Category: Strategy/Policy

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Act Fast, but Not Necessarily First by Frank Partnoy

blogs.hbr.org / view original DeM Banter:  Like John Boyd or not... you can not deny his influence.  Nice article in the discussion of strategy..."Yet as our decision-making accelerates, long-term strategy becomes even more crucial. Those of us who find time to step back and think about the big picture, even for a few minutes, have a major …

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If You Build Up, Who Will Come? By Robert Haddick

SmallWarsJournal.com July 20, 2012 This Week At War In my Foreign Policy column, I explain how Iran is tripping up the "Pacific Pivot." Contrary to its plans, the Pacific is now the Pentagon's "economy of force" theater of operations. Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, is accelerating a military buildup around the Persian Gulf, with …

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Sequester Blues: Congress Faces Buyer’s Remorse On Defense Cuts: CSMonitor

DeM Banter:  Perhaps a more unbiased view here...now, I really like this piece...plenty to issues and blame to go around, dose not matter if you are an elephant or a donkey.  I am sure it seemed like a BRILLIANT idea right up until...??? Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com) July 20, 2012 With $1.2 trillion in mandated …

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Lasers May Soon Keep Drones Perpetually Aloft by Eric Randall

View Original / Eric Randall DeM Banter: so cyberwar and drone wars...what could possibly go wrong? Two companies, Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive, have managed to keep the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System, also known as a drone, in flight for over 48 hours by using lasers on the ground to recharge the aircraft's battery mid-flight. So …

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Taking The Cyberattack Threat Seriously By Barack Obama

Wall Street Journal July 20, 2012 Pg. 11 In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military supremacy on the battlefield might seek to exploit our computer vulnerabilities here at home. Last month I convened an emergency meeting of my cabinet and top homeland security, intelligence and defense officials. Across the country trains …

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For US, New Perils In Middle East By Nicholas Burns

Boston Globe July 19, 2012 Pg. 13 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discovered in the Middle East this week that its revolutionary moment has entered a new, violent, and unpredictable phase.Just after her return, Syrian rebels managed to penetrate the Defense Ministry in Damascus and killed the defense minister, President Bashar Assad's brother-in-law, and other …

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US Refuses To Help Syria’s Rebels Until After Election: London Daily Telegraph

July 17, 2012 Pg. 13 Issue is too sensitive during presidential race, White House tells groups lobbying for arms By Peter Foster Barack Obama's government has warned its western allies and Syria's opposition groups that it can do nothing to intervene in the country's crisis until after November's presidential election, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. …

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