2012-10-17 by Michael Wynne, the 21st Secretary of the Air Force In a speech at the Virginia Military Institute, Governor Mitt Romney began a great conversation about the United States role in the world going forward. How this conversation is framed will influence many emerging international realities. In fact in…
2012-10-16 by Richard Weitz Recently the Noble Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union. Norway's Nobel Committee handed its 2012 Peace Prize to the European Union (EU), even as the bloc faces its most serious crisis since it emerged from the ruins of two world wars, an award that…
2012-10-16 by Richard Weitz At the same time I was visiting Uzbekistan from September 8-14, I was also not surprised to learn Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu was also in Tashkent with a large delegation of Chinese government and business leaders. Uzbekistan has increasingly striven to deepen ties with the…
2012-10-15 Recently, Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ostebo, Commander of the USCG, 17th District, appeared before the US Senate and provided an overview on recent USCG activity in the Arctic. (For the complete testimony read the document below: Operation Arctic Shield). Notably, the Admiral provided a succinct overview on Operation Arctic…
2012-10-15 By Richard Weitz After Laura Holgate presented the U.S. view, perspectives on the process and the future were provided by other national representatives. A South Korean Perspective Chang-Hoon Shin, Director of the Nuclear Policy & Technology Center at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in South Korea, described how South…
2012-10-14 During a recent visit to Seville, Second Line of Defense had a chance to talk with Martin Armas, in charge of the industrialization of the final assembly line. His formal title is Head of M and L Industrial Management and Control. During the visit, several planes were in various…
2012-10-14 by Richard Weitz With climate change comes conflict. The collapse of the Soviet Union left in its wake a serious fault line in Eur-Asia revolving around water and its scarcity. This security issue arose during my week-long visit to Uzbekistan last month and deserves a serious look. [caption id="attachment_46110"…
2012-10-13 by Richard Weitz There are three key Asian states who have not jointed the CTBT regime. Each of these states in turn, China, India and Pakistan, are discussed in this article. And the prospects are not promising that they will join any time soon. China Until the end of the…
