2014-09-22 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake As the crises in Europe and the Middle East heat up, the debate quickly turns on which path is crucial to deal with evolving threats: boots on the ground or airpower with no boots on the ground. [caption id="attachment_69804" align="alignnone" width="300"] The B-2…
2014-09-21 By Gordon Chang The United States has not had to confront two peer competitors since the end of the Second World War. We have not faced a united China and Russia since the last days of the 1950s. Today, however, Beijing and Moscow, standing together, challenge us. Vladimir Putin…
2014-09-02 by Harald Malmgren Xi Jinping has already successfully reconfigured China’s Politburo and its Politburo Standing Committee (PSC). He has also set in motion a massive corruption purge of the Chinese domestic state security apparatus, starting with its head, Zhou Yongkang, and including several hundred other national and local officials.…
2014-09-11 By Robbin Laird Recently, the French government has suspended delivery of the Mistral amphibious ship to Russia. In a story published by France 24 on September 9, 2014: France on Wednesday suspended the first of two controversial Mistral-class warship deliveries to Russia, saying “conditions” were not in place as…
2014-09-19 By Atle Mesoy The civil wars raging in Syria and Iraq have created a new situation for global security. One of the most critical challenges is the effect of foreign fighters involved in the war who have been fighting in support of the Islamic State (ISIS). The foreign fighters…
2014-09-18 by Kenneth Maxwell Today, the 18th September 2014, Scotland votes in a referendum on Independence. The public opinion polls agree on only one thing: The outcome is too close to call. The "No" to independence camp is slightly in the lead. But between 6% to 10% say they are still undecided. A turnout…
2014-09-11 By Team India Strategic New Delhi. September has come this year with some delayed rainfall and a tidal wave of diplomatic engagements for the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi. Within a month, Modi would have blitzed through summits with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Australia PM Tony Abbott and US…
2014-09-10 By Julien Canin The deteriorating situation facing millions of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East was focused of a bipartisan and ecumenical conference which started yesterday in Washington DC. The three-day event (September 9-11) sponsored by In Defense of Christians (IDC), a non-profit organization, featurex speakers from…
