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All items tagged MilitaryOpen Think Tank ArticlesOctober 5, 2011 | The Failure of Soft PowerJudy Dempsey: Europe’s efforts to exert influence on the world through soft power has proven ineffective. To restore Europe’s credibility in the world, Europe must open itself up to trade and immigration, provide more aid to civil society groups in the greater European neighborhood and be more vocal against dictatorial regimes. ... MoreOctober 4, 2011 | Security Despite Austerity: Improving Europe's DefenseMemo 34: Europe’s defense sector needs reform. To cut costs and improve capabilities, states should consolidate national priorities to enhance political cooperation, streamline their administrative structures, further integrate their militaries and create an open defense market across the EU. ... MoreSeptember 28, 2011 | The Future of EU-US Security and Defense CooperationRichard Gowan: It seems all too possible that the US and EU’s contrasting strategic concerns will continue to dilute their military cooperation in the years ahead. The hunt is still on for a convincing vision of how to avoid this outcome. ... MoreSeptember 17, 2011 | European Defense in an Age of AusterityAndrew M Dorman: Europe’s inability to agree on fundamental issues - its future, its allies, its foes - is exacerbating the effects of defense spending cuts across continent. European states can stave off decline by maintaining security collectively, but a drawback in their global involvement now looks inevitable. ... MoreNovember 12, 2009 | Maintain Strategic FlexibilityGreg Randolph Lawson: Obama needs to maintain military flexibility by repositioning its “Af-Pak” policy. The US can encourage lasting stability in the region, and indeed protect its own strategic sustainability, by rethinking its nation building efforts and allowing regional actors to grow into a more effective anti-Taliban force. ... MoreOctober 22, 2008 | Afghan Surge: More Police Trainers EssentialMorgan Sheeran: The Afghans have to secure their own country. The army has benefitted from Western training, but the police continues to lack active mentoring from ISAF. While a surge of combat troops in Afghanistan could be beneficial, what is needed the most are more police trainers and mentors. The police is the lynchpin of security for each village. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 1, 2011 | What Libya Says About the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance“Libya is the first NATO war in which the US is taking a back seat, while the European allies take decisive military action. This should be cause for cautious optimism about NATO,” argues Tomas Valasek, director of foreign policy at the Center for European Reform. “In fact, if the war ends well, Libya may yet come to be seen in hindsight as the moment when Europe assumed its rightful share of ... MoreJuly 8, 2010 | Mission Impossible in AfghanistanThere is a disconnect between the limited policy objectives pursued by Washington and the methods employed by the US military that attempt to reshape societies throughout the world. ++ In Afghanistan, the premise of the mission itself must be questioned. ++ The United States faces “the impossibility of nation-building at the barrel of a gun in the graveyard of empires.” ++ The prolonged war in ... MoreMarch 30, 2009 | Obama's Promising New Afghan StrategyObama’s long awaited new strategy in Afghanistan has finally been presented by the President last Friday March, 27th. ++ The delivered strategy has proven to be comprehensive in understanding the wide dimension of the challenge — for instance that Pakistan is also part of the problem — and viewing it in more than solely military terms. ++ This is an important step towards victory in ... MoreOctober 10, 2008 | Russia: Superpower Pretensions UnrealisticRussia’s military is almost an obsolete force due to poor training and poor quality of armaments. ++ Russia’s defense budget is just 7% of US spending. ++ It is unlikely that Russia will be able to afford the $200 billion needed for the revival of its military due to declining oil prices. ++ Ukraine also lacks appropriate military equipment and training - both countries are among the ... MoreAugust 14, 2008 | EU and NATO Policies Go TogetherThe EU’s attempt to develop a European Security and Defense Policy doesn’t mean it will compete with NATO. ++ Instead, NATO and EU complement each other. ++ Some countries in Africa or the Middle East would rather ask the EU for assistance. ++ On the other hand, NATO has the better capacities to manage certain long-term crises, e.g., when provoked by terrorism. ++ Military resources are only one ... MoreJune 18, 2008 | EU Defense Policy: Progress on Paper OnlyFrance issued a White Paper on military reforms to meet the new challenges of transnational terrorism and nuclear proliferation. ++ Alongside the modernization and rationalization of its armed forces, France seeks to return to the NATO command structure and revive the idea of a common European defense policy. ++ The US no longer rejects the plan and has thus cleared the way for the formation of ... MoreNovember 15, 2007 | The West Needs to Adapt to the Challenges of Open-Source WarfareIraqi insurgents are increasingly powerful because they constantly learn and adapt in the same way that the open-source movement revolutionized software development. Technological might has proved ineffectual in the face of this “open-source warfare,” writes Robert N. Charette in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ online magazine Spectrum. CommentsOctober 4, 2011 | Pamela, I agree that in order for European...July 3, 2011 | Thank you for all your thoughts and nuanced...January 4, 2010 | The choice between spending large amounts of...February 20, 2009 | Problem solving techniques It is not... |
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