by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
“We know very well: today, Georgia; tomorrow, Ukraine; the day after tomorrow, the Baltic states; and then perhaps the time will come for my country, Poland.” It has been 14 years since the landmark speech delivered in Tbilisi by the late President Lech Kaczyński. At...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
I pay attention to flashing lights on the road, especially after a storm. The lights’ signal disruption is clear. They warn the standard rules of the road are out the window and that attentive decisions are a must. Of the numerous calls to action outlined in the 2022...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
In March 2022, the International Institute for Strategic Studies presented the findings of its Defence Policy and Economics of the Middle East and North Africa research program at the IISS Riyadh Defense Forum. Key findings included that while defense spending in the...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
It’s the perfect storm. U.S. ammunition supplies are being drained by the conflict in Ukraine while we maintain a show of force in the Indo-Pacific region. Meanwhile, our platforms are aging and racing to obsoletion. Climate change is hastening the deterioration of...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
STUTTGART, Germany — NATO is creating organizations within the alliance that can harness dual-use technologies in critical areas such as artificial intelligence, space, quantum computing and biotechnology for defense. The alliance introduced two entities this year...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
The importance of security of supply is a necessary precondition to overcome the security crises of the 21st century. Security of supply relies on three main pillars: first, available national industrial capacity; second, industrial cross-border cooperation,...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. may no longer enjoy a numerical advantage against China in certain elements of its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, according to Strategic Command, which oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal. STRATCOM recently sent a classified...
by | Dec 8, 2022 | Security
WASHINGTON — Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine is validating some of the underlying ideas of the U.S. Marine Corps’ new littoral regiment, meant to operate against China, according to the service’s top officer. Gen. David Berger said he doesn’t want to rush to glean...
by | Dec 7, 2022 | Security
The Pentagon has a problem. The Defense Department report last month on the Chinese military makes clear that Beijing is sprinting to develop the means it would need to conquer Taiwan. Unfortunately, many of the weapons Washington is sending to help Taipei deter or...
by | Dec 7, 2022 | Security
LONDON — Britain is rebuilding its tank-killing missile stocks with an order replacing thousands of NLAW next generation light anti-tank weapons donated to the defense of the Ukraine. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced Dec. 12 that his ministry had agreed a deal...
