Nigerian Super Tucanos
Nigeria will base its 12 new Super Tucano light attack/trainer aircraft at Kainji Air Base in…
Read More »Interests and Values, and Defence Policy
Defence policy almost invariably reflects friction between a nation’s interests and its values. While ‘interests’ concern…
Read More »Two Alliances Compared: ANZUS and NATO
NATO and ANZUS are cousins. The defining family characteristic of the two alliances is the central,…
Read More »Israel and the US Work Integrated Missile Defense
TEL AVIV: The US and Israel have completed a unique joint missile defenseexercise seen as crucial to…
Read More »Operation Relentless: 50 Years of Nuclear Deterrence at Sea
Known as Operation Relentless, at least one Royal Navy ballistic submarine has been patrolling the world’s…
Read More »Is the Macron Administration Cracking Down on the Press?
It appears that the Macron Administration is cracking down on the press. The case in point…
Read More »The Warlords and the F-35
We recently visited the Warlords at Beaufort MCAS. We had a chance to meet with the…
Read More »Warlords Series 15: The Warlords in Copenhagen, 2015
Not only are the Marines key players in the Pacific, but clearly, they are as well…
Read More »Warlords Series 14: The Warlords in Canberra, 2014
I have attended the Williams Foundation seminars in Canberra, Australia since 2014. The RAAF and the…
Read More »Warlords Series 13: The CO of the Warlords as the XO of the Green Knights, 2014
During our visit to VMF-121 in Yuma as the Green Knights were preparing to work towards…
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