2014-06-04By Brig (Retd) Gurmeet Kanwal New Delhi. China’s deployment of a deep-sea oil rig in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in early-May 2014, has further destabilized the precarious security situation in the region. The Vietnamese Prime Minister said China was acting dangerously. The US Secretary of State…
2014-06-02 By Richard Weitz China’s ravenous demand for energy and Russia’s huge supply of nearby oil and gas are clearly complementary, but until very recently large Sino-Russian energy agreements proved elusive. Now their recent mega-gas deal, which follows several important oil deals, suggests that Beijing and Moscow are finally on…
2014-06-01By Paul E. Mawn Since the middle of the 20th century, Harvard has unjustifiably been labeled as a bastion of left wing, anti-military elitists in the forefront of the myopic “Blame America first” radicals. However, the predominate opinion of faculties & undergraduates at most universities have tended to skew to…
2014-05-31 By Harald Malmgren China has apparently become far more aggressive about its legal authority and its power projection in relations with neighboring countries, particularly in the China Seas. Friction with Vietnam has converged in the Chinese placement of an energy exploration platform in waters, which Vietnam claims as its…
2014-05-30 Clearly, Russian actions in the Ukraine have focused the attention of the Baltic states as well as of the Nordics who are intimately involved in the Baltic region as well. The recent piece by a Latvian researcher suggesting that the Russians are evolving their techniques and approaches to pressuring…
2014-05-29 by Kenneth Maxwell Russia's strategy is becoming clearer by the day. The natural gas deal with China enhances Russia's position in the east. China provides a guaranteed long-term market for Siberia's vast reserves of natural gas. Vladimir Putin has also succeeded to obtaining new natural resources to the west.…
2014-05-27 by Robbin Laird During my visit to Denmark in May 2014, I had a chance to discuss with Danish analysts and policy makers various aspects of Danish assessments of Baltic defense and Arctic defense and security issues. One of those analysts was our strategic partner, Hans Tinon Hansen, founder…
2014-05-28 by Robbin Laird The evolving nature of 21st century military threats and challenges have shaped a common challenge for Japan and Latvia – countering indirect threats serving a competitor’s national agenda. The Japanese are dealing with China and Latvia with Russia, but in each case the state working to…
