The Invisible War
How Canadian forces struggled—and still do—to stabilize the post-Cold War world March 2005
Canadians have always blown hot and cold on their military, depending on how threatened they feel at the time. They generally trust our armed forces to help protect individuals across the globe from oppression, war or disaster; in fact, peacekeeping and peacebuilding are part of our national identity. But the historical pattern suggests that, unless we sense a direct…