The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the U.S. still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon’s vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base …
Osservatorio Strategico Outlook 2015 (Centre for High Defence Studies, Military Centre for Strategic Studies, Republic of Italy) Part I: Global Outlook Part II: Regional Analysis (Middle East; Afghan Theater; Balkan-Dnubian Region and Turkey; Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia; India and the Indian Ocean; China; Asia-Pacific; Latin America) Part III: Sectorial Analysis (European Defense Initiatives, …
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US military tactics falling behind those of adversaries, Pentagon official warns Robert Work: ‘Our technological superiority is slipping. We see it every day’ Deputy defense secretary wants to bring US military into ‘post-insurgency era’
A New American Grand Strategy by General Jim Mattis Hoover Institution, Thursday, February 26, 2015 Questions asked and answered: What are the key threats to our vital interests? Is our intelligence community fit for its expanding purpose? How do we urgently halt the damage caused by sequestration? More broadly, is the U.S. military being developed …
America’s Military Power in a Steep Decline EXTRACT If you want to know what is wrong about the entire approach to our nation’s military needs, consider that since 2009 when Obama took office, the Pentagon’s civilian workforce has grown about 7% to almost 750,000, while active-duty military personnel have been cut by approximately 8%. At …
Can a Gold-Plated Military Counter ISIS? Lightly armed guerrilla/insurgent/terrorist forces are once again holding off the high-tech, heavily armed forces of the United States. War with Isis: Despite billions spent on weapons, the US has not been able to counter the militants’ gruesome tactics The West needs more than a ‘White Knight’ if it wants …
James Stavridis 5.0 out of 5 stars Our Best Thinking to Date — We Can Go Much Further, December 24, 2014 This is the pre-cursor book to The Accidental Admiral: A Sailor Takes Command at NATO which I have reviewed most favorably and strongly recommend. This book — while free online as are all NDU …
