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MARCOM’s Support at Sea: An Interview with Deputy Chief of Staff Ops

Posted on January 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
01/27/2015
NATO Allied Maritime Command Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Commodore Arian Minderhoud, provides an overview on the evolving role of MARCOM.
Posted in Con Ops, Security, What's New

PLA(N) and USN Cooperation in Counter-Piracy Operations

Posted on December 16, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
12/16/2014
Recently, the US and China cooperated in an anti-piracy training exercise in the Gulf of Aden.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, Video, What's New | Tagged Chinese Harbin Z-9E helicopter, Eric Coffer, Iraq, syria, Travis Alston, USS Sterett

Post-Odyssey Dawn Libya: Libyan Air Force Aircraft Destroyed on the Tarmac

Posted on July 22, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
07/22/2014
The Libyan Air Force has lost an Il-76 transport aircraft to fighting by rival militias at Tripoli’s international airport.
Posted in Security, What's New

Admiral Wang on Baltic and Arctic Defense: A Danish Perspective

Posted on June 8, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
06/08/2014
Danish Admiral Wang discusses the impact of the Ukrainian events on Danish thinking about Baltic defense and residually upon the Arctic.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

The Arctic Challenge from a Danish Perspective: A Discussion with Read Admiral (Retired) Henrik Kudsk

Posted on June 6, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2014
In this interview with Admiral (Retired) Kudsk, the challenge of Arctic ops is the focus of attention.
Posted in Security, What's New

The Russian Approach to the High North: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on June 6, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
06/06/2014
>The Arctic could see the emergence of a new Russia, or a resurgence of the old
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

The Russian Dynamic in the Arctic: Strategic Positioning

Posted on June 5, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
06/05/2014
Given the importance that Putin assigns to maintaining control of Russian energy resources, it is unsurprising that the Arctic figures prominently in his thinking.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New

The Arctic Opening: Co-Opetition in the High North

Posted on June 3, 2014 | by Robbin Laird
06/03/2014
Rather than a contest of soft versus hard power, states will try to combine their assets and press their advantage to gain position in the Arctic.
Posted in Security, What's New
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