05/07/2011 - Ron is gone; but the challenges to which he dedicated his life are not. These challenges remain for those of us who live on to deal with; but his passion for conceptually thinking through what others saw as Tweeter policy moments will surely be missed. I know I…
By Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - In addition to European defense companies, Russia also has sold the ROK many weapons and will likely continue to do so. In addition to oil and gas, weapons represent one of the few items that South Korea can logically purchase to help balance its own…
05/05/2011 This interview lays out the case for a Counter-Insurgency Aircraft and develops several interesting points with regard to why the COIN manned asset in many cases is preferable to UAVs.
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - The State Department is playing a leading role in a global coalition of governments committed to advancing Internet freedom. This commitment was highlighted at the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania in September 2010 and in a cross-regional statement on Internet freedom sponsored by…
05/03/11 This interview focuses upon the Eurocopter approach to manufacturing new platforms with higher degrees of sustainability than legacy platforms.
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/27/2011 - In June 2006, a report by the Business Roundtable identified three major “cyber gaps”: no clear warning indicators that a cyberattack was occurring, uncertainty who would lead efforts to restore damaged U.S. critical infrastructure, and the absence of dedicated resources to support such post-attack…
By Richard McCormack 04/27/2011 - Thousands of American companies that have moved production to China to take advantage of cheap labor might want to consider a case study that is unfolding for a U.S. manufacturing company. Fellowes Inc., one of the world's largest makers of office and personal paper shredders,…
By Edward Timperlake 04/27/2011 - The history of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) espionage attempts against US military and dual-use technology in the nineties were identified and reported on by a Select Committee of the House of Representatives. The Congressional report is a tribute to the tremendous bipartisan effort of those…
