Global Impact Of Evolving PRC Military Capabilities

02/12/2011
Verbal Statement of Lt General David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret) U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission, January 27th, 2011 *** For General Deptula’s response to the written questions see the PDF file of the hearing. 02/12/2011 - Thank you very much for the opportunity to testify today on China’s active…

Egypt-US Security Ties Provide Possible Anchor for Stability

02/07/2011
By Richard Weitz Further contacts between the U.S. and Egyptian armed forces arise from their joint participation in combined military exercises. The best known of these, the Egyptian-hosted Operation Bright Star exercise, is the largest multilateral military exercise in the Middle East and occurs every other year. Photo Credit :…

Iraq: The Missing Piece in the “Arab Awakening”

02/06/2011
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The Blindside of U.S. Strategy in the Middle-East Photo Credit: Damir Sagolj, Iraq, Reuters, as posted in www.abc.net.au, December 2007 02/06/2011 - Notably absent from any Western commentary about the Tunisian and Egyptian “awakenings” is Iraq.  Yet Baghdad is only 806 miles or 1297…

China Gaining Control of Global Telecom Industry

01/27/2011
By Richard McCormack 01/28/2011 - This article was originally Published in Manufacturing and Technology News, January 19th, 2011 [caption id="attachment_14983" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="http://www.uscc.gov/index.php"][/caption] China’s steady rise as a telecommunications manufacturing and research powerhouse has “profound” national security and economic ramifications for the United States, according to the United States-China Economic…

Striking a few bad chords ?

01/26/2011
Tell it to the Marines A Comment on Lang Lang’s Performance at the White House By Ed Timperlake Lang Lang's Jamming Session At The White House : "Diplo Speak" or "Diplo Gaffe" ? Credit photo: www.dispatch.com, January 26th, 2011 o1/26/2011 - "Battle on Shangganling Mountain" : A Classic War Propaganda…

Lessons of Tunisia “Leaderless” Revolution

01/19/2011
By Dr. Harald Malmgren 01/19/2011 - The collapse of the 23+ year reign of Tunisia’s autocratic leadership was the result of a revolt in the streets without apparent political leadership. 21st Century technology enabled discontented citizens to interact and organize, in a kind of spontaneous combustion across the entire country.…

Balancing China Through Vietnam

01/13/2011
By Richard Weitz 01/13/2011 - The public display of China’s new J-20 stealth fighter, the expected appearance soon of China’s first aircraft carrier, and Secretary Gates’ troubled visit to the PRC reaffirm the importance for the United States of having good security relations with China’s neighbors. Defense ties with the…

Pakistan and the Afghan End Game

01/04/2011
[caption id="attachment_12920" align="alignleft" width="150" caption=" "][/caption] By Dr. Richard Weitz 12/22/2011 - Following the November 26 incident, the Pakistani government convened an emergency session of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC), Pakistan’s highest forum for defense policy consultation and coordination. The DCC decided to retaliate for the attack by…