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Richard Shimooka
Publishing · On our record since 2012
Where this writer stands
Defence2 pieces
Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“acquiring Swedish made Gripen jets, even in a dual fleet configuration, would only institutionalize that weakness for decades to come.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: The Canadian Armed Forces are right to experiment around recruitmentOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 24, 2026
- Opinion: Trump's military doctrine is insular, with short military commitmentsOpinion · National Post · Mar 2, 2026
- Richard Shimooka: A mixed F-35/Gripen fleet will fail us in every wayOpinion · National Post · Feb 5, 2026
- Opinion: Mixed fleet of fighter jets not the answer for Canada's Air ForceOpinion · National Post · Jun 12, 2025
- Opinion: Shooting ourselves in the foot to spite TrumpOpinion · National Post · Apr 28, 2025
- Opinion: Donald Trump’s budget priorities are a sign of an insular America, not an imperial oneOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 9, 2025
- Opinion: Donald Trump's dangerous game of territorial expansionOpinion · National Post · Jan 23, 2025
- Richard Shimooka: There is too little accountability for over-budget or delayed defence procurementsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 28, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: I don’t see being sanctioned by Russia as much of a badge of honour — it could have been anyoneOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 29, 2022
- Shimooka: I don’t see being sanctioned by Russia as much of a badge of honour — it could have been anyoneOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 28, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Canada's defence budget fails to address serious gapsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Apr 19, 2022
- Opinion: Canada's defence budget fails to address serious gapsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Apr 19, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Politics delayed F-35 choice by over a decade, leaving Canada worse offOpinion · National Post · Mar 28, 2022
- Shimooka: Politics delayed F-35 choice by over a decade, leaving Canada worse offOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 27, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Putin's position within Russia remains steadfastOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 24, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Many want the West to do more in Ukraine, but there are real limitationsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 10, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Zelenskyy's power to inspire makes him a formidable wartime leaderOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 3, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine conflictOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 12, 2022
- Shimooka: Understanding the Russia-Ukraine conflictOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 12, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: Canada, defence spending, and power politicsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jan 27, 2022
- OPINION: Understanding, confronting Russian aggression toward UkraineOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 24, 2022
- Richard Shimooka: A veteran's life and tragic end illustrate the stigma and struggles that follow traumaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 20, 2021
- Richard Shimooka: Another turn in the 12-year-long debacle to replace the CF-18Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 9, 2021
- Richard Shimooka: Combating toxic cultures requires leadership, whether in the military or hockeyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Nov 25, 2021
- Shimooka: Combating toxic cultures requires leadership, whether in the military or hockeyOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 24, 2021
- Richard Shimooka: Friends of Canada still in Afghanistan face immeasurable risks to their livesOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 25, 2021
- Richard Shimooka: All our lives are inseparably tied to foreign affairsOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Sep 9, 2021
- Opinion | The Saturday Debate: Does Canada need to buy new fighter jets?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 13, 2021
- Ocasio-Cortez’s Twitch stream is a masterclass in political communicationsOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 1, 2020
- When allies were friends: Trump must learn from the Berlin Airlift victoryOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 1, 2018
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 23, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2017
- Canada’s peacekeeping incoherenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2017
- Liberals need to end the farce over fighter jetsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2017
- Liberals need to end the farce over fighter jetsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2017
- Liberals need to end the farce over fighter jets Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2017
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 9, 2012