Naval War College Review – The Abu Sayyaf group, originally devoted to the establishment of a radical Islamic state in the Philippines through terrorism, has been fragmented and reduced to banditry by the Philippine military response. Nonetheless, especially by virtue of its inherent maritime capability, it is an important part of the maritime terrorist threat facing Southeast Asia.
Russian Navy – First Russian naval squadron visits Indonesia
Pravda – A Russian naval squadron has arrived in Indonesia for the first time in nearly four decades as the two countries boost military ties.
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Iraq – 2,000 Dead, in Context
New York Times – Victor Davis Hanson puts the 2000th US casualty in Iraq in perspective.
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Geopolitics / Middle East – The Strategic Implications of Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Middle East
Parameters – Promoting democracy has become a strategic imperative in the Bush Administrationís war on terrorism. The purpose of this paper is to explore what a democratic Middle East would mean for US interests.
Terrorism – Making Sense of a Sea of Information
Washington Post – Last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency requested proposals for a new research effort to make sense out of the sea of information. The new PANDA project (for Predictive Analysis for Naval Deployment Activities) seeks to develop a warning system that will automatically evaluate the behavior of maritime vessels worldwide to detect possible terrorist (or criminal) activity.
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Operations Other Than War – Navy ships deliver earthquake relief
San Diego Union Tribune – Two Navy vessels based in San Diego are delivering aid to victims of an Oct. 8 earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people in the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India.
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US Navy – Navy plans to trim its fleet by 10 ships this fiscal year
Virginian Pilot – The Navy plans to trim its fleet by at least 10 more ships this fiscal year as it drops below 280 for the first time in modern days.
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US Marines – No home where the dugong roam
Economist – The future of America’s security policy in the region pivots on one little beach. A look at the future of Marine bases on Okinawa.
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US Navy – Japan to host US nuclear carrier
BBC – Japan is to allow a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in its waters for the first time. The vessel will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, the US Navy’s oldest active ship, when it is decommissioned in 2008.
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Iraq – The Fall of the Warrior King
New York Times Magazine – Nathan Sassaman was a star quarterback at West Point and a celebrated officer who carried his idealism with him to Iraq. But a nasty war has a way of undoing a good man.
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Royal Australian Navy – Navy denies blame for dead whales
Herald Sun – The Royal Australian Navy has denied two of its ships may have contributed to two mass whale strandings in Tasmania.
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Turkish Navy – Turkish Navy Orders Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Sea Power – Naval news from around the world.
Editorial Note – NOSI on break until Thursday October 27
NOSI is taking a break and will next update on Thursday October 27th. See you then!
German Navy – German navy gets new submarines
Xinhua – The German navy got on Wednesday two conventionally-powered submarines, which military officials say are the most modern such ships currently in service.
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Wargaming – And now, the war forecast
Economist – Can software really predict the outcome of an armed conflict, just as it can predict the course of the weather?
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Transformation – Come the Revolution
Naval War College Review – The Asia-Pacific militaries are making impressive strides in modernization, but modernization and transformation are not the same thing. What is impeding their progress in fully implementing the revolution in military affairs? Do they need to do that? What will happen if they do not?
Geopolitics / Islam – A Clash of Systems: An Analytical Framework to Demystify the Radical Islamist Threat
Parameters – The purpose of this article is to provide an alternative framework to Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” that instead portrays the current global conflict as a clash of systems, not civilizations.
Royal Navy – Trident fleet faces stretched lifespan to help curb defence costs
The Herald – Britain is to try to stretch the operational lifespan of its four Trident missile submarines until at least 2035 to maintain its nuclear deterrent at minimal cost and risk.
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Norwegian Navy – Fleeing boat nears Russia waters
BBC – A Russian trawler which fled with two Norwegian fisheries officials on board after they inspected its catch is nearing Russian territorial waters.
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Indian Navy – Russia delivers INS Sindhughosh to India
The Hindu – Russia has handed over the Kilo-class Indian diesel-electric submarine INS Sindhugosh to the naval crew after its complete modernisation at the Zvezdochka defence shipyard of Severodvinsk, in the White Sea.
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US Navy – Navy considers sailors trained for close-quarters assault
Virginian Pilot – The “Dirt Navy,” if put into play, could thrust sailors into a domain long reserved for foot soldiers. The force, perhaps 800-strong, could be used in missions that call for close contact with hostile coastlines.
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History – Two Centuries of Dreadnought
Sea Power – The story of HMS Dreadnought.
US Navy – Navy leader shows desire to retire the Kennedy
Virginian Pilot – Despite being pressed by lawmakers to hold on to the aging aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, the Navyís top admiral underscored his desire Thursday to retire the ship and build a future fleet with just 11 flattops.
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US Navy – Breaking barriers, sinking stereotypes
Virginian Pilot – Capt. Nora Tyson just finished serving as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship Bataan. For a time after Hurricane Katrina, she was the voice of the Navy on TV.
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US Navy – Washington Report
Sea Power – Naval news from the US Congress.
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