by zen | Aug 29, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] ISIS or the Islamic State “Caliphate” is the focus of a great deal of discussion and demands for action from the United States – and also inaction – from many quarters. What is to be done? That is...
by J.ScottShipman | Jun 5, 2014 | Monitor
[by J. Scott Shipman] A Low Visibility Force Multiplier, Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions, Dennis M. Gormley, Andrew S. Erickson, Jingdong Yuan Through an interesting...
by zen | Mar 14, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a “zen”] Russia, borrowing a tactic used by the Soviets with unruly satellites, has massed a fair amount of troops on the eastern border of Ukraine under the guise of “military exercises” This has spurred much commentary...
by Lynn C. Rees | Jun 6, 2013 | Monitor
[collated by Lynn C. Rees] My Fellow Americans, Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our Allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success...
by Matthew Wallin | Aug 21, 2012 | Monitor
Al Jazeera uses highlights sports diplomacy with Latin and South America to discuss U.S. policy towards Syria. Yesterday, Al Jazeera English aired a segment discussing the use of “smart power” in the Middle East. Smart power is the combined application of hard and...
