2013-09-11 The second edition of Three Dimensional Warriors focuses on the evolution of USMC aviation and the changing combat approaches, which empower the force. The USMC is at the forefront in shaping a distributed operations approach for the American military, an approach that is critical for such strategic shifts as…
2013-09-11 In the latest issue of Strategic Insights, our partner Risk Intelligence provides an assessment of the evolving impact of Somalia and Libya on maritime security. A year after the Benghazi attacks, Libya remains a key threat within the region. This issue provides analytical assessments of how to understand the…
2013-09-10 By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the USAF Recently, I was able to travel to see the 33rd Fighter Wing, and the Team F-35 consisting of all three flying elements from the Air Force, Navy and Marines. Col. Todd Canterbury was a gracious host, and granted access to…
2013-09-05 By Kenneth Maxwell What on earth led the US to think that it was appropriate to snoop on the internal e-mails and computer messages and communications of allies like the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, and the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff? The most recent revelations via Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald are…
2013-09-09 By Robbin Laird In the oft debated and discussed arms transfer export reforms, slow is an understatement. Irrelevance to this century might be another one. The nature of the arms business has changed so much from the late 20th century in response to global manufacturing, that debating which widgets should…
2013-09-09 by Richard Weitz South Korea’s total military expenditure reached almost $31bn in 2011, making it the third largest defense spender in Asia and the 12th largest in the world. Since the end of the Korean War, the United States has been the largest supplier of defense systems to South…
2013-09-06 by Robbin Laird In a rare moment when a designer of a policy and an implementor of the policy sit down and discuss their convergent experiences, the way ahead for the re-norming of airpower was highlighted. On September 4, 2013, Secretary Wynne visited the 33rd Fighter Wing accompanied by…
2013-09-04 by Robbin Laird A key consideration for building any post-strike policy in Syria in the region clearly is working with key allies in sorting out the new power balance. The President has made it clear in recent comments that the strike is part of a broader strategy for regime…
