A very serious and thoughtful British Ministry of Defense assessment of evolving strategic trends provides an insight into allied views of the changing strategic environment.The report stresses that evolving “conflict is hybrid in character.” Twenty-first century threats are becoming more asymmetric in nature. They also acknowledge that Britain has limited…

French students tend generally to get their early training in engineering schools specialized in aeronautics (ENAC, ESMA, ISAE, ESTACA or Supmeca in France), which all select their candidates via a competitive process.

The Administration will make perhaps its most important announcements over the next few months, affecting our very existence, i.e. the results of our nuclear posture review and the arms control deal we are seeking to make with Russia. In this regard, the central question, which ought to be asked, is…

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. During the run-up to the summit, President Obama and most European leaders believed they were in their customary role of guiding the rest…

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…

Harald Malmgren stated that “the economic dynamic being set in motion by Washington with Asia will likely alter the security dynamics of much of the rest of the world (…)”. Fitting the two pieces of strategy together, macroeconomics and defense, has indeed long been a problem for Washington.