Iran’s web of secret wars

Posted by Matt in February 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Combating Terrorism, Conflict, Conflicts, Cooperation, Eritrea, Gaza, International Security, Iran, Lebanon, Liaisons, Minimal Involvement, Nuclear Program, Rebels, Regimes, S System, Somalia, Tie Down, Uranium Enrichment, Wages, Western Resources

As the world focuses on Iran’s uranium enrichment and its stance on the nuclear program there is a potentially much larger threat of Iranian power to international security taking place. Iran fuels conflict within the Middle East and beyond in an attempt to consolidate its influence and tie down western resources in these conflicts. This [...]

Cyber-warfare ‘is growing threat’ | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Posted by Matt in February 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, War, Communications Systems, Conflicts, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Warfare, Financial Markets, Guardian Co Uk, Guardian Uk, International Institute For Strategic Studies, International Security, London, Military Infrastructure, Technology, Weapon Of Choice

Cyber-warfare attacks on military infrastructure, government and communications systems, and financial markets pose a rapidly growing but little understood threat to international security and could become a decisive weapon of choice in future conflicts between states, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies warned yesterday.
Cyber-warfare ‘is growing threat’ | Technology | guardian.co.uk

The New Population Bomb

Posted by Matt in January 22nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Demographics, Decades, Demographic Trends, Developed Nations, Dramatic Impact, Economic Growth, Economic Stability, Health Care, International Security, Military Strength, Population Bomb, Proportion, Twenty First Century

A series of looming demographic trends will greatly affect international security in the twenty-first century. How policymakers adjust to these changes now will determine the course of global political and economic stability for years to come.
Over the coming decades the proportion of retirees in developed nations will greatly increase, and the proportion number workers will [...]

China’s zero-sum game – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in November 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Aberration, Allies, Ambitions, Blumenthal, China, Dominance, International Security, New Delhi, Obama, Robert Kagan, Security Arrangements, seoul, State Of Affairs, United States, Willingness, world-war-II, Worries, Zero Sum Game

It is hardly surprising that China wants to supplant U.S. power in the region. To the Chinese, the reign of “the middle kingdom” is the natural state of affairs and the past 200 years of Western dominance an aberration. Nor is it surprising that China wants to reshape international security arrangements that the United States [...]

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Air Missiles, Alexander, Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary, Batteries, International Security, Missile System, Patriot Missiles, Poland, Rotations, Secretary Of Defence, United Air, United States, Warsaw

The United States will deploy ground-to-air Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010 and is discussing its plans for a new anti-missile system with Warsaw, a US defence official said Friday.
“We presented some detailed information on how the rotations of our Patriot batteries would be conducted over the next few years under the August 2008 agreement” [...]

Pirates, Drugs, Russian Nukes? An Irresistible Debate Turns Serious

Posted by Matt in August 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Arctic Sea, Centuries, Continent, Disappearance, Drugs, Dynamite, First Victim, Freighter, International Security, Mafia, Notion, Piracy, Pirates, radar, Radio Contact, Ransom, Russian Officials, Simple Matter, Speculation, Suspicion

What began as a gleeful debate over the disappearance of the Arctic Sea, a Russian-operated freighter that went off the radar for weeks has turned into a serious question of international security. At first, in late July, the notion that a timber-carrying ship was the first victim of European piracy in centuries was dynamite. But [...]

Satellites Show Pakistan Super-Sizing Its Nuclear Weapons Complex

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Commercial Satellite, Construction Projects, Credible Source, David Albright, Ghazi Khan, International Security, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Pakistan Nuclear, Paul Brannan, Plutonium Production, Plutonium Separation, Production Reactor, Rawalpindi, Report Suggests That, Robert Kelley, Satellite Images, Satellites, Science, Thermonuclear Weapons, Warhead

Commercial satellite images released today by the Institute for Science and International Security — a very credible source for arms control analysis — appear to underscore Pakistan’s determination to increase its supply of fissile material and develop more destructive nuclear weapons. Most worryingly, the report suggests that Pakistan may be on the path to creating [...]

China’s alarming arsenal

Posted by Matt in December 21st, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Advisory Board, American Intelligence, arsenal, China, Communist Party Leadership, Intelligence Analysts, International Security, Isab, Military Buildup, Pace, Secretary Of State, Security Advisory, Startling Rate, Top Priorities, weapons

One of the top priorities for the Obama administration must be to establish policy regarding China’s military buildup. According to an October report by the secretary of state’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB), China’s Communist Party leadership has been accumulating weapons at a startling rate – one far exceeding what American intelligence analysts deem necessary [...]

Does the E.U. Hate You?

Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Anti-Americanism, Europe, Anti-Americanism, Bush Administration, Europe, Europeans, German Marshall Fund, Harris Polls, International Security, Iran, Leadership, Myth, Negative Feelings, North-Korea, poll, Russia, Survey, United States, World Affairs, World Image

Despite popular myth, anti-Americanism in Europe isn’t on the rise.
In Europe, as in nearly everywhere else in the world, the image of the United States has taken a severe battering during the Bush years. Survey after survey shows that negative feelings toward America and U.S. policies have soared. Only 36 percent of Europeans, for example, [...]

Israeli and Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Military, Syria, Anthony H Cordesman, Center For Nonproliferation Studies, Chemical And Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons, Controversial Force, Csis Web, Delivery Systems, Estimates, Federation Of American Scientists, Global Security, IAEA, International Security, Israeli Report, Missiles, Monterey Institute Of International Studies, Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Threat, Nuclear Weapons, Pubs, Scare, Unclassified Reports, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, WMDs, Worst Case

Both Israel and Syria have long been involved in creating weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. The attached two reports look beyond the narrow issue of nuclear weapons, and summarize developments in each country’s full range of weapons of mass destruction — including chemical and biological weapons — and delivery systems. [...]