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The First Gulf War and its Aftermath
This is the final article of a four-part series following the author’s experiences during the first Gulf War in Kuwait (1990-1991).
When Diplomacy Fails
This account of Canada’s contribution to the 1990-1991 Gulf War is the third in a series of articles marking the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait. During an I month campaign more than 4,500 Canadian Armed Forces personnel were deployed to…
Une expérience de télétravail
Août 2013. Mon congé parental tire à sa fin. J’en ai passé la majeure partie en Tunisie, où j’ai suivi mon conjoint il y a un an, aidant nos trois enfants à s’adapter à la vie dans un nouveau pays. Un an…
Four Months as Saddam’s ‘Guest’ in Baghdad
Three weeks after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the Canadian Embassy was forced to downsize. Despite Iraq’s threat to round up all foreign embassy staff that did not leave the country by August 24th, five colleagues remained inside the…
The 1990 Iraqi Invasion and Annexation of Kuwait
Perhaps now that 25 years have passed, it is time to think again about Kuwait and give shape to events that took place in the summer of 1990 when Iraq invaded and annexed the oil-rich city-state which sits at the head of…
The Places In Between; The Prince of the Marshes and Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq
A hundred years from now historians will have passed judgment on the two curious wars that began the 21st century. Will these wars then be as faded as the wars that surrounded the opening of the 20th century? Will they have been…
The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End
Michael Gunter began his review of this book in The Middle East Journal by saying:
