December 7, 2024 Background As we approach the end of the year, it is in right order to review a number of worrisome extant global issues. Though seemingly unrelated and disjointed, they are in fact interconnected pieces of an extraordinarily dangerous conundrum. As such, the following narrative is intended to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Government
Perceived Flaws – 2024 National Security Report
Authorities The Commission on the National Defense Strategy was established by Section 195 of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 117-81). It is composed by eight members from private civilian life who are recognized experts in matters relating to the national security of the United States. … Continue reading
National Security of the U.S.
Bill Clinton’s National Security Strategy (NSS), published in 1995, four years after the fall of the Soviet Union, was a watershed document. Entitled ‘A National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement’, it unabashedly stated that “we have… initiated a process that will lead to NATO’s expansion”. Worth noting is that … Continue reading
National Interests
“It is a truism (and truisms are often overlooked by busy people) that British interests are not confined to British territory. They do not end, that is to say, where foreign territory begins. If this were only so, the world would be an infinitely simpler place, where we should have … Continue reading
Historical Defense Budgets
Note: On March 11, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget request of $849.8 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD), consistent with the caps approved by Congress under the Financial Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023. On August 1, 2024 the Senate Appropriations Committee … Continue reading
After The Interview
PreludeOn February 8, 2024 Tucker Carlson interviewed President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. While the interview did not reveal anything new, Mr. Putin did demonstrate detailed knowledge of Russian history, mental agility, and a firm conviction that his understanding of the underlying reasons beneath the Ukrainian conflict is indeed factual. GrievancesIn … Continue reading
Israel-Palestine 2023
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is defined by crucial intertwining elements that can, and should be, satisfactorily addressed. Examples of said elements are geography, water, timing, religion, security and dignity. The present consequences to this dynamic, which are nothing short of disastrous, include a bottomless vortex of hatred, rage, death, unaffordable loss … Continue reading
War
Foundation1- “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius2- “There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war.” -Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher3- … Continue reading