Ospreys Refuel in Mid-Air En Route to Singapore Air Show (Video)

02/11/2014
02/11/2014:MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, conducting mid-air refueling while on the way to Singapore from Okinawa, Japan, for the Singapore Air Show, Feb. 6, 2014. Credit: III Marine Expeditionary Force:2/6/14 The Ospreys followed two KC-130J Super Hercules planes of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 from Okinawa…

Can Turkey Continue to Compartmentalize its Relations with Tehran?

02/08/2014
2014-02-07 by Baris Kirdemir Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visited Tehran last week, along with his cabinet members to have discussions on bilateral relations and regional security issues with Iran’s newly elected President Hassan Rouhani, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri. Several agreements were signed to…

How to Negotiate with Iran: Paying Attention to the Cultural Details

02/07/2014
2014-02-07 Armin Tadayon Despite Iran’s long history and culture, it is Iran’s nuclear program and attention-seeking officials that have been at the forefront of global politics in recent times. This is certainly understandable given the Islamic Republic’s occasional belligerence. We are, however, at an impasse on the negotiations with Iran…

Plusing Up the Army’s ADA Role

02/07/2014
2014-02-07 Major General Richard Rowe USA (ret) has made a significant intellectual contribution to the current debate on the way ahead for US DOD budgeting and force structure development. He captures perfectly the con-ops and technology necessary to plus up  U.S. global ADA capability to  both deter war and if necessary fight…