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Secretary of State John Kerry, Nov. 12, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 19, 2015

Kerry Reaffirms: Assad Must Go

By Department of State

Secretary of State John Kerry interview with David Pujadas of France 2.

France Syria

Defense Industrialist

Nov 13, 2015

The LRS-B and nukes

By James Hasik and Rachel Rizzo

Does the Long-Range Strike Bomber need nuclear capability, and does nuclear capability need the LRS-B? Recapitalizing the air-breathing segment of the American nuclear triad has generally not been the US Air Force’s first argument for developing its new Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). Sustaining a global capacity for massive, repeated, marginally economical surgical strikes has long been the […]

Defense Policy Drones

Art of Future Warfare

Nov 13, 2015

‘Rehumanizing’ War

By Alejandro Alvarez

After Veterans Day, authors urge public to remember human element of war A critical divide between the American public and military needs to be overcome to best provide for veterans returning home from war, said a VA official and authors at the Atlantic Council on Nov. 12. “Ignorance flourishes amid apathy, and we are a […]

Conflict United States and Canada

Art of Future Warfare

Nov 12, 2015

After the war: Veterans and post-conflict issues of the future

By Atlantic Council

On November 12, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Art of Future Warfare Project hosted an event entitled “After the War: Veterans and Post-Conflict Issues of the Future.” The panel featured Dr. Linda Spoonster Schwartz, Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, and three acclaimed authors of publications focused on combat and what happens […]

Conflict United States and Canada
Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley, Oct. 13, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 9, 2015

US Military Officials Aim to Bolster Troop Presence in Europe

By Julian E. Barnes and Gordon Lubold, Wall Street Journal

Senior U.S. military leaders have proposed sending more forces into Europe on a rotating basis to build up the American presence and are stepping up training exercises to counter potential Russian interference with troop transfers in the event of a crisis with Moscow….

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Defense Industrialist

Nov 7, 2015

LRS-B, the protest edition

By James Hasik

The inherent unknowables in this highly classified development effort render questionable the value of an appeals process. So Boeing, on behalf of its teaming arrangement with Lockheed Martin, has protested. Late last month, the US Air Force chose Northrop Grumman to develop and build its hoped-for Long-Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B), and the losing bidder is naturally […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Nov 4, 2015

Mystery plane, challenging mission

By James Hasik and Rachel Rizzo

Is the bomber’s target set feasible, or even advisable? What’s the most important role for the USAF’s planned Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B)? What could it do that fighter-bombers, cruise missiles, and drones couldn’t? Arguably, a big manned bomber offers a unique combination of massive, repeatable, human-on-scene air power at a distance, which is valuable when […]

China Defense Industry

Event Recap

Nov 4, 2015

US-India bilateral relations

By Nicole Pfeifer

On November 4, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted a discussion on US-India bilateral relations, in collaboration with the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF).  Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Director of the South Asia Center, opened the dialogue, which aimed at addressing the ways in which the US-India relationship can be sustained, and ultimately advanced to new […]

India United States and Canada
Vice Marshal Sean Corbett, Feb. 22, 2013

NATOSource

Nov 2, 2015

US Chooses British Officer to be Deputy Director of Pentagon Intelligence Agency

By Mark Hosenball, Reuters

The Pentagon’s principal spy agency is appointing a British Air Force officer as its first deputy director in charge of improving “integration” between U.S. intelligence units and spy agencies of other English-speaking countries.

Intelligence Security & Defense
Missile test on Aegis destroyer USS The Sullivans, Oct. 20, 2015

NATOSource

Oct 29, 2015

US and Allies Conduct First Intercept of Ballistic Missile over Europe

By US Navy, 6th Fleet, and Defense News

From US Navy:  USS Ross (DDG 71) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum’s At Sea Demonstration (ASD) Oct. 20, 2015.

Missile Defense Security & Defense

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