Category Archives: English only

Independent Kurdish Oil Exports Could “Divide Iraq”

Posted on March 21, 2013

by Nick Ottens A senior Iraqi official admitted on Tuesday that plans by the Kurdistan Regional Government to export oil independently of Baghdad could split the Middle Eastern country in two. “If oil from Kurdistan goes through Turkey directly, that … Continue reading →

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Jet Fighter Influence: How Lockheed’s Public Relations Efforts Keep the F-35 Sold

Posted on March 6, 2013

by DAVID AXE Sometime in the spring of 2012 Al Bunting received a message imploring him to publicly endorse America’s warplane of the future. Bunting, a retired senior Air Force officer and administrator for the tiny New Jersey coastal town … Continue reading →

Posted in David Axe, English only | 14 Comments

Automatic Budget Cuts Threaten U.S. Navy Readiness

Posted on February 21, 2013

by DAVID AXE Automatic federal budget cuts set in motion last year by the U.S. Congress could have a “debilitating” effect on the Navy’s readiness for the next two years. In fact, the impact is already being felt — and … Continue reading →

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Abbottabad-Land

Posted on February 18, 2013
Posted in Cartoon, English only, Matt Bors, Pakistan | 2 Comments

Lessons of the Mali War

Posted on February 15, 2013

by DAVID AXE Despite a flurry of attacks pointing to the possibility of drawn-out insurgent fighting in Mali, the French government is still planning on withdrawing its roughly 2,500 troops in the West African country starting in March, potentially bringing … Continue reading →

Posted in David Axe, English only, Mali | 5 Comments

Book Review: The Influence of the U.S. Drone War in Pakistan on the “War on Terror”

Posted on February 11, 2013

by Ralf Büsser. Ralf grew up in Appenzell, Switzerland. He studies International Relations at the University of St. Gallen with Focus on Security Policy. While Ralf was in Washington DC for six months, he could gain further insights into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Buchtipp, English only, Pakistan, Ralf Büsser, Terrorismus | 1 Comment

Operation Serval Timeline

Posted on February 10, 2013

by DAVID AXE On Friday, Jan. 11, Islamic militants occupying northern Mali in West Africa advanced on a key town separating the government-controlled south from the northern part of the country, held by rebels since Spring 2012. France, Mali’s former … Continue reading →

Posted in David Axe, English only, Mali | 10 Comments

Will China’s Navy Soon Be Operating in the Atlantic?

Posted on February 9, 2013

by Felix F. Seidler. Felix is a fellow at the Institute for Security Policy, University of Kiel, Germany and runs the site Seidlers Sicherheitspolitik“. See here for a German version of this article. Is China interested in a military base … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, Felix F. Seidler, Sicherheitspolitik | 2 Comments

Speech of Joseph R. Biden, US Vice President, at the 49th Munich Security Conference

Posted on February 2, 2013
Posted in English only, Sicherheitspolitik | 1 Comment

German-Polish Partnership in Europe Elusive

Posted on February 1, 2013

With a new Socialist government in Paris and David Cameron’s United Kingdom contemplating whether to stay in the European Union at all, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel could use another ally in her campaign for closer economic and fiscal integration in … Continue reading →

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