SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 27 January 2013

Canadian News
Postmedia News
    Soldiers Canada trained are hunted, tortured in Mali
Postmedia News
    Eleanor Taylor advised U.S. brass on women in combat
The Associated Press
    Canadian embassy temporarily shut in Cairo
The Canadian Press
    Ottawa urges ‘high degree of caution’ for Canadians  - More
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
    DFAIT advises against all travel to Mali
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
    DFAIT advises against all travel to Somalia
The Canadian Press
    Transportation Safety Board looking for cause of Twin Otter crash
CBC News
    Antarctic Twin Otter wreckage too dangerous to recover  - More
National Post
    SNC-Lavalin allegedly bribed into plump Gaddafi-era contracts
Postmedia News
    RCMP to expand use of remotely-piloted mini-helicopters
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 26
Nouvelle de 45e Nord
    CMR et CMRC s’affrontent dans un tournoi de ballon sur glace
Nouvelle de 45e Nord
    Une autre facette de la lutte contre les pirates
Oumma Media
    Les musulmans du Canada honorent leurs 20 heureux médaillés
Nouvelle de 45e Nord
    Paul Ravensdale devra subir son procès devant la cour martiale
La Presse Canadienne
    Écrasement en Antarctique, l’avion suivait la trajectoire prévue
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 26 mai

Canadian Commentary
Michael Byers -- Canadian Military Journal
    After Afghanistan: Canada’s Return to UN Peacekeeping
Tony Rodgers -- The Chronicle Herald
    SAR gets some government support
L vice-amiral Paul Maddison -- Revue militaire canadienne
    Confiance et coopération stratégiques en ce siècle maritime

International News
The Washington Times
    Pakistani fertilizer firm to expand in U.S.  - More  - More
The Guardian
    Women in combat: business as usual for those in the firing line
International Herald Tribune
    For Three Women, Combat Option Came a Bit Late  - More  - More
The New York Times
    Video: Breaking Through the Brass Ceiling
ABC News
    Drill Sergeant Reunited With Baby
The Associated Press
    US announces successful missile interceptor flight test
The Associated Press
    Court Rulings Dim Outlook for Guantánamo Trials
The Associated Press
    Push for Futuristic Guns Builds on Embattled Past
The Associated Press
    U.S. government site hacked  - More
The Washington Post
    Pressure mounts for suspects in Stuxnet probe
The Washington Times
    State Department requests $32 million for African troops
The Associated Press
    Berlusconi says Mussolini ‘did good’
Itar-Tass News Agency
    Witnesses give evidence on alleged Timoshenko involvement in murder
RIA Novosti
    Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov Claims Russia’s Forces Are Ready for War
Itar-Tass News Agency
    New cases of misappropriation at Russian Defence Ministry
RIA Novosti
    Russian Rear Admiral Assesses Pirate Threat
RIA Novosti
    Russian Minister Claims French Warship Won’t Work in Cold  - More
RIA Novosti
    Russia Hands Over Refitted Indian Sub
The Associated Press
    Fears Grow That Libya Is Incubator of Turmoil
Reuters News
    Egyptian youths, police clash in fourth day of violence
The Associated Press
    Mass funeral held in Port Saïd
The Associated Press
    Mohammed Morsi declares 30-day state of emergency, curfew
Reuters News
    French, Malians reach Timbuktu  - More
Los Angeles Times
    Diabaly recalls Islamist invaders as both terrifying and gentle
The Atlantic
    Photos: The Conflict in Mali
The Economist
    The danger in the desert
Xinhua News Agency
    Ethiopia’s PM takes new leadership of AU
The Associated Press
    Specific threat to Westerners in Somaliland region of Somalia
BBC News
    UN wants an intervention force to fight rebels in DR Congo
The Observer
    War has come to Assad’s coastal retreat
Reuters News
    Syrian militias target civilians in Homs, opposition says
Reuters News
    Israel vows Syria strike at any sign of chemical arms transfer
The Washington Times
    South Korea uncovers trillion-dollar transfer of frozen Iran cash
Xinhua News Agency
    Iran opens production line of air defense system
The Washington Post
    18 Afghan police officers killed in two attacks  - More
The Associated Press
    India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
The Associated Press
    Kachin Rebels Lose Ground Near HQ
BBC News
    Suu Kyi still fond of Burmese army
The Associated Press
    Gunmen Kill Nine Police, Villagers in Philippines
The Associated Press
    Kim Jong-un vows strong action  - More
The Associated Press
    Japan Launches Two Intelligence Satellites
The Associated Press
    Argentina, Iran Agree on Bombing Probe
The Associated Press
    Chile’s Sebastián Piñera Praises Hugo Chávez’s Courage
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 26  - More  - MoD  - AP
The Associated Press
    Attaquer la Syrie serait attaquer l’Iran, avertit un responsable iranien
The Associated Press
    Une émeute dans une prison du Venezuela fait 61 morts et 120 blessés
The Associated Press
    Hugo Chávez commence de nouveaux traitements contre le cancer
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 26 mai

International Commentary
David Sirota -- Common Dreams
    The President of Perpetual War
Jill Lepore -- The New Yorker
    How much military is enough?
Max Cleland -- The Guardian
    Chuck Hagel is the right man for the job
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
    What the Suez crisis can remind us about U.S. power  - More  - More
Ivan Kenneally -- The Washington Times
    Clinton testimony four months late reveals nothing
Steve Coll -- The New Yorker
    The Ghosts of Barbary
Steve Coll -- The New York Review of Books
    Why Zero Dark Thirty Fails
Andrew Cohen -- The Atlantic
    Zero Dark America: The War on Terror and What It Leaves Behind
Emma Sky and Harith al-Qarawee -- Foreign Affairs
    Iraqi Sunnistan?
Yasmine El Rashidi -- The New York Review of Books
    Egypt: The Rule of the Brotherhood
Seth G. Jones -- Foreign Affairs
    The Mirage of the Arab Spring
Sheri Berman -- Foreign Affairs
    The Promise of the Arab Spring: No Gain Without Pain
Robert Jervis -- Foreign Affairs
    Getting to Yes With Iran
Arjun Sethi -- The Guardian
    Military contracting: our new era of corporate mercenaries
Nicholas Shakespeare -- Intelligent Life Magazine
    Beyond the Killing Fields

Book Reviews
Andrew Hacker -- The New York Review of Books
    How He Got It Right
Paul Harris -- The Observer
    Sir Douglas Mawson, the unsung hero of Antarctica
Books and Arts -- The Economist
    The first Anglo-Afghan war: Lessons unlearned
Lieutenant-Colonel J.D. Moulton -- The Royal Canadian Air Force Journal
    John Warden and the Renaissance of American Air Power

Recent Editions
Sat 26 | Fri 25 | Thu 24 | Wed 23 | Tue 22 | Mon 21 | Sun 20

Notice
In accordance with the Official Languages Act, all information on this Canadian Forces College site is provided in both official languages. However, users should be aware that some information might be provided as a courtesy from an external source that is not subject to the Official Languages Act, and that this information is, therefore, available only in the language in which it was provided.