We have focused on the challenge of Arctic operations as part of the 21st century strategic environment. Although obviously of growing significance, getting the North American states investing in capabilities to do something about is quite a different thing. There are no gaps in terms of publishing analyses; it is…
2015-06-18 According to a story in The Daily Mail, Russian air activity around the Baltic area has been stepped up. RAF Typhoons which are part of NATO's Baltic air patrol mission intercepted the aircraft. British warplanes scrambled to intercept nine Russian aircraft within hours after they flew menacingly close to…
2015-06-17 By Richard Weitz President Vladimir Putin’s boasting today that Russia will deploy 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles this year is another reminder of why it would be dangerous to de-alert more of the US nuclear force. It is not because the Russian nuclear arsenal is poised to pounce on…
2015-06-12 By Gulshan Luthra and Cmde Ranjit Rai (Retd) Singapore. The sea is a dangerous place, getting miniaturized due to the ever-growing number of naval and merchant vessels, factors that mandate internationally cooperative efforts to maintain the peace and stability of the established Sea Lines of Communications (SLOC) as well…
2015-06-10 By Richard Weitz Reversing Russia’s INF violations may take years. It took Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush seven years to convince the Soviet Union to destroy a radar system that violated the since abandoned 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. Russia ceased complying with the Conventional Forces in Europe…
2015-06-09 Our partner Rivista Italiana Difesa has published an article that looks at the evolution of ISIL’s military approach and Western responses. The article starts by noting that the military forces involved in ISIL are the "most dynamic military amalgam since the time of the French Revolution." Interesting enough but…
2015-06-09 By Richard Weitz In its just released report on foreign governments’ Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control, Non-proliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments, the U.S. State Department highlighted that the Russians are violating the INF treaty. "The United States determined the cruise missile developed by the Russian Federation…
2015-06-04 By Robbin Laird The Italian government promised to deliver a white paper on defense and they have done so in April 2015. More than a decade has elapsed since the last one, and it has been a decade of rapid change. Italy is in the cross hairs in many…
