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The Netherlands Goes Long on the F-35
As the cost estimates for the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rise, so too does the fitfulness of its customers. A political battle over the purchase of the airplane is domin... ...read more
What if France had Concluded a Major Defense Sale with Qaddafi?
Whether through boldness, hubris or political opportunism French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ensured that France has been out in front regarding the Libyan uprising. The confl... ...read moreThe Ugly Air Force Tanker War Comes to Conclusion
With the announcement by the U.S. Air Force on February 24 that Boeing was the winner of its aerial tanker competition a messy, decade-long procurement saga drew to an end. The ... ...read moreDon’t Expect a Split in the U.S.-Bahrain Relationship
Having spread from the North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, the uprisings and protests against local rule are unlikely to abate in the immediate future. Only negotiated change... ...read moreHow Much Influence Does $1.3 Billion Buy the U.S. With Egypt’s Military?
With the announcement by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he will not run in the September presidential elections the protests in Egypt have reached a crossroads. Anti-gove... ...read more
The Afghan National Security Forces and the Cost of a U.S. Exit
As the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan drags into its tenth year its end still seems far away. Although the White House and the NATO Alliance have insisted that 2014 will mark an... ...read moreWhy NATO Survives
A skeptic may be forgiven for asking why the NATO Alliance is still needed in the 21st Century. Its former nemesis, the Soviet Union, collapsed nearly two decades ago, the Europ... ...read moreWill Water Pressures Spark the Next Middle East Conflict?
Mention the words “Middle East” and “war” in the same sentence and almost immediately thoughts turn to religion or oil as the source of conflict. Yet it ... ...read moreThe Marine Corps Program that Refuses to Die
With the recent election in the rear-view, the Pentagon will concentrate on prodding Congress to approve its department budget for FY11. The increasing focus of U.S. lawmakers g... ...read moreBRIC Military Modernization and the New Global Defense Balance (Part 2 of 2)
Conventional wisdom holds that the economic rise of the BRICs (Brazil-Russia-India-China) heralds a shift in global power from that of a U.S.-centric basis to one of multi-pol... ...read moreFollow Us
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