The Obama Administration has provided its view on the evolution of military threats and policies in the recently released QDR. For a perspective on a core ally, which provides a different take on the future, there is a recently released British Ministry of Defense (MOD) assessment of evolving strategic trends,…
This is the second posting in our new Outlook section, which will include regular participations from the upcoming generations. We start with an article by a student from the Toulouse-based Aeronautics and Space Institute (ISAE) - who is also part of our SLDinfo research team -, which gives a first…
[caption id="attachment_3670" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Credit: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/b2/"][/caption] The Administration will make perhaps its most important announcements over the next few months, affecting our very existence. I am referring specifically to the results of our nuclear posture review and the arms control deal we are seeking to make with Russia. Congress, and…
By Harald Malmgren History will look back at the Copenhagen Summit as the moment at the beginning of the 21st century when the power structure of the world fundamentally changed. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Photo: http://www.copenhagenclimatecouncil.com/get-informed/news/cop15-daily-brief-the-copenhagen-accord.html"][/caption] Towards a De-Facto G-2: The Chinese Emergence and the European Re-Alignment During the run-up…
Considering the relative decline of the United States, the rise of Asia, the shift in power to the commodity-producing states, and the continued inability of Europe to become a global military power, multi-polarity is inevitable. Many analysts assume that multi-polarity facilitates multi-national governance. Thus, the decline of the US, and…
By Franck Znaty In last November’s Strategic Assessment of the Tel-Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Yiftah S. Shapir wrote an article entitled “Israel’s Arms Sales to India”. Shapir comments on the recent developments that put Israel as the number one arms supplier to India and looks at where…
Challenges Facing Widespread Use of Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Contracts in the Defense Sector A Way to Shape Acquisition Reform The Obama Administration seeks to apply firm-fixed price contracting in a number of sectors, including defense. Indeed, it appears that the Administration equates the use of this contract vehicle with the…
Harald Malmgren provided an overview of the President’s Asian trip, which placed that trip into a global macro-economic strategic context. H. Malmgren underscored that Barack Obama’s trip could be interpreted as the Administration placing a China-centric Asia at the center of the “world of the future.” Centrally, the trip can…
