SITREP

The principal defence publication of the Institute is SITREP, a bi-monthly magazine that allows for the collection of topical, policy-oriented articles on Canada's contemporary security environment. Its brief format allows for concise and very informative articles on a range of important issues, such as US nuclear strategy, regional security dynamics in both the Middle East and Northeast Asia, the threat posed by global terrorist networks and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and Canadian foreign and defence policy. Distributed to RCMI members and policy-makers, this publication brings critical perspective to a range of issues by some of the world's top defence analysts.

SITREP provides the opportunity for our readership and members of the academic, professional and policy communities, to comment on issues of contemporary defence and security. It is mailed to our 1700 members and stakeholders and receives further distribution via our website, www.rcmi.org. From the feedback we receive world-wide, we are heartened to know how widely read is especially in the academic community and sister institutes. We especially encourage young, graduate-level writers to contribure.

Key considerations in the selection of authors will include the ability to write short, policy-relevant articles on military and strategic issues; experience and credentials in the relevant field along with the author's institutional affiliations; and most importantly, willingness to contribute to the ongoing debate in the field. Publication in is ideal for both established academics and young scholars, and for professionals and policy specialists who seek the opportunity for intellectual outreach within the broad community of defence and international security studies.

Articles average 1500-3000 words in length. Footnotes are kept to a minimum or eliminated entirely. Submissions should be in Word (DOC or DOCX) format. Photographs, illustrations, charts, and other graphic material must be provided by the author, either in JPG or PDF format, separate from (i.e., not embedded in) the article.

To contact SITREP please write to our Executive Director/Editor, Col (ret'd) Chris Corrigan, at ccorrigan1@cogeco.ca.

SITREP, vol 70, no 2 (March - April 2010)


Eric Jardine presents the logical case for countering the mobility of an insurgency. Eugene Lang and Eric Morse present a compelling argument on why the issue of the treatment of Afghan detainees may have been lost in the halls of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Jenny Newton writes of the enormous logistics support challenges found in sustaining the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Peter Pigott provides an interesting and compelling look at the challenges of our helicopter crews in the harsh environment of Afghanistan. and the vital support they provide. Peter Zeihan does a comparative analysis of Germany’s status in the European Union and the changing nature of geopolitics and economics within the Eurozone.

SITREP, vol 70, no 1 (January - February 2010)

Vincent Curtis writes that Maneuver Warfare exhibits all the worst characteristics that military theorizing has evinced in the last thirty years.  The Editor examines “When should an officer disobey orders?” in consideration of constraints on warfare, the responsibility of the state and the individual to include coercion and superior orders, democracy and conscience, and the precedent of Nuremberg. Alex Roland contends: (1) technology, more than any other outside force, shapes warfare; and, conversely, war (not warfare) shapes technology. (2) Military technology is, however, not deterministic. Rather, (3) technology opens doors. And, finally, (4) these characteristics of military technology are easier to see in the modern period than previously, though they have always been at work.

2009

SITREP, vol 69, no 6 (November - December 2009)

SITREP, vol 69, no 5 (September - October 2009)

In this issue: Your Editor argues that there is a severe capability gap in the protection of our Arctic sovereignty. Charles Godfrey writes of the government’s decision to end our military commitment in 2011. Eric Morse and Eugene Lang critique the first venture of Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the newly minted NATO secretary-general, into Canadian policy. Bruce Rolston shares his most recent ‘mentoring’ experience in Afghanistan. Scott Stewart and Fred Burton critique the Scottish decision to release Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of terrorism charges in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Richard Desjardins reviews David M. Lampton’s, The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds.

SITREP, vol. 69, no. 4 (July - August 2009) 

In this issue: Ted Lennox examines the challenge of creating a new Canadian strategy for military search and rescue, Thomas Adams discusses Australia's 2009 Defence White Paper, Andrew Ross reviews the role of nuclear weapons in international politics, and George Friedman summarizes the July US-Russia Summit.
 

SITREP, vol. 69, no. 3 (May - June 2009)

In this issue: John Thompson explores "Is it right to use violence outside of the law against domestic terrorism, and if so, what are the advantages and what are the potential penalties? Stewart and Bokhari examine declining security in Pakistan and the threat posed by Al Qaeda to Saudi interests in Pakistan. Richard Maltz makes the case for a practical, accessible Epistemology that can be consciously invoked by anyone, at any time, to help address practical, real-world, day-to-day challenges.

SITREP, vol. 69, no. 2 (March - April 2009)

In this issue: Racouchot and Vandomme write that ideas drive the world. Fred Burton and Scott Stewart contend that Mexico is in the middle of a war involving the Mexican drug cartels that has also made Mexico the kidnapping capital of the world.  Nipa Banerjee examines the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of aid programs in Afghanistan. Michael Radu writes that Sri Lankans finally think they have defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Eric Morse posits that the attack on Sri Lanka's national cricket team in early March marked the end of the long-standing truce that terrorism has had with the Olympics and sporting events in general.

SITREP, vol. 69, no. 1 (January - February 2009)

In this issue: David T. Jones , a former US consular official stationed in Ottawa, presents a ‘outside looking in' perspective of how ‘we' govern ourselves.  Kamran Bokhari and Reva Bhalla comment on the ongoing crisis in Gaza and the mixed messages by principal Arab states that blame Hamas publicly for the crisis "while privately often expressing their support for Israel's bid to weaken the radical Palestinian group." Peter Pigott spans 100 Years in exploring the origins of flight and the evolution of aviation in Canada. Vincent Curtis examines the objects and nature and the limits of precision in military theory and science that would assist military leadership and doctrine writers.