    April What if Gadhafi Survives? March Has Obama Failed? February Canada and Cairo: What Influence? January The Yanks and Us TOP OF PAGE

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2010 Jack Granatstein Columns December Canada's "Alice in Wonderland" Worldview November The Canadian Forces and Aid to the Civil Power October The Disgrace of Veterans Affairs September Fighter Jets and the Unknowable Future August What next after Afghanistan? July (no column published) June Looking south: Canada-Mexico Relations May Canada as a Peacekeeper Again? April Do We Really Want to go to the Congo? March Does Canada Still Need NATO? February Emulating Obama? Should the Prime Minister Visit the Liberal Caucus? January The Reputation Game TOP OF PAGE

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2009 Jack Granatstein Columns December We need to Get Citizenship Right November Increasing Strain on the Reserve Forces October A New Manley Commission for Afghanistan? September Just as 70 Years Ago, Parliament Must Decide on War or Peace August Canada: A Great Power? Or Merely Great? July Afghanistan: Going...Going...Gone? June Nothing is Rotten in the State of Denmark May Canada-US Relations After Obama's Hundred Days April The Defence Budget After Afghanistan March The Americans are Coming-to Afghanistan February Canadian Interests and American Decline January Does the Northwest Passage Still Matter? TOP OF PAGE

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2008 Jack Granatstein Columns December The Coalition, the Obama Administration, and the Canadian Forces November Obama, Canadians and Anti-Americanism October Is Canada a Serious Nation? September Some Questions for the Prime Minister on Defence August The New Peace Movement July Politics and Defence June A Navy for the Future May Canada's Future: China or the U.S.? April Stephen Harper is Mackenzie King March Criticizing Defence Research February The Pearson Tradition in Foreign Policy January The Coming Decision on Afghanistan TOP OF PAGE

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2007 Bob Bergen Columns December 26, 2007 Made-in-Afghanistan reasons for Canada's military to stay the course December 12, 2007 New historic Battle Honour for Canadian jet fighter squadrons bittersweet November 28, 2007 Sen. Colin Kenny's Afghan questions deserve answers November 14, 2007 Canadian tank squadrons' success in Afghanistan goes untold October 31, 2007 Good news about defence industry growth lost in controversy October 17, 2007 The Unexpected War a predictable diatribe on Afghanistan October 3, 2007 Canadian navy divers in Afghanistan's Desert? Bet on it September 19, 2007 The good news about the Canadian Forces Canada Command bad news September 5, 2007 Canadians must put the terrorist events of 9/11 six years ago in perspective August 22, 2007 Once beleaguered Canadian submarines now a potent international force August 8, 2007 Has Michael Ignatieff changed his mind on Canada's Afghan mission,too? July 25, 2007 Canada pledged full support for Afghanistan Compact with 2010 end date July 11, 2007 Canada’s mission in Afghanistan is not America's Iraq June 27, 2007 Vital New Parliament Internet Report Informs Canadians on Afghanistan Mission June 13, 2007 Canadians need to know the government hasn't dropped the ball on Kosovo May 30, 2007 Reservists' love of regiment and sense of purpose a simple solution to Canadian Forces manpower shortage May 16, 2007 What Canadian soldiers think about mounting casualties May 2, 2007 Canadian CF-18 fighter/bombers' new combat capability jaw-dropping April 18, 2007 Unstable world needs Canadian Forces' combat capabilities April 4, 2007 Behind Canadian Forces recruiting success looms training dilemma March 20, 2007 Defence budget a water torture of information released drop by drop March 6, 2007 Air force men and women deserve more than a better than nothing medal February 20, 2007 Messy politics could create a new Sea King legacy in search and rescue February 7, 2007 Harper government’s new national defence plan clear as mud January 24, 2007 Urgent military aircraft procurement blindsided by shameless self-interest January 10, 2007 Canada’s Afghan contribution needs to be seen in proper context TOP OF PAGE

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2006 Bob Bergen Columns December 27, 2006 2006 taught hard lessons about Canada's fragile military capabilities December 13, 200 A lack of strategic insight bad news for Canadians in Afghanistan November 29, 2006 Begrudgingly taking care of Canadian soldiers' survivors is not enough November 15, 2006 Afghanistan's war dead could threaten Canada's international voice  November 1, 2006 Afghan success and critical context available on the Internet October 18, 2006 UN, NATO failures require new ways of defence thinking October 4, 2006  Canadian military censorship hiding in plain sight September 20, 2006 Left-wing "research" makes cannon fodder of Canadian soldiers September 6, 2006 Canadian and German airport security provides Taliban context August 23, 2006 Afghanistan war on Internet charts brave new media world for Canadians August 9, 2006 World-class new training will prepare Canadian soldiers for Afghanistan July 26, 2006 Sea change in foreign policy thinking puts Canada on world stage July 12, 2006 Canadian reservists' job protection a moral obligation June 28, 2006 NATO exercise and C-17s hint at bold new Canadian role June 15, 2006 Liberal leadership race needs honest foreign policy debate May 31, 2006 Accountability and transparency lie in tatters at DND May 19, 2006 Vote on Afghanistan mission a Canadian democratic triumph May 3, 2006 There couldn't be a worse time for defence spending ambiguity April 19, 2006 Canada's immoral connection to nuclear Iran April 5, 2006 Throne speech steps toward Canada's rightful place in world March 22, 2006 Baby boomers and their kids drive Canadian Forces recruitment March 8, 2006 Give Parliament a vote before future military missions February 22, 2006 Connecting the Danish cartoon dots is not pretty February 8, 2006 Defence Minister O'Connor has his work cut out for him January 25, 2006 Prime minister-elect Harper must follow through on defence January 11, 2006 Election silence on Canada's world role is deafening TOP OF PAGE

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2005 Bob Bergen Columns December 18, 2005 A nuclear Iran will be the top international security issue in 2006 December 14, 2005 Open the NORAD Pandora's Box November 29 2005 Where Are You On Defence, Conservatives? TOP OF PAGE