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www.theatlantic.com
The Russian leader is creating the very Western alliance he feared. |
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philebersole.wordpress.com
Russia's President Vladimir Putin yesterday explained how he can retaliate against the United States for supplying Ukraine with weapons to attack the Russian homeland. The next step won't be to start a full-scale war against NATO nor to use tactical nuclear weapons, although Russia has not ruled out either one in extreme circumstances. Instead Russia... |
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thestrategybridge.org
The United States involvement in Syria forms the crux of a global strategic crossroads. Will the U.S. continue to involve itself in the Middle East, or finally complete its pivot to the Pacific? A no-fly zone in Syria would settle that strategic question, but unleash a host of others. A no fly-zone has never been implemented under the conditions faced in Syria, against a well equipped and prepared counterpart eager to embarrass the Western nations aligned against it. Global escalation between the United ... |
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www.schneier.com
Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield-that is, Ukraine-and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change. The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070. These jets, which are wholly unsuited for countering proliferated low-cost enemy drones in the air littoral, present enormous opportunity costs for the service as a whole. In a set of comments posted on LinkedIn... |
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