SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Saturday, 25 May 2013 - Updated at 0615 hrs EDT

Canadian News
Canadian Army Land Warfare Centre News
    Army of the future: Preparing for 2040
CBC News
    Qatar drops bid to move ICAO
The Ottawa Citizen
    Defence Watch
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 25

Canadian Commentary
Editorial -- The Ottawa Citizen
    A brave stand in London  - More  - Photo
Robert Sibley -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Optimism in struggle with radical Islam
Neil Macdonald -- CBC News
    How serious is Obama about curbing the drone surge?
Gerry Nicholls -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Harper’s a realist, and that’s too bad

International Commentary
Lexington -- The Economist
    The beginning of the end
Review and Outlook -- The Wall Street Journal
    Those muscular Poles
Daniel Taub -- The Telegraph
    Boycotting Israel does not bring peace closer
Joan Bakewell -- The Telegraph
    The women who stepped into the blood and rage, talking
Telegraph View -- The Telegraph
    The right response to terrorism in Britain
Alan Judd -- The Telegraph
    When extremists are below the radar
Christian Makarian -- L’Express
    Les dangers d'un monde apolaire
Erwan Morice -- L’Express
    L'Etat va toujours plus lentement que les terroristes

International News
CBC News
    Obama tells USNA graduates that culture of sex assault must end  - More
The Economist
    The solace of quantum
The Telegraph
    Friend of Woolwich attack suspect arrested moments after BBC interview
The Telegraph
    Cheers for our heroes... we will not be moved
The Telegraph
    £1.5m campaign for maintenance of Bomber Command Memorial
The Telegraph
    Bomber Command veterans boycotting ‘insulting’ award
The Telegraph
    The Queen rides to ‘feel human’
The Associated Press
    Black Widow bomber injures 11 in Russian region of Dagestan
The Associated Press
    Pakistani aircraft incident rattles U.K.  - More
The Telegraph
    BA pilot praised for averting disaster
The Telegraph
    Robert Mugabe claims he could trust Margaret Thatcher
The Economist
    Russia and America try a bit of jaw-jaw
The Associated Press
    Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism
The Telegraph
    Bashar al-Assad agrees ‘in principle’ to head to peace conference
Der Spiegel
    Europe Reluctant to Arm Syrian Rebels
The Telegraph
    Britain and US call for ‘hard decisions’ on Middle East peace
The Associated Press
    Syria targeted Israeli jeep going to rebel village
BBC News
    Taliban battle police in central Kabul
The Economist
    A Burmese spring
The Associated Press
    Envoy delivers letter from Kim Jong-un to Xi Jinping
The Associated Press
    11 die in clash in southern Philippines
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 25  - More  - MoD  - AP

Book Reviews
Steve Coll -- The New Yorker
    Remote control: Our drone delusion

Lives Lived
The Telegraph
    Leading Seaman Bill Crosby has died aged 93
The Telegraph
    Major David Taylor has died aged 92
The Telegraph
    Admiral Sir John Bush has died aged 98
The Telegraph
    Captain Ken Jenner has died aged 92

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