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We start this look at PTSD through the years with one of the most recent developments. In 2001, Canadian Forces Lieutenant Colonel Stéphane Grenier. A noted expert in the field suggested that the CAF replace the PTSD moniker with OSI (Operational Stress Injury), to avoid what he called the “stigma” of PTSD. He also intentionally chose the I-word (injury) to …

In May 20205, in what many are calling a turning point in the relationship between Iran and Kuwait, Head of Kuwait International Automobile Club (KIAC) Essa Hamzah met with Head of Touring and Automobile Club of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Hossein Soufi during an official visit to Tehran. Expressing satisfaction over his presence in Iran, Hamzah said, “Soufi …

In May 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a carefully worded joint statement about the deepening military ties between the two countries. The deletion apparently indicates the Chinese leadership’s attempt to stabilize its relations with Japan, a U.S. security ally, amid an intensifying confrontation between Beijing and Washington. In the document endorsed by the two …

Private military contractors have a long, and some would say checkered, history in Africa. Their story is still being written today. Mercenaries have long shaped the course of African warfare, from Pharaoh Ramses II reportedly employing over 10,000 mercenaries in the 13th century B.C. to Carthage in the 5th century B.C., which heavily relied on hired soldiers from Iberia, Gaul, …

Within hours of its posts looking for “Humanitarian Liaison Officers”  and “Team Managers,” dozens of would-be private military contractors submitted applications on LinkedIn. Another position on offer a week ago but has since closed is for a “Team Deputy/Manager” to support “day-to-day management, planning, and mission execution.” A liaison officer position appears to be analytically focused. It says that hires …