Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds and Hedging Strategies
The Global Trends 2030 report builds on the precedent set by earlier editions of Global Trends in identifying four possible …
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The 2014 Defense Budget Request: Another Whack at Personnel Costs
On April 10, when the Department of Defense (DoD) finally released its 2014 Defense budget request, there was one thing …
Army Corps of Engineers Overseas Contingency Operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a global component of the Defense Department, providing civil works and engineering …
National Security Cutters Demonstrate Capabilities
With the delivery of the planned eight national security cutters (NSCs) to the U.S. Coast Guard almost half complete, the …
U.S. Army Opens NIE 14.2 to Foreign Vendors
As part of its evolving semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) process, the U.S. Army has announced plans to open next …
Terrorist Attacks in April
Following any violent event, the most intriguing and perhaps important point of study is why something occurred. In a search …
SOCOM Seeks New Wall Breaching System
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) elements are exploring the possibilities of procuring a new shoulder-fired, disposable wall breaching system. …
The Last Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders
They arrived on the April 16 supported by the Ft. Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Ft. Walton Beach Military …
Worldwide Aerospace Upgrade Programs
During a media availability in Hawaii on Nov. 12, 2012, then-Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta was asked for his …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Air-Sea Battle Concept and Aegis BMD
In an article in Foreign Policy in October 2012, “100% Right 0% of the Time,” Micah Zenko quoted Secretary of …