– New York Times – The diplomatic discord set off by Japan’s recent detention of a Chinese fishing trawler captain points to what foreign military officials say is a growing source of friction along China’s borders: civilian vessels plying disputed waters — and sometimes acting as proxies for the Chinese Navy.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Royal Navy – Would No U.K. Carrier Be Better Than One?
– Defense Technology International – One of the big issues the U.K. government appears to be wrestling with in its Strategic Defense and Security Review is whether to cut the planned buy of two aircraft carriers and, if it does so, whether to retain one or none.
US Marines – For Female Marines, Tea Comes With Bullets
– New York Times – In Marja, Afghanistan, female Marines have daily skirted Pentagon rules restricting women in combat.
Chinese Navy – China’s Naval Build-up Not Over
– The Diplomat – Reports of the death of the PLA’s naval expansion are exaggerated. Any lull in development is likely to prove temporary.
US Marines – Pendleton Marines take fight to insurgents
– San Diego Union Tribune – In the deserts of southern Afghanistan, Marines from Camp Pendleton’s 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion are sending a message to insurgents: We are watching.
Geopolitics / China – China's 'Finlandization' Strategy in the Pacific
– Wall Street Journal – Beijing is moving aggressively to counter the U.S. ability to project power in Asia. Its goal: bring our allies under its sway.
Afghanistan – Obama: 'We need to make clear to people that the cancer is in Pakistan'
– Washington Post – The third of three articles adapted from “Obama’s Wars” by Bob Woodward.
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