2015-03-11 With the return of direct defense considerations for the Balts and the Nordics, key states like Sweden are rethinking their approach to defense. In an interview in Copenhagen last year with Hans Tino Hansen, the founder and CEO of Risk Intelligence, the shift was the focus of attention: Question:…
2015-03-10 The Dutch Ministry of Defence recently highlighted the role of HNLMS John de Witt in the European counterpiracy mission. In a piece published on February 3, 2015 on the Dutch MoD website the role of the ship was highlighted: Since today, Admiral Jonas Haggren of the Royal Swedish Navy…
2015-03-03 By Richard Weitz Recent weeks have seen China reenergize its campaign against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea. The reasons for Chinese concern is puzzling, since the U.S. and South Korean governments have not held any formal talks on such a…
2015-03-09 The Dutch have been an important contributor to working with the NATO and Arab partners in trying to role back the ISIS threat and to help in the stabilization of Iraq. On the Dutch Ministry of Defense website are a number of updates on Dutch engagements in the operations.…
2015-03-09 By Stephen Blank One year after the Russian occupation of Crimea we are beginning to see the see some of the consequences of the militarization of Russian policy. It is not an aberration but part of a larger policy.[i] The most recent examples of an expanded policy into the Mediterranean…
2015-03-08 The Italian Air Force deploys a Remotely Piloted Aircraft Wing, namely the 32nd Wing. The 32nd wing of the Italian Air Force, operates the remote controlled aircraft known as Predator, and completed their first tasking with the EU Naval Force in September 2014. According to a September 2014 story:…
2015-03-03 By Robbin Laird After having visited along with Ed Timperlake CVN-78, Fallon and having talked with Rear Admiral Manzir, the head of Naval Warfare, I had a chance to sit down with Jim Gigliotti during my plant visit to Fort Worth in late February 2015. Gigliotti is Director, F-35C…
2015-03-07 The US and Japan are reworking their defense relationship. Australia and Japan are reworking their defense relationship. Now the UK and Japan are building one. The first UK-Japanese foreign and defense ministerial meetings were held in January 2015 in Tokyo. According to a story on the UK government website…
