2014-05-31 by Ed Timperlake During these dangerous times it is important for all enemies and Allies of America to know that we are a peaceful nation until aroused. Make no mistake there is a fighting thread in America with undaunted battlefield courage. Commanders and troops who fought for both the…
2014-05-30 Clearly, Russian actions in the Ukraine have focused the attention of the Baltic states as well as of the Nordics who are intimately involved in the Baltic region as well. The recent piece by a Latvian researcher suggesting that the Russians are evolving their techniques and approaches to pressuring…
2014-05-29 by Kenneth Maxwell Russia's strategy is becoming clearer by the day. The natural gas deal with China enhances Russia's position in the east. China provides a guaranteed long-term market for Siberia's vast reserves of natural gas. Vladimir Putin has also succeeded to obtaining new natural resources to the west.…
2014-05-29 When Washington has a problem, it is good to have a study announcing that whatever Administration moving ahead on the problem, which most often has been caused by the opposition party in earlier years, with little or no causative impact from that Administration’s party. Brussels has a variant of…
Even though a small state, Denmark is providing intellectual and practical leadership in shaping Arctic policy for the Western states. In part, this in the absence of the kind of Canadian and US leadership one should expect, but has not really been evident to date. An example of this was…
2014-05-27 by Robbin Laird During my visit to Denmark in May 2014, I had a chance to discuss with Danish analysts and policy makers various aspects of Danish assessments of Baltic defense and Arctic defense and security issues. One of those analysts was our strategic partner, Hans Tinon Hansen, founder…
2014-05-28 by Robbin Laird The evolving nature of 21st century military threats and challenges have shaped a common challenge for Japan and Latvia – countering indirect threats serving a competitor’s national agenda. The Japanese are dealing with China and Latvia with Russia, but in each case the state working to…
2014-05-27 by Robbin Laird In an interview with Prime Minister Abe, the Wall Street Journal summed the discussion up with this title for their article: "Abe's Strategy: Rearrange Region's Power Balance." According to the article: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out an assertive foreign policy agenda, saying he hoped…
