29 May 2013 1000-1200 NDU DC Dr. Walter Dorn, Peacekeeping Technology for the Protection of Civilians

Peacekeeping Technology for the Protection of Civilians The goal of the forum is to increase awareness of peacekeeping technologies and how they are being used in practice.  While much attention has been given to providing the UN with helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Dr. Dorn emphasizes the importance of basic tools such as smart …

Search: tactical versus strategic intelligence + Meta-RECAP

An important question — the USA no longer does strategic intelligence and it has never done Whole of Government operational or tactical intelligence.  The $60B secret world is largely worthless at all four levels of analysis: STRATEGIC:  Next Generation near, 100 years our far OPERATIONAL:  Whole of Government regional and threat/topic based campaign plans, harmonized …

Owl: Oregon Company Selling Drone Defense Technology to Public

John Robb has referred to drones as the automation of repression and control over a populace, and such technology requiring far fewer players and much less money to implement and manage than regular police and armed forces. UAVs  must be very appealing for the psychopathic policy elites of the 1%, but they forget that any …

Worth a Look: New Book on Air Power in UN Operations

Wings for Peace: Air Power in UN Operations Contents 24 February 2013 Front Material 0.1    Preface 0.2    Foreword Roméo Dallaire 0.3    Introduction Walter Dorn Part I:  The UN’s First “Air Force”: Congo 1960-64 1.0    Introduction 1.1    Dropping Bombs and Firing Missiles: The United Nations Mission in the Congo Walter Dorn and Robert Pauk …

DefDog: Panetta at Press Club — Pathetic! & Comment by Robert Steele with Remedial Reading List

While touted as strategy, I fail to see any, more like wishful thinking and hope…..and as we all know, Hope is Not a Strategy…. Remarks by Secretary Panetta at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LEON E. PANETTA:  Thank you very much, Theresa, for that kind introduction.  And thank you for the …

David Isenberg: James Howcroft on Making Intelligence Relevant in the 21st Century

Making Intelligence Relevant for the Missions of the 21st Century by James Howcroft Small Wars Journal | December 19, 2012 The international challenges which threaten the security of the United States and our partners in the 21st century are not primarily posed by conventional military forces. Despite the “pivot” toward a conventional peer competitor in …