2014-09-04 By Kenneth Maxwell President Obama was in Estonia yesterday (September 3) where he met with the nervous presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Donald Tusk, the Polish Prime Minister, in late March, made a plea to NATO: Put 10,000 troops in Poland permanently. Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, rejected the idea…
2014-09-07 In this exclusive interview conducted by our partner India Strategic with Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force, the COS provides an overview on how he sees the evolution of Indian Air Power in the joint context. By Gulshan Luthra and Air Marshal…
2014-09-06 The rise of the PRC is certainly an important event and process in the 21st century. But it can be forgotten that the PRC has virtually no developed allies, unless one wants to consider Putin capable of such a description. What this means is that the constant set of…
2014-09-05 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Second Line of Defense was launched at the beginning of the period for deployments of the MV-22. We have been able to track the evolution of the concepts of operations, and of the changes in the USMC associated with the new platform. As…
2014-09-03 By Julien Canin Germany has formally announced that they will support the Kurdish fighters, the Peshmergas, against the terrorist organization of Islamic State (ISIS), by sending weapons and providing training as well. Although the decision was known since the August 20th‘s statement of the German Defense Minister Ursula von…
2014-09-03 by Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird “We will develop what I would call a spearhead within our Response Force -- a very high-readiness force able to deploy at very short notice,” Secretary General Rasmussen told reporters at the Residence Palace in Brussels, where NATO is headquartered. “This spearhead would…
2014-09-01 By Commodore (Retd) Ranjit B Rai Mumbai. A nation’s economic and military strength is critical for its peoples’ well being and security. President Roosevelt articulated, “A Strong Navy is the Best Insurance for Peace”. A Navy is also an extension of the nation’s diplomatic corps, as it enjoys the…
2014-08-30 By Ian Armstrong, Department of Political Science at Temple University Roughly three weeks from now, the Scottish people will decide for themselves whether they wish to end the 307 year union that has bound them to the United Kingdom. The Union formed in large part due to economic concerns…