Category: History, Conflict, Terrorism, Political Talk and Anecdotes

Of course, Jordan, nor any other Arab country’s “peacekeeping” force or so-called “stabilization” force, wants to become targets for Gaza militants while operating inside the enclave. However, once peacekeepers are on the ground, they will have no control over what militants will do to the peacekeepers’ presence. As we know…

Shanghai’ed (Lucky Bastard Series Book 1) A young Canadian cavalry trooper of mixed Canadian native and Scottish blood is blown up in a WWI cavalry charge in France. He is presumed dead with his horse in a deep water-filled shell crater. The trooper’s life is saved by a Chinese Canadian…

Great report. It raises some questions about how this war is being handled. In late June, during my last discussion with Phil Gurski on his podcast Borealis ‘How serious is the jihadi threat in Mozambique?’, we discussed the ongoing war, terrorism, the government’s and Rwandan forces’ campaign against the insurgency,…

An out-of-the-way trip to visit an almost forgotten battle site where Canadians fought in South Africa and won, marking a key historical moment in Canadian history that helped forge a Canadian identity, revealed more than expected, and also had some disappointment. This article was first posted on LinkedIn on May…

Could Lebanon’s President Aoun’s push to disarm Palestinian militias and Iran-backed Hezbollah in the country spark another civil war? There are rumblings. Meanwhile, President Aoun is likely a marked man. The assassination of Lebanese leaders is not out of the ordinary. Refer to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister…

Join the Ora Report for a robust conversation Talking Geopolitics with cybersecurity expert and international speaker Ian Thornton-Trump, and Middle Eastern and African geopolitics and defence analyst, Royce de Melo. This was a fun and great conversation. I thank Marie-Ora de Villiers and Ian Thornton-Trump of inviting me to converse….

On Tuesday night I was in Ottawa to hear guest speaker Ward Elcock, former Director of CSIS, presented by the Pillar Society Speakers Series. The theme of Mr. Elcock’s presentation was ‘Guiding Canada’s Security Service Through Global Transition.’ What he said about Canada establishing a foreign intelligence agency was detailed…

After years of war, on this day, 50 years ago, Saigon, South Vietnam (officially the Republic of Vietnam [RVN]), fell to the invading communist North Vietnam Army (NVA). The South’s Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) fought hard against the NVA with limited resources and supplies– the US failed to supply…