{
  "id": 10773817,
  "title": "Canada’s peacekeeping myth ‘needs to fade away,’ retired general writes in memoir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/canadas-peacekeeping-myth-needs-to-fade-away-retired-general-writes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:10:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/29/canadas-peacekeeping-myth-needs-to-fade-away-retired-general-writes-in-memoir/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada's former top soldier, retired general Wayne Eyre, argues in his new memoir that the country's longstanding reputation as a beacon of peacekeeping has become outdated. Eyre, who served as a captain in the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry during the Battle of Medak Pocket in 1993, contends that traditional, UN-style peacekeeping is no longer effective and has been a \"ghost\" for decades. He describes the battle, where Canadian forces faced heavy artillery and machine-gun fire, as a turning point that marked the end of traditional peacekeeping. Eyre asserts that multiple belligerent sides in the former Yugoslavia targeted the under-resourced peacekeepers, leading to a failure to prevent the violence from escalating further. He notes that traditional peacekeeping missions, which involved deploying a minimally armed force to separate combatants, were ultimately ineffective in the face of the violent escalation in the region.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — Canada's former top soldier says the country's \"persistent myth\" about being a nation of peacekeepers hasn't kept up with a changing world and it \"needs to fade away.\"",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canada’s peacekeeping myth ‘needs to fade away,’ retired general writes in memoir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/canadas-peacekeeping-myth-needs-to-fade-away-retired-general-writes-10775717",
        "published": "2026-09-29T20:10:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}