Germany and Direct Defense in Europe: Enabler or Barrier to Deterrence?
The Cold War has not returned; but the Russians have. And Putin is clearly working to…
Read More »The Need for an Australian National Security Strategy: The Economic Dimension
The financial and economic indicators that signal the start of a downturn are evident in advanced…
Read More »Europe Should Take Back Foreign Fighters
If the Arab world explodes, the shrapnel falls as far as London, Paris, and Brussels. Without…
Read More »A Look Back at Naval Aviation
At the time when US Naval Aviation had reached its 100th birthday, Ed Timperlake, a naval…
Read More »The Munich Security Conference Report 2019: An Evaluation
The recent Munich Security Conference was held shortly after I left Germany and provides a useful…
Read More »The Munich Security Conference: The European Blame Game
This year’s Munich security confrence provided a look at the strategic positioning of key Western players…
Read More »Combat Alert Center at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson
In the Arctic, vast expanses of ice stretch farther than the eye can see. This region,…
Read More »Australia Faces Elections This Year: What Impact on Defense?
With the federal election expected as early as May, the Coalition and Labor have both pitched…
Read More »A US Intelligence Defector to Iran in 2013: Dealing with Dire Consequences
Monica Elfried Witt served in the USAF, first flying classified missions and then served in the…
Read More »European Disintegration
Douglas Webber in his book published this year on the politics of crisis in the European…
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