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Strategy

The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Posted on July 19, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/19/2015
One good way to remember the Battle of Britain and the RAF is to fund the modernization of the RAF for 21st century operations, by no means a certainty.
Posted in Strategy, Video, What's New

Odyssey Dawn: Looking Back at the Air Campaign

Posted on July 19, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/19/2015
The US military is more capable of conducting insertion operations than the political and civilian leadership is of determining the objectives.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

The New US National MIlitary Strategy: Strategy in Search of Resources?

Posted on July 11, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/11/2015
The Pentagon released a new National Military Strategy (NMS), which updates the NMS released in 2011.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Clarifying Objectives in Iraq: A Key Role for Kurdistan and Protecting Minorities

Posted on June 24, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/24/2015
A look at the continuing situation in Iraq and actionable options.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Is the US Ready for Sustained Arctic Operations?

Posted on June 21, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/21/2015
The U.S. Navy is inadequately prepared to conduct sustained maritime operations in the Arctic region
Posted in Strategy, What's New

RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft Over the Baltic Area

Posted on June 18, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/18/2015
Russian air activity around the Baltic area has been stepped up.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Putin and Worst-Case Nuclear Thinking: Rhetoric Has Its Own Impact

Posted on June 17, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/17/2015
The current Russian leadership is prone to worst-case nuclear thinking and rhetoric.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

Gwadar: China’s Pivot into the Indian Ocean?

Posted on June 15, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/15/2015
Why does China create ripples with nearly all its neighbors?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Strategy, What's New
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