The pilot retention crisis facing Canada’s air force: New MLI commentary
OTTAWA, ON (October 11, 2018): The Canada-US relationship has been front and centre in public view over the past year, ...
Tag: Richard Shimooka
Prague Spring offers us lessons against repression: Richard Shimooka in Toronto Sun
We are at an inflection point in the global system where the forces of illiberalism and repression are ascendant, especially ...
When allies were friends: Trump must learn from the Berlin Airlift victory: Richard Shimooka in the Globe and Mail
It is difficult to imagine a greater contrast in U.S. foreign policy between the Berlin Airlift and the spectacle witnessed ...
Let’s lower expectations on North Korea: Shimooka and McDonough in the Toronto Sun
North Korea has every intention to continue extracting concessions at minimal cost, write Richard Shimooka and David McDonough. By Richard ...
Looking at NORAD’s future on its 60th anniversary: MLI experts contribute to new edited volume
For NORAD’s 60th anniversary on May 12, 2018, Munk Senior Fellow Christian Leuprecht – alongside his colleague Joel Sokolsky – ...
New MLI Paper: Amateur Hour: The Interim Super Hornet Saga and the Perils of Prioritizing Politics over Defence
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 23, 2018): On Dec. 12, 2017 the Liberal government announced the end of the Super Hornet interim purchase, ...
Canada’s peacekeeping incoherence: Shimooka and Macnamara in The Globe
A limited comprehension of the situation on the ground, a lack of specific aims, and spread-out Canadian troops too thin leads to ...
Liberals need to end the farce over fighter jets: Shimooka and McDonough in the Globe
The government needs to immediately cancel the interim buy and pursue a permanent fighter replacement, write Richard Shimooka and David McDonough. ...
Time to lay the Avro Arrow myth to rest: Richard Shimooka in the Winnipeg Free Press
Canada should avoid mythologizing the Avro Arrow or using it to guide current government policy, writes Richard Shimooka. By Richard ...
Ottawa’s failure to prioritize on defence puts Canadian forces at risk: Richard Shimooka in the Hill Times
Richard Shimooka calls the federal government out for its unwillingness to ruthlessly prioritize as part of its Defence Policy Review. By ...
Defence plan fails to back up ambitious foreign policy aims: MLI Commentary by Richard Shimooka
Review falls short in failing to identify threats and properly allocate resources, writes Shimooka OTTAWA, August 17, 2017 – Canada’s ...
Ottawa’s descent into Super Hornet madness: Richard Shimooka for iPolitics
The government's missteps on the CF-18 fighter replacement risk sliding Canada into the worst procurement mess it has ever seen, ...
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Time for an intervention – an urgent call to end “gender-affirming” treatments for children: J. Edward Les for Inside Policy
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The Governor General deserves better, but we deserve impartiality: Philippe Lagassé for Inside Policy
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Conservatives can reject destructive left-wing policies and still take climate change seriously: Brian Lee Crowley in the National Post
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Success assured? Appraising the Canadian-led Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Latvia
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Widespread shortages, skyrocketing costs: the growing calamity that is government-controlled child care
