CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS: by Chris MacLean
Meet the Minister of National Defence
The Royal Canadian Military Institute held a Joint Research Conference in September on Roles for Canada and NATO (presented in conjunction with the Atlantic Council of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies). Organized by Col (ret) Brian MacDonald, RCMI’s Chair of Defence Studies, this conference offered thought-provoking dialogue on many key aspects facing the defence and security world today.
Arriving for a Dinner Address, the Honourable William Graham, Minster of National Defence, expressed a desire to “listen to the ideas that have come out of your discussions around today’s timely topics.” Read the Minister’s speech.

INTERVIEW: by BGen (ret) James Cox
Major General Andrew Leslie - Kabul and ISAF
Returning from his Kabul posting as Deputy Commander of ISAF, MGen Leslie remains convinced of the need for more soldiers and modernized equipment. In an exclusive FrontLine interview, he offers his insight of time spent in Kabul, and makes a surprising suggestion for increased efficiency.

NAVY: by Richard Gimblett
Asia-Pacific Diplomacy: Navy-style
Navies have many purposes, primary among them being diplomacy. Our Navy has begun the return to peacetime diplomatic activities. Canada’s West Coast fleet, known as Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), developed an “Asia-Pacific Engagement Plan” to guide its deployment priorities in conjunction with its normal naval training and operations cycles. The most recent deployment was made by HMCS Regina, over the summer of 2004.

INTEROPERABILITY: by Michael Abramson
Defence Interoperability for Crisis Management
The events of 9/11 are forcing greater sharing of critical information and imposing major cultural changes within governments and defence, safety and crisis management agencies. The near-universal call for increased sharing of intelligence and situational awareness information demands a closer look at existing solutions.

FYI: by MGen (ret) John Leech
Robots Everywhere!
We have been bombarded by more and more reports of how unmanned systems are becoming part of our lives. An overview of UVS Canada, and a look at where Canada is going with UAVs in the near future.

ENFORCEMENT: by Paul C. Whitehead
Police Helicopters: Cost vs Benefits
Well accepted in some communities, Police Helicopters are a contentious issue in others. North American communities fall into three broad categories: those that have police helicopters; those that don't want them; and those that don't have them but have divided opinions on the need. And in the latter, those opinions are often fiercely divided…

NATO: by Peter Pigott
NATO Airborne Early Warning
Created to give warning of a Soviet air attack, the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW & CF) dates from October 17, 1980, and is based at Geilenkirchen on the German/ Dutch border and at three Forward Operating Bases at Trapani, Italy, Aktion, Greece and Konya Turkey and a Forward Operating Location at Oerland, Norway…

R&D: by Dr Harold Stocker & Dr Ingar Moen
Non-Lethal Weapons
Non-Lethal Weapons (NLWs) are explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel and undesired damage to property and the environment. The legal and ethical suitability of the non-lethal application of technologies is complicated by outdated international laws and protocols…

AIR FORCE: by Anil R Pustam
US Air Power
An analysis of weapons platforms used during Operation Desert Storm through to the technology and capabilities available for Operation Iraqi Freedom…

FINANCE: by Pamela O’Dell
SR&ED Tax Credits
Looking to get back some of your investment in research activities? Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) refundable tax credits may be the way to put the money back in your company’s coffers. Most of us have to do research... here’s how take advantage of the government tax breaks…

NEWSLETTERS: by WO W.E. Storey
60th Anniversary of D-Day
Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day included several public events held in Ottawa during the weekend of 4-6 June, 2004.

BOOK REVIEW
Operation Apollo / Author: Richard Gimblett
Anyone who might question the relevance of Canada’s naval service needs to read Richard Gimblett’s new book. The author's vast experience, most significantly his 27 year naval career, has enabled him to capture Canada’s important contribution to the War on Terrorism in an insightful and cohesive presentation. - reviewed by Jerrod Riley

BOOK REVIEW
JUNO: Canadians at D-Day / Author: Ted Barris
If you are looking for a book about the involvement of “average” Canadians in the D-Day landings, as told by those that were there, you will find this book a “must read.” - reviewed by Maj Rob Day

BOOK REVIEW
Mud, Blood & Poppycock / Author: Gordon Corrigan
This book undertakes to "right” many of the myths and falsehoods that have persisted about that war. The author suggests that the popular view of the war is not supported by the empirical evidence at hand. He posits that our view of WWI was shaped by the interpretation of a relatively small number of writers and intellectuals. - reviewed by Maj Rob Day