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Pacific Strategy XIII: Re-Working South Korean Defense

Posted on October 27, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/27/2011
10/27/2011 -By inserting F-35As, one could start to meet the Sec Def pledge on South Korean defense and re-enforce the defense of Japan.
Posted in RESOURCES, What's New | Tagged F-35As, Japan, South Korea, US Army, USAF, USMC

Pacific Strategy XII: The Role of the USAF

Posted on October 27, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/27/2011
10/27/2011 Airpower is crucial at every level of establishing presence and shaping the building blocks of scalability.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Pacific region, Pacific Strategy, USAF

Pacific Strategy XI: The Role of the Surface Fleet

Posted on October 27, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/27/2011
10/27/2011 The surface fleet is a key contributor in a Pacific strategy to presence, scalability and strategic dominance.
Posted in RESOURCES, What's New | Tagged counter mining, DDG-1000, General Heinz, iRobot, Pacific

An Open Letter to Secretary Panetta

Posted on October 27, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/27/2011
10/27/2011 It is time to build the F-35As and deploy them to South Korea.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

Pacific Strategy XIV: Battle of the Bulge-in a Pacific Campaign

Posted on October 27, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/27/2011
10/27/2011 - An additional example of how a new look Pacific strategy can allow the US to rethink how best to succeed in difficult circumstances
Posted in RESOURCES, What's New | Tagged PRC, Taiwan, Taiwan Straits, USMC, USN

Turkish Divisions over Central Asia

Posted on October 26, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/26/2011
10/26/2011 The latest Weitz report on Turkey focuses upon the dynamics of the relationship with Central Asia.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Central Asia, Richard Weitz, Russia, Turkey

How to Defend Taiwan in the Decade Ahead

Posted on October 26, 2011 | by Robbin Laird
10/26/2011
10/26/2011 The US can re-think how to do a defense of Taiwan as part of its new Pacific strategy.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Chinese Military Power, PRC, Taiwan

Turkey and Tehran: Cooperation and Conflict

Posted on October 25, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/25/2011
10/22/2011 - During our time in Turkey, a key issue of interest was getting an update on their relationship with Iran.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Security, What's New | Tagged Iran, Richard Weitz, Tehran, Turkey
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