Thomas Spoehr Summary Military recruiting is difficult. Services struggle to meet their requirements, in some cases missing them. Moreover, based on observable trends, it is going to become even more difficult. Every factor that is predictive of future recruiting success is trending … [Read more...]
Defence representatives are set to travel to the Pacific Islands to address newly identified faults in Austal-built patrol boats gifted by the Commonwealth government.
01 July 2022 By: Charbel Kadib The Albanese government has been informed of a potential issue in the exhaust system of Austal-built Guardian Class patrol boats delivered to Pacific Island nations as part of the $2.1 billion Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP). According to a … [Read more...]
State Department predicts ‘three-year crisis’ of high food prices
by Joel Gehrke, Foreign Affairs Reporter | | June 22, 2022 06:39 PM Food prices will remain elevated for years due to the war in Ukraine and other inflationary factors, a senior U.S. official predicts. “We're dealing with a number of issues that are having an impact on inflation, that … [Read more...]
Military Readiness Takes Back Seat to Wokeness at the Pentagon
Thomas Spoehr Director, Center for National Defense Key Takeaways Military readiness appears to have suffered yet another setback in the name of “equity.” This is not the first time the Biden administration has amended its military policies in the name of greater … [Read more...]
Russia must not get another “Minsk agreement” in Ukraine
Hans Petter Midttun Hans Petter Midttun is educated at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, the Norwegian National Defence Command and Staff College and the Norwegian Defense College, as well as education from the Federal Defence Forces of Germany. He has broad international experience from both … [Read more...]
Nuclear Strategy: The War on Expertise
by Peter Vincent Pry June 13, 2022 at 5:00 am Prager and Kaptanoglu apparently think the "U.S. defense establishment" is less qualified than "Those who promote arms control and disarmament," like themselves. So the philosophy of "a little child shall lead them" is prescribed for the field … [Read more...]
Russia’s war with Ukraine affects billions. NATO could end it in a moment.
Hans Petter Midttun Hans Petter Midttun is educated at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, the Norwegian National Defence Command and Staff College and the Norwegian Defense College, as well as education from the Federal Defence Forces of Germany. He has broad international experience from both … [Read more...]
UN Will Justify a Mirror Image of Putin’s War
by Richard Kemp June 8, 2022 at 5:00 am Putin went to war to turn into reality his much repeated insistence that Ukraine is an illegitimate state that has no right to exist and is inseparable from the rest of Russia. Similarly, the UN mandate allows it to question the very existence of … [Read more...]
Why America Needs a Strategy for America’s Backyard
Commentary By James Jay Carafano@JJCarafano Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute Kiron K. Skinner, Ph.D.@KironSkinner Visiting Fellow, National Security and Foreign Policy David R. Shedd Former Visiting Fellow KEY TAKEAWAYS Washington … [Read more...]
U.S. Benefits From Stronger Bond Between Seoul and Tokyo
Commentary By James Jay Carafano @JJCarafano Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute Lieutenant General (ret.) H.R. McMaster @LTGHRMcMaster Japan Chair, Hudson Institute, Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Key … [Read more...]