2013-04-22 by Kenneth Maxwell Two frigates and a supply ship of the 13th naval force of the Chinese Navy, commended by vice-admiral Li Xiaoyan, entered the Tagus river on April 15, 2013 for a visit to Lisbon. 2013 marks the 500 anniversary of the arrival of the first Portuguese, Jorge…
2013-04-22 by Kenneth Maxwell We are meeting at a time of increasing uncertainty about the future. But it is necessary first to acknowledge that on both sides of the North Atlantic, within Europe as well as within the United States, the broad consensus that has prevailed for much of the…
2013-04-18 by Robbin Laird In my second piece on reflections on the development of the B-17 and its stumbling entrance into history, I would like to focus on one of those set of historical oddities one finds while studying a subject. In this case, it is the intersection of intelligence…
2013-04-16 In the height of the Korean crisis, and the clear need for the United States to reinforce South Korea and Japan, our Chinese “allies” are attacking such efforts under the guise of the threat of the “Pivot to the Pacific.” Rather than focusing on the real and present danger from…
2013-04-14 by Robbin Laird With 2014 coming, NATO faces a transition in Afghanistan. With this transition, comes the need to attend as best as possible to Afghan security and to ensure that the conditions which led to the U.S. and then NATO intervention simply return. A decade of war, which…
2013-04-14 The North Korean crisis reminds us that the role of Chinese arms exports and technology transfer are already globally significant. The involvement of China in the proliferation of nuclear technology to Pakistan, North Korea, and Iran is a key element in supporting triangular trade among the emergent nuclear club. As…
2013-04-14 The Chinese military or the PLA is often looked at as the odd man out of Chinese decision-making. But a recent Japanese study of Chinese decision-making suggests that the PLA is a key player in shaping evolving Chinese thinking and approaches to global reach. In effect, the PLA is a…
2013-04-13 By Richard McCormack The federal government’s R&D accounts are taking a big hit, as both the House and Senate have passed a budget for the remainder of the current fiscal year that includes “sequestration.” Total federal spending on both defense and non-defense R&D will decline to $130.9 billion in…
