2015-12-03 The British Ministry of Defense announced today was that Britain joined into the aid of France and other allies to go after the ISIS safe haven in Syria. Parliament provided voted last nite to support the action. As Minister of Defence Michael Fallon commented this morning: "Daesch has never…
2015-11-24 By Robbin Laird, Harald Malmgren and Ed Timperlake When analysts and intelligence experts were highlighting the warming sun of the Arab Spring, there was much hope: democracy was in the air and the gap between Islam and the West might be closing. Rather than a warming sun, close observers…
2015-12-01 By Harald Malmgren ISIS-Supported terrorism in Paris and ballooning refugee flight from violence in and around Syria has combined to generate heightened apprehensions and political discord among Europeans. Political discord has increased not only between EU governments but also within individual EU nations on how to deal with these…
2015-06-02 By Robbin Laird The Royal Navy (RN) is returning the large deck carrier business after many years absence. This means that the RN while shaping the concepts of operations for it new carrier and the RAF for the new carrier air wing, the two services are not constrained by…
2015-11-24 Our strategic partner, defenceWeb, which is based in South Africa, recently, published three very good articles on the evolution of electronic warfare. We are reprinting them here with their permission to provide an overview of the dynamics of change associated with electronic or tron warfare. Electronic Warfare Offers Advantages…
2015-11-24 For the Russians, the Arctic is a key region shaping their global position in the 21st century. We noted in an article published on 6/5/14, that the Russians have a proactive policy in the Arctic as opposed to the U.S. policy of reluctance or benign neglect. In its new…
2015-11-19 By Louis P. Bergeron In the coming decades, the Bering Strait will emerge as a key global maritime choke point due to its strategic location. The strait will link the dynamic Pacific Ocean economies with the economies in the North Atlantic Ocean using the increasingly ice-free Arctic Ocean as…
2015-11-19 By Amatzia Baram “IS” cannot be defeated as long as it controls territory that can produce large revenue and serve as base for operations. “IS” has the Iraqi-Syrian desert that is providing them with some $1.5m per day worth of oil, in addition to ransom, an endless supply of…
