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Stephen Saideman
Last published Sept. 2025 · On our record since 2009
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Recent work
- Opinion: Vimy Award recipient Michelle Douglas is a woman of conscienceOpinion · National Post · Sep 12, 2025
- Opinion: Canada’s Conservatives should resist the urge to politicize the militaryOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 4, 2023
- Opinion: Parliament needs to step up to fix the Canadian Armed Forces’ broken cultureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 7, 2022
- Saideman: Canada's Armed Forces are in limbo. It's time to appoint a new chief of the defence staffOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 9, 2021
- Opinion: It’s time for a new defence ministerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 14, 2021
- Two presidents promised victory in Afghanistan, but will Trump win?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 21, 2017
- Two presidents promised victory in Afghanistan, but will Trump win? Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 21, 2017
- Two presidents promised victory in Afghanistan, but will Trump win?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 21, 2017
- Why Canada should join NATO’s Eastern Europe missionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 20, 2016
- Three ways Canada can influence the Asia-Pacific regionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 9, 2016
- Three ways Canada can influence the Asia-Pacific regionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 9, 2016
- Bomb, advise, assist: Why Obama has few options against ISOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 10, 2014
- Bomb, advise, assist: Why Obama has few options against ISOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 10, 2014
- Putin’s proxies: How much did he control Ukraine’s rebels?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 17, 2014
- U.S.-Taliban prisoner swap: Five points the critics are ignoringOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 3, 2014
- Why Crimea is likely the limit of Greater RussiaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 17, 2014
- In Crimea’s sham referendum, all questions lead to ‘yes’ Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 9, 2014
- In Crimea’s sham referendum, all questions lead to ‘yes’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 9, 2014
- After Afghanistan, how will we fight the next multination war?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 16, 2014
- If Syria is attacked, don’t expect a big Canadian roleOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 26, 2013
- If Syria is attacked, don’t expect a big Canadian roleOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 26, 2013
- Peter MacKay needs a shuffle. How about NATO secretary-general?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 8, 2013
- Peter MacKay needs a shuffle. How about NATO secretary-general?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 8, 2013
- How Ottawa’s pro-military stance weakens the Canadian ForcesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 28, 2013
- The Boston bombing and the media messOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 18, 2013
- The Boston bombing and the media messOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 18, 2013
- Our military should be responsible to Parliament – but nobody's watchingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 7, 2013
- Is Canada now at war in Mali?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2013
- Opinion: Is Canada now at war in Mali?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2013
- The Canadian Forces have a dangerous habit of denialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 21, 2013
- The Canadian Forces have a dangerous habit of denialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 14, 2013
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 9, 2012
- Universities aren't about teaching v. research, they're about teaching and researchOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 9, 2012
- The Afghan pullout reconsideredOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 17, 2012
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 17, 2012
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 17, 2012
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 17, 2012
- Unlike our allies, we glossed over the F-35's costsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 16, 2012
- Universities aren’t about teaching v. research, they’re about teaching and researchOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 29, 2011
- The Afghan pullout reconsideredOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 18, 2009