We Need a Goldwater-Nichols Act for Emerging Technology / John Shanahan,Laura Junor: The 1986 law made joint experience a prerequisite for high rank. We must do the same for technological facility.
The World's Most Important Body of Water / Daniel Yergin: More than most, four men shaped the oft-cited "strategic tensions" over the South China Sea.
China's global power tops the US? New measures say no
Hal Brands | Bloomberg Opinion
Gross domestic product and military spending matter, but so do networks of allies and “resilience.”
Hal Brands | Bloomberg Opinion
Gross domestic product and military spending matter, but so do networks of allies and “resilience.”
The Renewed Western Sahara Conflict and the Abraham Accords
By Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen, December 10, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The timing of the unanticipated provocation by the Polisario Front against Morocco could be related to the ongoing diplomatic initiative sponsored by the US for the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. Several foreign powers have an interest in disrupting the next stages of the Abraham Accords.
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By Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen, December 10, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The timing of the unanticipated provocation by the Polisario Front against Morocco could be related to the ongoing diplomatic initiative sponsored by the US for the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. Several foreign powers have an interest in disrupting the next stages of the Abraham Accords.
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ETHIOPIAN CIVIL WAR READ THE LATEST EDITION HERE
Sudan Accuses Ethiopian Troops of Ambush Attack. The Sudanese Army says its troops were ambushed by Ethiopian forces during a patrol of the country’s borderlands. ABC News Al Jazeera
Meir Litvak on Iran's Use of Armed Proxies by Marilyn Stern
Middle East Forum Webinar
November 20, 2020
https://www.meforum.org/61792/meir-litvak-on-iran-use-of-armed-proxies
Middle East Forum Webinar
November 20, 2020
https://www.meforum.org/61792/meir-litvak-on-iran-use-of-armed-proxies
Greatest threats to Netanyahu come from right
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in eroding the Israeli political left, but in doing so alienated his own right wing as well.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in eroding the Israeli political left, but in doing so alienated his own right wing as well.
Biden embraces the military-industrial complex over civilian control
Timothy P. Carney | Washington Examiner
Joe Biden’s pick for defense secretary embodies two problems with our governance: the revolving door between industry and government and the subtle erosion of civilian control of the military.
Timothy P. Carney | Washington Examiner
Joe Biden’s pick for defense secretary embodies two problems with our governance: the revolving door between industry and government and the subtle erosion of civilian control of the military.
Putin is winning Russia’s hybrid war against America
Ivana Stradner and David R. Shedd | NationalReview.com
Remedies for China’s role in the pandemic
John Yoo | Strategika
Ivana Stradner and David R. Shedd | NationalReview.com
Remedies for China’s role in the pandemic
John Yoo | Strategika
Hezbollah's Great Diversion by Khaled Abu Toameh
China Deliberately Spread The Coronavirus: What Are The Strategic Consequences?
by Gordon G. Chang via Strategika
“It comes from the lab, the lab in Wuhan, and the lab is controlled by the China government,” claimed Dr. Li-Meng Yan, the virologist who fled Hong Kong, in a “Loose Women” interview in September. “This virus is not from nature.”
by Gordon G. Chang via Strategika
“It comes from the lab, the lab in Wuhan, and the lab is controlled by the China government,” claimed Dr. Li-Meng Yan, the virologist who fled Hong Kong, in a “Loose Women” interview in September. “This virus is not from nature.”
Managing The Relationship Between The U.S. And Saudi Arabia
by Bernard Haykel via The Caravan
The new Biden administration will encounter a Middle East that is very different from the one President Trump inherited from President Obama in 2017, and nowhere is the change more obvious than in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom is undergoing a dramatic process of transformation that includes the unprecedented consolidation of power in the hands of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS), the adoption of policies of social liberalization focused primarily on youth and women, and the implementation of a plan for economic diversification to lessen dependence on oil revenue.
by Bernard Haykel via The Caravan
The new Biden administration will encounter a Middle East that is very different from the one President Trump inherited from President Obama in 2017, and nowhere is the change more obvious than in Saudi Arabia. The kingdom is undergoing a dramatic process of transformation that includes the unprecedented consolidation of power in the hands of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS), the adoption of policies of social liberalization focused primarily on youth and women, and the implementation of a plan for economic diversification to lessen dependence on oil revenue.
The Biden Administration Can And Should Rectify America's Failures In Syria
by Mohammed Alaa Ghanem via The Caravan
It has been almost a decade since the Syrian people rose up against the Assad regime, demanding their freedom. While the world was hesitant to support the protestors, malign powers gladly stepped in to help Assad, creating an unmitigated disaster that has devastated Syria and sent shockwaves around the world.
by Mohammed Alaa Ghanem via The Caravan
It has been almost a decade since the Syrian people rose up against the Assad regime, demanding their freedom. While the world was hesitant to support the protestors, malign powers gladly stepped in to help Assad, creating an unmitigated disaster that has devastated Syria and sent shockwaves around the world.
Russia and China team up on the Indian Ocean
Oriana Skylar Mastro | The Lowy Institute
With China and Russia presenting themselves as strong alternative powers, the United States and like-minded countries have to work that much harder to promote sustainable economic development, protect international rules and norms, and ensure peace and security in the region.
Oriana Skylar Mastro | The Lowy Institute
With China and Russia presenting themselves as strong alternative powers, the United States and like-minded countries have to work that much harder to promote sustainable economic development, protect international rules and norms, and ensure peace and security in the region.
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