China, S.Korea Flex Naval Muscle as U.S. Wanes

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Koreas, Military, Chosun Ilbo, Daily News, Fleets, Flex, Heritage Foundation, Last Tuesday, News China, Pacific Ocean, South-Korea, Submarine, submarines, U S Navy

China and South Korea are expanding their submarine fleets as the U.S. Navy shrinks its own. The conservative Heritage Foundation in a report last Tuesday said that by 2025 the number of U.S. submarines in the Pacific Ocean will fall from 30 to 27 while China will have 78 submarines and South Korea 26.
The [...]

10 China Myths for the New Decade

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in China, Favorites, American Myths, Asia Expert, China Economic, Chinese Economy, Contrary, Conventional Wisdom, Economic Growth, Heritage Foundation, Market Economy, Misinformation, New Decade, Recession, Scissors

China’s economic growth has been accompanied by growing misinformation about its economy. Contrary to conventional wisdom, China is not leading the world out of a recession, is no longer moving toward a market economy, is not America’s banker, and may never surpass the U.S. Heritage Foundation Asia expert Derek Scissors debunks 10 leading myths about [...]

Can U.S-China ties weather perfect storm in 2010? | World | Reuters

Posted by Matt in January 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, China Ties, China Weather, Conservative Washington, Dean, Heritage Foundation, Honolulu, Pacific Forum, Perfect Storm, Perfect World, Plunge, Ralph Cossa, Reuters, Roller Coaster, Speed Bumps, Think Tank, Turbulent Year, Weather World

“This is going to be a really ugly, turbulent year with China,” said Dean Cheng, a China analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank.
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“The reality is U.S.-China is always a roller coaster,” said Ralph Cossa, head of the Pacific Forum/CSIS think tank in Honolulu.

“There’s always going to be speed bumps. [...]

Sudden Jihad or “Inordinate Stress” at Ft. Hood?

Posted by Matt in November 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Islam, Apparent Reason, British Christians, Christians Face, Conservatism, Daniel Pipes, Emotional Problems, Face Trial, Ft Hood, Heritage Foundation, Jew, Jihad, Liberals, Malik, Motives, Nidal, Nov 5, Oppression, Specifics, Traumatic Stress Disorder, Unified Theory

Here is an excellent example of modern liberal thinking.
When a Muslim in the West for no apparent reason violently attacks non-Muslims, a predictable argument ensues about motives.
The establishment – law enforcement, politicians, the media, and the academy – stands on one side of this debate, insisting that some kind of oppression caused Maj. Nidal Malik [...]

DoD Buzz | China Declares Space War Inevitable

Posted by Matt in November 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Buzz, China Specialist, China War, Dean, Diplomatic Efforts, Dod, Expert, Heritage Foundation, Military Operations, Outrage, Pla, space war, Space Warfare

The Obama adminstration must react responsibly to China’s declaration that military operations in space are inevitable, a top China expert says.
“How will the US react to Chinese diplomatic efforts in light of the PLA’s blunt statements on space warfare? This is something the Obama administration has to take into account,” said Dean Cheng, China specialist [...]

Russia Plans Biggest Air Exercises Since Soviet Times

Posted by Matt in October 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, American Leaders, Cold-War, Crushers, Exercises, Global Interests, Global Presence, Heritage Foundation, Military Arsenals, Military Power, Missile Shield, Modernization, moscow, Novosti, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Submarines, Research Group, Reuters, Russia, Russian Army, Soviet Times, Telephone Interview, Top Brass, Volk, Weaponry, Yevgeny

“Russia wants to demonstrate its force to the world, particularly the U.S., and show that it has re-emerged as a military power that has global interests and can exercise a global presence,” said Yevgeny Volk, a Moscow-based analyst for U.S. research group, the Heritage Foundation.
`Serious Concern’
“This is a serious concern to American leaders; it certainly [...]

Rearming the world

Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Russia, SCO, Alliances, Amazon Asin, Anxiety, Armed Forces, Arsenals, Autocracies, Cold-War, Conventional Weapons, Decades, Fanfare, Heritage Foundation, International Peace Research, Islamic World, Military Expansion, Nation States, Natural Resources, Navies, New Reality, Peace Research Institute, Radical Islamists, Regional Conflict, SCO, Scope, Stockholm International, Violent Struggle

Why nations are suddenly locked in an arms race unseen since the early days of the Cold War
But the exercise highlighted an alarming new reality. With much less fanfare than the early days of the Cold War, the world is entering a new arms race, and with it, a dangerous new web of military relationships. [...]