2013-01-11 By Robbin Laird Energy security is a key element of national security. The missing piece of America's energy security policy, in turn, is the glaring absence of a strategy to coordinate and secure the enormous energy resources of the Western hemisphere. Today, America is over-dependent on the increasingly volatile Middle…
2012-12-18 by Robbin Laird If the US fails to innovate in its re-shaping of its forces in the Pacific, it will be difficult to be effective and to play the crucial lynchpin role which is essential to an allied focused strategy. It will also lead the US to not protect its…
2012-10-23 by Robbin Laird The United States became a Pacific power by means of gaining Spanish territory after the Spanish-American war, and events in Hawaii that eventually led to Hawaii becoming a U.S. territory. The late 19th century saw the emergence of the U.S. as a Pacific power, so the pivot…
2012-09-23 by Lt. General (Retired) Deptula Change is constant in the Air Force, and that change needs to be embraced, because out of change comes adaptability to meet the challenges of the times. A strategic reality that affects the US military in the Pacific, is something that you all have…
2012-08-16 by Robbin Laird The Japanese government released its latest Defense White Paper late last month. This is the first white paper released since they announced their decision to acquire the F-35, and provides a further elucidation upon the new defense policy announced in 2010. The Japanese announced in that…
01/16/2012 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We have been working on the re-crafting of the U.S. approach to partnership and security and defense capabilities. This culminated in our recent Pacific Strategy report. https://www.sldinfo.com/special-report-on-crafting-a-new-pacific-strategy/ Now the Chinese have weighed in and are looking at our approach. http://www.china.com.cn/military/txt/2012-01/16/content_24419407.htm The article discusses…
11/01/2011 We have laid out several key building blocks for a new Pacific strategy which leverages the new platforms we are building now or about to build. We also believe that the approach we have laid out allows the United States to take the best of what we are currently…
11/01/2011 One of the greatest strength’s America has is to dream great dreams. Nowhere is this more evident in our pushing the envelope in aeronautical and space research. A robust debate is always going on in professional and scientific journals about the next generation of aircraft and technology. It would…
