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Yearly Archives: 2011

Wrong Course for Navy Weapons Research

July 13, 2011 • In the News • Original: Baltimore Sun

A recent report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments concluded, “Historically the U.S. military has often been slow to identify, adequately prioritize, and respond effectively to the emerging challenges likely to impose the greatest stresses on our forces in future contingencies…”

Is Aid Squabble Just the Latest Blowup in Bad U.S.-Pakistan Marriage?

July 11, 2011 • In the News • Original: CNN

If you’re looking for a way to weight the latest tensions between the United States and Pakistan, set the dial to $800 million. That’s the amount of U.S. aid that…

Pentagon Asks Congress To Shift $5 Billion

July 6, 2011 • In the News • Original: Defense News

The Pentagon is asking Congress if it can move more than $5 billion in previously allocated funding, including hundreds of millions of dollars to replace bombs dropped during operations in…

Dragon Fire

June 27, 2011 • In the News • Original: Barron's

The U.S. military is getting ready to leave Iraq and Afghanistan. The next threat is much bigger/…/ Highlighting one of the fastest military buildups in history was China’s debut of…

Marines Aim To Avoid Postwar Identity Crisis

June 25, 2011 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Marine Corps, one of the most storied military forces, is searching for a mission after the war in Afghanistan ends. The Marines’ 20,000 riflemen in Afghanistan won’t be…