by August Cole | Mar 25, 2013 | Monitor
Last week, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited U.S. allies in Asia, the latest emissary sent forth to reinforce the shift of U.S. military and diplomatic focus from the Middle East and Central Asia to the Pacific. “We in the United States are currently...
by Danielle Parillo | Mar 12, 2013 | Monitor
We Don’t Really Know What the North Koreans are Thinking Matthew Wallin/The Hill The issue with regards to understanding the North Korean thought process is that we have almost no human intelligence (HUMINT) in the country. Though satellites can tell you what the...
by Robert M. Kerr | Mar 12, 2013 | Monitor
By: Robert M. Kerr The realities of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan necessitated “just-in-time” cultural training that focused heavily on the “do’s and don’ts.” A more deliberate approach is warranted in…
by lundry | Feb 28, 2013 | Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Complexity, Framing, Indonesia, Media, Southeast Asia, Strategic Comm.
By Chris Lundry Indonesian Islamist site syabab.com featured a story on Syria’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad which states that his looming demise is the culmination of a “Western Plot.” This “news” is fascinating for those who have paid even just a little...
by Danielle Parillo | Jan 31, 2013 | Monitor
ASP: In case you missed it …. 31 January 2013 Iran ‘plans to upgrade enrichment equipment’ BBC Iran has told the UN nuclear agency it plans to upgrade uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Natanz plant, reports citing diplomats say. Egypt...
