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DeM Banter: interesting historical rubric...thoughts? NYTimes.com June 1, 2013 NEW HAVEN — AS Barack Obama and China’s president, Xi Jinping, prepare to meet in California next week, America’s relations with China are feeling increasingly like the cold war — especially when it comes to cybersecurity. With the two countries accusing each other of breaking the …
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DeM Banter: not sure this is new....well the use of the word "Convergence" may be... At War (NYTimes.com) May 30, 2013 At War: Notes From the Front Lines WASHINGTON — Adm. James G. Stavridis, who stepped down this month as NATO’s supreme commander, has been at war in two wars — overseeing the alliance’s role …
Continue reading "Globalization Creates A New Worry: Enemy Convergence By Thom Shanker"
DeM Banter: something we have discussed a great deal here on the m100Group over the past 18 months and it appears to rapidly becoming an issue of larger strategic international importance. When will Russia first use this capability in Chechnya? When will China use it in Nepal? What will the international response be? As John …
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DeM Banter: something I have been pondering for a good while...do we need a draft? I'm not sure, but we need service and commitment to our nation... We need civic duty. Thoughts? Wall Street Journal May 30, 2013 Pg. 15 A proposal that would help young Americans understand that civic duty is not restricted to …
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DeM Banter: Mission Accomplished? (Just could pass up the picture) Wall Street Journal May 28, 2013 Pg. 13 Global View President Obama's speech last week at the National Defense University made clear the governing idea of his foreign policy. Nations in decline—democratic ones, at any rate—tend to be nations in retreat. When Britain informed the …
DeM Banter: I am so glad the sequester is not having any impacts [insert sarcasm here]... just read some of the press...that's why it is good to see this SAD story on page one of the Washington Post. There are... and there will be... serious impacts from this decision. Washington Post May 28, 2013 Pg. …
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DeM Banter: some good, some bad, some fantasy here...I have met Dr Kennedy and this sounds very much like him...would love to talk with Gen Eickenberry on the matter. New York Times May 27, 2013 Pg. 17 STANFORD, Calif. — AFTER fighting two wars in nearly 12 years, the United States military is at a …
DeM Banter: Just the facts ma'am.... straight data pull, but the author has some good data on each movie below...encourage you to click on "View Original" to read more... View Original / PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP / May 17, 2013 / inc.com 1) Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Make them believe in the win-win 2) The Caine Mutiny …
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DeM Banter: WARNING! Here in lies the tension between the academic and the practitioner. I have been pondering this one for several days... so like Professor Fleming's article or not...it should make you think. My fear, most folks believe exactly what he is selling... leadership just is...you might be one, you might not...but who cares, …
Continue reading "‘Leadership’ is the military’s snake oil by BRUCE FLEMING"
DeM Banter: interesting times.... New York Times May 25, 2013 Pg. 1 WASHINGTON — President Obama, in one of his most significant speeches since taking office, did not simply declare an end to the post-9/11 era on Thursday. He also offered a vision of America's role in the world that he hopes could be one …
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