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Canada's Complacency
Overcoming it will take determination
6 hrs ago • Chris Alexander
Canada's Submarines
Only one model enhances both arctic stealth and alliance solidarity
Jun 2 • Chris Alexander

May 2026

American Leverage
Assessing the recent air campaign and current naval blockade of Iran
May 31 • Chris Alexander
Party of War
Escalation makes today's Kremlin more vulnerable and more dangerous
May 29 • Chris Alexander
Alberta Unbound
Grievances over energy, amplified by enemies
May 28 • Chris Alexander
The New Swastika
Anti-Jewish hate is a test for free societies
May 26 • Chris Alexander
Russia, Iran & Anti-Semitism Today
Historic patterns of hate speech, now revived, must be confronted
May 26 • Chris Alexander
Unfinished Victory
Ukraine is fighting for what was left undone in 1945
May 14 • Chris Alexander
Understanding 1945
The real meaning of 'Putin's' pathetic parade
May 14 • Chris Alexander
Under the Carpet
Could cascading crises alter Kremlin succession plans?
May 5 • Chris Alexander
Four Mistakes & One Solution
Amplified falsehoods stymied earlier action
May 1 • Chris Alexander

April 2026

Five Years of Darkness
Overcoming a strategic defeat
Apr 30 • Chris Alexander
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