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The Disengagement of Men and its Potential ConsequencesUniversity students

The Disengagement of Men and its Potential Consequences

Published by Ryan Flannagan on May 7, 2023

And is Such a Disengagement a Bad Thing? As a conservative middle-class man, I’m increasingly worried about the status and role of men in Western society. As you look in the past, there are many examples of the bad things that can happen when societies don’t provide men with positive societal outlets that allow them to engage and thrive in society.  Perhaps the most recent and greatest examples are the years that led up to WWII. In the fifteen odd…

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What is Missing From Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?

What is Missing From Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?

Published by Ryan Flannagan on December 28, 2022

I did some reading up on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and the consensus seems to be that it’s a step in the right direction but that it is also modest. In Take Whiteman and its sequel, China plays a role, but it’s primarily in the background. In my novels, the United States is in the midst of a civil war and has largely pulled back from its international commitments. I have also assumed China has taken Taiwan and is asserting itself…

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The Take Whiteman Defence Spending Analysis

The Take Whiteman Defence Spending Analysis

Published by Ryan Flannagan on March 13, 2022

If Canada Invested 2 percent of its GDP in defence what would the Canadian Armed Forces (the CAF) look like? The following analysis is for the purpose of having a bit of fun and creating discussion. My novel, Take Whiteman is entirely fiction. What’s below is also speculative. It is a thought experiment. It’s particularly timely in light of what has transpired in the Ukraine. Several journalists have been hand wringing over Canada’s paltry defence spending. Well, here’s something they…

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Should Canada Purchase New Submarines?

Should Canada Purchase New Submarines?

Published by Ryan Flannagan on January 30, 2022

The Answer is… Yes! Now before I get into this topic, let me hedge everything that follows with this statement: Nothing in the article is meant to be a takedown of the men and women who serve within the Royal Canadian Navy. Every day, they do the best job they can do with the equipment they have and the mission they are given. They are a dedicated, competent, and admirable group of people. And I daresay, that in researching this…

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What Fighter Jet Should Canada Buy?Gripen in flight

What Fighter Jet Should Canada Buy?

Published by Ryan Flannagan on January 30, 2022

It should be Sweden’s J-39 Gripen So if you’re reading this there’s a good chance you read my book, Take Whiteman. Take Whiteman is fiction of course, but there are real world events that I like to offer my two cents on. Defence matters is one of those topics. And what fighter jet Canada is going to select in the coming months is perhaps the biggest defence policy issue in Canada right now. So to give my readers some unsolicited…

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