By Dr. Robbin Laird Much of the Iraq withdrawal conversation has revolved around either the date of U.S. departure or protecting Americans left behind. Missing from the debate is arguably the most important strategic questions: How will Iraqi security be guaranteed during Iraq's continuing transition? What U.S. security policy is…
By Richard A. McCormack
[email protected] [caption id="attachment_10932" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" "][/caption] Originally published in Manufacturing News , Volume 17, No.5 on March 31, 2010 It might not be very long before Silicon Valley, Calif., starts to take on the characteristics of Shenango Valley, Penn., if state and national policies don't…
By Dr. Alain Dupas and Gerard Huber [caption id="attachment_10346" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="(Credit Photo: Amazon.com)"][/caption] One of our regular contributors and his co-author have addressed the strategic shifts accompanying technological change in the first part of the 21st century. In a major book published in France earlier this year, Dupas and…
By Richard A. McCormack [caption id="attachment_10932" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" "][/caption] This article was originally published in Manufacturing News on June 30, 2010. Small- and medium-sized American manufacturing companies are feeling better about their prospects, as compared to last year at this time, but they remain cautious about the future. They…
[caption id="attachment_10802" align="alignleft" width="150"] Dr. Richard Weitz (Credit Photo: The Hudson Institute)[/caption] By Dr. Richard Weitz The United States possess the only fifth-generation fighter currently in service, the F-22A Raptor stealth fighter, which entered the U.S. Air Force in 1997. The Russian Federation is hoping to join this exalted category…
By Hon. Ed Timperlake It has often been claimed that there are no coincidences, which is a debating point without resolution. However, in matters of National Security, smart analysts should always consider that possibility. The Peoples Daily propaganda machine has recently announced the Peoples Republic of China is now a…
[caption id="attachment_10829" align="alignleft" width="128" caption="(Credit Photo: the Hudson Institute)"][/caption] By Dr. Richard Weitz In his August 2 speech before a Disabled American Veterans conference in Atlanta, President Barack Obama said that the American role in Iraq was transitioning from Operation Iraqi Freedom, a military effort led by U.S. combat troops,…
In meetings during our visit to TRANSCOM spring, TRANSCOM officials explained how they addressed the Haiti mission. Three key aspects of this mission were highlighted. First, the Haiti effort had to be conducted while the two key ongoing efforts were maintained at a high level, namely support for the Afghan…
