The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Naming Names
As we noted in the previous Air-Sea Battle Concept (ASBC) post, while not a criticism of documents issued by the …
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GI Jams Showcases Music from the Troops
Music has been a feature of military service and warfare for nearly as long as there have been armies. From …
Global Trends 2030: Nonstate World
In the previous post on Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds we looked at the uncertain but potentially worrisome Gini Out …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Defense Strategic Guidance and JOAC
President Barack H. Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin …
The Death of Jean Moulin: The French Resistance Gets Its Greatest Martyr
When Jean Moulin offered his services to Gen. Charles de Gaulle in October 1941, the leader of the Free French …
DARPA Introduces ATLAS Robot
Depending on your perspective, the ATLAS robot unveiled by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is either one of …
The Surrender of Italy: The Allies’ Bungled Opportunity
Gen. George S. Patton called it “the unforgiving minute”– that moment in combat when opportunity for success at little or …
Sen. John McCain Blocks Dempsey Nomination
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) has returned to his self-proclaimed roots as a “Maverick McCain” by demanding U.S. military and Central …
The Air-Sea Battle Concept: Antecedents
As noted in the previous post, the Air-Sea Battle Concept had antecedents in the Air-Land Battle Doctrine. Given that the …
Global Trends 2030: Gini Out of the Bottle
In the previous post on Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds we looked at the hopeful Fusion scenario, the most-plausible best-case …