2014-05-27 This past Sunday, elections were held throughout Europe for the European Parliament. The result was a significant anti-establishment vote, and an increase in popular support for the European right wing. Nowhere was this more dramatic than in France where the governing party received 13% of the vote as opposed the…
2014-05-27 by Robbin Laird In an interview with Prime Minister Abe, the Wall Street Journal summed the discussion up with this title for their article: "Abe's Strategy: Rearrange Region's Power Balance." According to the article: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out an assertive foreign policy agenda, saying he hoped…
2014-05-26 PARIS, France U.S. Marines, French counterparts, and the American Battle Monuments Commission will host the Belleau Wood Memorial Day Ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France. The ceremony on May 25, 2014, commemorates its 96th anniversary as well as the long-term friendship between France and the United States…
2014-05-26 The election in Ukraine may provide Ukraine with a legitimate government to represent its interests in dealing with the Russians. But the clear absence of a mandate from the eastern regions of the Ukraine, and the Russian engagement in those regions, ensure that the question of the future of…
2014-05-25 By Robbin Laird Vladimir Putin has pursued an agenda to expand his role within Russia and Russia’s role within the world since at least 2005. The roll back of EU and NATO expansion is clearly part of the agenda, but rebuilding Russia’s ability to be a key player in the…
2014-05-14 In March 2014, the Sir Richard Willliams Foundation held a one-day seminar examining the future of air combat. Senior RAAF personnel, MOD personnel, two USMC aviators and the head of the Joint Strike Fighter program were among the presenters. The report addressed the overall impact of fifth generation aircraft…
2014-05-24 In the Canadian defense magazine, Front Line Defence, there is a look at the evolution of exercises and training ranges base don’t the work of the Second Line of Defense team. The core point underscored by the article is as follows: It is clearly understood by the US and…
05/24/2014: Japan is a key ally for the U.S. in dealing with Pacific defense. In the meetings with Secretary of Defense Hagel in the Fall of 2013, the Japanese highlighted that new F-35s, P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and Global Hawk long-range reconnaissance UAVs were to be deployed to Japan. Indeed,…
