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Strategy

Remembering the Real “Master and Commander”: Lord Thomas Cochrane

Posted on February 25, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/25/2016
Lord Thomas Cochrane, the real Master and Commander, was a controversial figure, but undoubtedly left a significant historical impact on the 19th Century.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Strategy, What's New

Digital Interoperability: Proof of Concept

Posted on February 23, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
02/23/2016
Digital Interoperability is a key work in progress for the USMC as they bring more capability to the air-ground team.
Posted in Strategy, Video, What's New | Tagged Digital Interoperability, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, Michael Marron, Proof of Concept

Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence: Shaping a Way Ahead

Posted on February 21, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
02/21/2016
The challenge of nuclear deterrence has returned.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Re-birth of the Afghan Air Force: Options for the Way Ahead

Posted on February 14, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
02/14/2016
We are running out of options to engage in a limited manner in Afghanistan and to assist a viable government.
Posted in Strategy, What's New | Tagged A-29, Afghan A-29 Super Tucano, Afghan air force, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, C-130, C-208, Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, MD-530F, Mi-17, PC-12, President Ghani

Training Peshmerga

Posted on January 22, 2016 | by SysAdmin
01/22/2016
This article provides a series of updates on the training effort.
Posted in Slideshow, Strategy, Video, What's New | Tagged Ash Carter, Bernd Prill, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Italy, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Kurdistan Training Coordination Center, Netherlands, Norway, Peshmerga, Training Peshmerga, United Kingdom, US Department of Defense

The Arctic Mission: Russia Builds Up, China Engages, and the U.S.?

Posted on January 16, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
01/16/2016
While Russia focuses on the mission with both words and capabilities, the Chinese enter the arena, U.S. assets and Arctic skill sets decline.<
Posted in Strategy, What's New

India Confirms Rafale Buy with France in Advance of Hollande Visit to India

Posted on January 9, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
01/09/2016
IAF will buy 36 Rafale aircraft from Dassault in a flyaway condition.
Posted in Market Opportunities, Strategy, What's New

Putin End of Year Messages: The Next Steps in the Agenda

Posted on January 2, 2016 | by Robbin Laird
01/02/2016
Richard Weitz looks at the evolving situation as seen from the Kremlin perspective.
Posted in Strategy, What's New
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