Don’t learn the wrong lessons about LCS

MENASource Aug 25, 2024

After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
Don’t learn the wrong lessons about LCS

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
Conflict Defense Policy
Don’t learn the wrong lessons about LCS

UkraineAlert Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
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Defense Industrialist

May 18, 2016

Don’t learn the wrong lessons about LCS

By James Hasik

Military modularity done right is too valuable to forgo. Last week was Nordic Week in Washington DC, with a combined state visit by leaders from Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark. This week was Sea-Air-Space, the annual confabulation of the Navy League at National Harbor, Maryland. So there’s no better time to discuss the Royal […]

Defense Industry
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US Capital, Feb. 27, 2005

NATOSource

May 18, 2016

Twenty Members of Congress Cosponsor Bipartisan Resolution in Support of NATO

By John Hudson, Foreign Policy

In an implicit rebuke of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, a bipartisan group of 20 lawmakers have cosponsored a resolution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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May 18, 2016

Kroenig in Defence24: NATO Must Elevate Nuclear Deterrence

By Matthew Kroenig

Read the full article here.

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UkraineAlert

May 17, 2016

Why Sweden Still Hasn’t Joined NATO

By Aaron Korewa

Sweden is one of Europe’s fiercest critics of Russia’s actions against Ukraine, but NATO membership is out for now US President Barack Obama just hosted the leaders of the countries that he wishes the rest of the world would emulate. During the Nordic-United States summit, the president had a chance to repeat to his Scandinavian […]

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Event Recap

May 17, 2016

This brave new world: India, China, and the United States

By Michelle Foley

On May 17th, the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security and the South Asia Center co-hosted Anja Manuel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the RiceHadleyGates LLC, for a discussion on her new book, “This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.” In the book, Manuel discusses the implications for the world order given […]

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Climate Change & Climate Action

Defense Industrialist

May 16, 2016

Can’t the Air Force be trusted to buy a few helicopters?

By James Hasik

Decisions about competition for the LRV and UH-1N show why McCain’s initiative against USD AT&L really matters. Senator John McCain of Arizona, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wants to blow up the Pentagon’s Under Secretariat for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD AT&L). More specifically, his committee’s writing of the National Defense Authorization Act of […]

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Noble Jump exercise for NATO's VJTF, June 18, 2015

NATOSource

May 16, 2016

NATO Rapid Unit Not Fit for Eastern Europe Deployment, say Generals

By Sam Jones, Financial Times

Nato’s new “spearhead” rapid reaction force could not be deployed in eastern Europe if there was a war with Russia, according to the alliance’s own military assessments.

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Poland

In the News

May 16, 2016

Gramer in Politico Europe: How to Breathe Life into an Ailing NATO Alliance

By Robbie Gramer

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NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

May 15, 2016

Nordenman in Defense One: To Confront Russia’s Subs, NATO Should Team Up on ASW Aircraft

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

FutureSource

May 13, 2016

The Cybersecurity Conundrum

By Robert A. Manning

A quarter-century on, as whole new layers of a burgeoning digital economy like the Internet of Things (IoT) rest on it, the Internet faces an array of challenges from the Dark Side that its inventors never quite anticipated.

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