Daily Telegraph – We must take on board the lessons of Iraq
As British troops head home from Iraq, John Keegan says military force should be used only as a last resort.
Geopolitics – The Great Game Moves North
Foreign Affairs – The Great Game Moves North
As the Arctic melts, countries vie for control.
Transformation – Inside the War Against Robert Gates
Esquire – Inside the War Against Robert Gates
Thomas P.M. Barnett writes that if the Iraqi and Afghan insurgents — and, now, the Somali pirates — have taught us anything, it’s that the era of the “big war” is behind us. No one gets that more than our Secretary of Defense, argues a top global-security expert, and that’s why his Pentagon overhaul will beat the backlash.
Chinese Navy – China has high naval ambitions
BBC – China has high naval ambitions
The military parade to mark the 60th anniversary of China’s navy is not just a chance for the Chinese to celebrate. It is also a reminder that China is now an important naval power – and will become more important in the future.
Military Space – Above the clouds: the White Cloud ocean surveillance satellites
The Space Review – Above the clouds: the White Cloud ocean surveillance satellites
In the 1970s the NRO and the Navy developed a new series of spacecraft designed to monitor naval vessels on the high seas. Dwayne Day describes the history of this effort, which until recently had been shrouded in secrecy.
Russian Navy – Carrier Baggage
Defense Technology International – Carrier Baggage
Russian continues to demonstrate interest in building a new aircraft carrier.
Russian Navy – Russians seize 29 suspected Somali pirates
Daily Telegraph – Russians seize 29 suspected Somali pirates
A Russian warship has seized 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Information Warfare – U.S. Steps Up Effort on Digital Defenses
New York Times – U.S. Steps Up Effort on Digital Defenses
Computers, indispensable in peace, are becoming ever more important in political conflicts and open warfare. This is the first article in a series on the growing use of computing power as a weapon.
Geopolitics – Missing the boat
Armed Forces Journal – Missing the boat
Failure to join the Law of the Sea Convention harms U.S. interests.
Columbian Navy – Drug-Sub Culture
New York Times Magazine – Drug-Sub Culture
A look at the latest way to get drugs out of Columbia by submarine.
Geopolitics / Indian Ocean – Center Stage for the Twenty-first Century: Power Plays in the Indian Ocean
Foreign Affairs – Center Stage for the Twenty-first Century: Power Plays in the Indian Ocean
Robert D. Kaplan writes that already the world’s preeminent energy and trade interstate seaway, the Indian Ocean will matter even more as India and China enter into a dynamic great-power rivalry in these waters.
US Navy – Navy Surface Force in Big Trouble
Defense Tech – Navy Surface Force in Big Trouble
Normal Polmar writes that the Obama administration, looking for potential budget cuts, may take aim at the trouble-plagued Navy surface ship programs.
Geopolitics – India’s New Face
The Atlantic – India’s New Face
Robert D. Kaplan introduces us to Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat and the brightest star in the Hindu-chauvinist Bharatiya Janata Party. Under Modi, Gujarat has become an economic dynamo. But he also presided over India’s worst communal riots in decades, a 2002 slaughter that left almost 2,000 Muslims dead. Exploiting the insecurities and tensions stoked by India’s opening to the world, Modi has turned his state into a stronghold of Hindu extremism, shredding Gandhi’s vision of secular coexistence in the process. One day, he could be governing the world’s largest democracy.
Piracy – Fighting piracy
Armed Forces Journal – Fighting piracy
International coordination is key to countering modern-day freebooters.
US Navy – Patrol craft's sailors can do it all – and they must
Patrol craft’s sailors can do it all – and they must
Life aboard the patrol craft USS Delta…
Miscellaneous – Why We Should Get Rid of West Point
Washington Post – Why We Should Get Rid of West Point
Tom Ricks says it is time to close the service academies and spend the funds instead on ROTC programs at colleges.
Chinese Navy – China, Friend or Foe?
Wall Street Journal – China, Friend or Foe?
The Pentagon views the rapidly expanding Chinese military as the U.S.’s top potential rival. What is the reality of the “China threat?”
Piracy – U.S. Weighs Changes in Strategy to Fight Pirates
Wall Street Journal – U.S. Weighs Changes in Strategy to Fight Pirates
Senior Pentagon planners are debating a shift in military strategy to crack down on piracy off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden.
Air Warfare – Predator C Avenger Makes First Flights
Aviation Week and Space Technology – Predator C Avenger Makes First Flights
A new, reduced-signature, unmanned aircraft—the long-rumored, 20-hr.-endurance, pure-jet Predator C Avenger—has emerged from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ workshops after a 3½-year gestation period paced by massive growth in UAV production and the use of unmanned designs in combat. The UAV’s undeniably stealthed-up exterior offers several clues about how the aircraft could be employed.
Chinese Navy – Navy admiral: China to develop sophisticated marine weapon systems
Xinhua – Navy admiral: China to develop sophisticated marine weapon systems
Large surface combat ships, supersonic cruise aircraft, high-speed intelligent torpedoes … These are a few sophisticated marine weapons China plans to build.
Piracy – Navies to guard undersea cable from Somali pirates
Reuters – Navies to guard undersea cable from Somali pirates
Foreign navies have agreed to protect a vessel installing an undersea high-speed Internet cable from pirates off the coast of Somalia.
US Navy – Commander shares his pride in Bainbridge's rescue effort
Virginian Pilot – Commander shares his pride in Bainbridge’s rescue effort
An interview with the commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge.
French Navy – French warship captures pirates
BBC – French warship captures pirates
A French warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya
Piracy – Another U.S. Cargo Ship Escapes Somali Pirate Attack
Washington Post – Another U.S. Cargo Ship Escapes Somali Pirate Attack
Somali pirates Wednesday attempted to commandeer another U.S. cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, but the attack was thwarted, and the ship is headed toward port here with naval guards.
Piracy – Anarchy on Land Means Piracy at Sea
New York Times – Anarchy on Land Means Piracy at Sea
Robert D. Kaplan’s observations on the piracy situation off of Somalia.
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