09/02/2011 by Ed Timperlake One of the great plot devices in suspense and horror movies is the surprise ending, just name the threat; zombies, aliens, vampires or the bunny boiling Glenn Close, whatever the threat is, it comes back to attack after being vanquished. Sadly it is over used and…
08/27/2011 By Richard Weitz Although the insurgents look to have secured control of Tripoli, Muammar el-Qaddafi’s threat to the international community has not ended. Dangers still persist from the dictator’s dabbling in weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that the…
08/27/2011 by Robbin Laird The hurricane pounding the East Coast is a reminder of the reliance Americans have on the USCG for search, rescue and safety in extreme circumstances. But it is time to pay the USCG back for such centrality to the American way of life. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/post-report-hurricane-irene-hits-north-carolina/2011/08/27/gIQA0XKniJ_video.html The entire…
By Richard Weitz 08/23/2011 Despite the heavy involvement of India in the T-50 project, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is now the main buyer of Russian-made aircraft. After its surprising ineffectiveness in the 2008 Georgia War, the Ministry plans to revitalize the Russian Air Force by raising the level…
08/23/2011 D. K. Matai, Chairman mi2g, Phlanthropia, and ATCA, is an engineer turned entrepreneur and philanthropist with a keen interest in the well being of global society. DK founded mi2g in 1995, the global risk specialists, in London, UK, while developing simulations for his PhD at Imperial College. DK helped…
By Dr. Richard Weitz 08/16/2011 - In addition to offering presentations by such U.S. grand strategists as Michael Mandelbaum, Barry Posen, Walter McDougall, John Mueller and SLD’s own David Deptula, the August 4 CNA conference on "American Grand Strategy and Maritime Power" sought to “examine U.S. naval strategy in light…
08/12/2011: Pondering American Grand Strategy By Richard Weitz On Thursday, August 4, 2011, CNA convened a one-day unclassified conference on "American Grand Strategy and Maritime Power" at the Army and Navy Club in downtown Washington. This column will address the grand strategy issues that were raised; the next one will…
08/11/2011 by Ed Timperlake The F-35B will give the United States Marine Corps the ability to advance against any enemy from the sea with air cover moving ashore in support of Marine ground combat forces. This agility and flexibility in selecting the initial objective to seize and move out is…
