US NEEDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SUB CONTINENT AND INDO-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
While it is occupied with its nuclear summit with North Korea, the Trump administration needs to tell both India and Pakistan that it is watching them closely, and that they need to show restraint with each other in both the conventional and nuclear realm. Recent events and provocations by Pakistan such as the deadly Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist bombing attack on Indian forces in the disputed Kashmir and Indian air strikes in retaliation on the terrorist c
Kelly Induced Asia Strategic Update
My friends have been asking for a Pacific-oriented strategic update and so here goes. Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has been given a second term by the Chinese Communist Party and continues to strengthen his grip on the party, state and military establishment of China. In real terms President Xi is likely to remain Chinese leader for life. Xi is China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong and his personal goal is to leave a legacy of reunification, forced if necessary, wit
Trudeau Ideology, Mali and Peacekeeping
The Trudeau government has finally decided to embark on its long-promised peacekeeping mission to Mali to buttress its hopes of gaining a non-veto wielding UN security Council seat. A seat which holds little prestige, and no real power. The Trudeau government has already invested billions in this exercise so that it can trumpet “Canada is back” to anyone who cares to listen to its ideologically driven worldview ‘battle cry!’ The very same “Canada that is back” that tried to s
September 9th and September 11th Anniversaries to be Key Dates for North Korea and Islamic Terror
In the third part of an English-language series on the Islamic State (ISIS) media channel, Furat Wilayah, promoting lone-wolf jihad style attacks, the terror group has called on its supporters to use cyanide to poison food in Western grocery stores. Additionally, a recent ISIS video shows elderly jihadis teaching young orphans to be suicide bombers. Furthermore, ISIS Supporters are said to be celebrating Hurricane Irma on social media as “this is the Reward of Your Crimes Aga
North Korean Crisis Update
Today, US President, Donald Trump, told reporters that military action in North Korea is not his first choice but "we'll see what happens." North Korean UN Ambassador Han Tae Song warned that “The U.S. will receive more ‘gift packages’ from my country as long as its relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put pressure on the DPRK.” With the world expecting another North Korean missile test and perhaps another nuclear test, South Korean Navy warships conducted l
India and China Reinforce Their Positions in the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet Border Area Stand-off
India and China Reinforce Their Positions in the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet Border Area Stand-off An active duty US Army soldier, Ikaika Kang, has been arrested in Hawaii on terrorism charges after he attempted to provide classified documents and a drone to the Islamic State (ISIS) group. A Columbian man has been arrested in Costa Rica on suspicion of planning to carry out a terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert like the Manchester bombing that left 22 people dead. It was report
The United Kingdom Has Released A “Run, Hide, Tell” Video of What To Do In A terror Attack
The United Kingdom Has Released A “Run, Hide, Tell” Video of What To Do In A terror Attack Observers and analysts have warned that while the Islamic State (ISIS) faces battlefield defeat in Syrian and Iraq that the terror group has shifted to an organization with global reach and an ideology that continues to motivate attackers around the world. A recent study by George Washington University and the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism examined 51 ISIS attacks in Europe
The Next 24 to 48 Hours Could See a Surge in Violence by Islamic Extremists against Western targets
The Next 24 to 48 Hours Could See a Surge in Violence by Islamic Extremists against Western targets and North Korean Provocations The next 24 to 48 hours could see an increase in activity by Islamic extremists against Western targets. The Islamic State (ISIS) tends to carry out the bulk of its attacks on Mondays and Saturdays. On this day in 1988, the cruiser USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian civilian jetliner killing 290. Tomorrow is the US National holiday the 4th of July.
Monsef, Freeland and now Sajjan: Ministers Can Do Anything In a Trudeau Cabinet and Get Away With It
PRIME MINISTER YOUR BACK BENCHERS ARE WATCHING: TIME TO FIRE YOUR DEFENCE MINISTER Hon. Harjit Sajjan, P.C., O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D., M.P., must resign, and he must do it now, if he hopes to ever rehabilitate his career in politics, but his entitlement to stay says more about the Prime Minister’s character than the Minister of National Defence. Canadian can be very forgiving of their political elite and let bygones be bygones when they apologize for mistakes, errors in judgement
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWS ROUND UP OF STORIES YOU MIGHT MISS
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWS ROUND UP OF STORIES YOU MIGHT MISS There are several regional security related stories that you may want to follow in the coming days. In the Americas, there are news reports that the Russians may have reopened an old intelligence compound in Nicaragua to spy on the US embassy there as Russian President, Vladimir Putin, continues in his attempts to rebuild the Soviet empire. On the Asia front, Senator John McCain, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Commit
