Is Canada's $24B German submarine deal a strategic win or mistake?
Richard Shimooka, The Hub's defence and security analyst and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses Canada's decision to purchase 12 German submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. He explores the strategic rationale behind the procurement, the growing subsea threats from C…
U.S. President Trump says truce with Iran is over
Tim Powers fills in for Vassy Kapelos, as U.S. President Trump says he doesn't see any point in continuing negotiations with Iran. He broke the news to reporters during today's NATO Leaders Summit in Turkiye - 24 hours after the two countries exchanged blows. The development sent the price of oil s…
Will Carney's new defence bank actually strengthen national security?
Richard Shimooka, The Hub's defence and security analyst and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses Canada's Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) initiative. He explains how the institution aims to fund small and medium-sized defence enterprises facing capital access ch…
The Politics and Repercussions of Washington’s Permanent Joint Board on Defense Pause
An audio version of "The Politics and Repercussions of Washington’s Permanent Joint Board on Defense Pause," a new critical questions by CSIS’s Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Mark F. Cancian with Jamie Tronnes, Richard Shimooka, Christopher Sands, and Philippe Lagassé. This audio was generated with …
SHIFTHEADS: The Future of War: A Ten Thousand Dollar Drone Problem
A country with million dollar missiles is getting hit back by drones that cost a fraction of that, and Richard Shimooka explains why that gap is reshaping what modern warfare actually looks like. The math used to make sense. It doesn't anymore.
Some of the footage coming out of recent conflicts fr…
What to know from Alberta’s first quarter fiscal update
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.
0:20 - Back in black: 5 things to know from Alberta’s first quarter fiscal update, by Alicia P…
9/11: how it shaped foreign policy
Guest host Rob Fai talks to Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy, contributing author with The Hub dot ca
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SHIFTHEADS: An Invasion Headline, a Different Defence Problem
Canadian military planning includes extreme possibilities. So why did an acknowledgement about the United States become such a charged story? Richard Shimooka separates the need to prepare from the suggestion that a conflict is likely, giving you a way to read the headline more carefully.
Statemen…
SHIFTHEADS: Canada's 3.5% NATO Promise Has a Spending Problem
NATO spending requires Canada to reach 3.5% of GDP by 2035, but Richard Shimooka sees a problem hidden inside that promise: you can't instantly rebuild decades of missing defence capacity. More money doesn't automatically produce more military capability.
The temptation is to manufacture as much a…
Is Canada preparing for a long shot U.S. invasion?
Guest host Robin Gill talks to Richard Shimooka - Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute specializing in strategic studies, comparative defence management approaches and foreign policy, contributing author with The Hub dot ca
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