Monthly Archives: November 2011

The U.S. is running as fast as it can from the defining strategy and focus of the last decade—fighting counter-insurgencies and engaging in nation-building. The new leitmotif the Defense Department is embracing is the “Air-Sea Battle’, with an unmistakable laser … Continue reading →

Colleagues: Two posts today, dealing first with our options with respect to Iran, and secondly, an insightful commentary on the situation in Syria. My article in yesterday’s RGJ argues that while Iran and the Iranian nuclear weapons program are anathema … Continue reading →

Ok, Egypt’s military is resisting the movement toward democracy, won’t make public its vast economic power, and reserves the right to reverse anything the Parliament does or the Constitutions says. At the same time they appear to favor continuing the … Continue reading →