Hudson Institute > China’s Next Generation Takes Power

Posted by Matt in January 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Appointment, Ascension, China Leaders, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Politics, Constraints, Deng Xiaoping, Doom, History China, Hudson Institute, Mao Zedong, Next Generation, Party Chiefs, Personal Memory, Provincial Level, Reminder, Turmoil

The appointment of five provincial-level Chinese Communist Party chiefs in early December is a reminder that the ascension of China’s next generation of leaders, who will take power in 2012, may be the most significant development in Chinese politics since Deng Xiaoping’s reign begin in 1978.
The upcoming generation of leaders will be the first with [...]

GPS Accuracy Could Start Dropping in 2010

Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in GPS, Satellites, 3 Years, Air Force, Curves, Gao, Generation Gps, Gps Accuracy, Gps Iii, Gps Satellites, Launch, Next Generation, Operational Satellite, Probability, Reliability, Satellite Constellation, Satellite Orbit

Delays in launching new satellites – the next one is scheduled for a November 2009 launch, almost 3 years late – could be problematic if the older hardware starts failing. The GAO has calculated – using reliability curves for each operational satellite – that the probability of keeping a 24-satellite constellation in orbit drops below [...]

Foundations of Crisis

Posted by Matt in December 29th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, 11 Years, Academic Study, Analog, Bold Italics, Consumer Debt, Doug Casey, Financial Affairs, Foundations, germans, Judgment Call, Lyrics, Methodology, Middle Ages, Next Generation, Research Llc, Sam Cooke, Tricky Business, Weltanschauung, Wonderful World Sam Cooke, Worldview

By Doug Casey, Chairman, Casey Research, LLC.
Everybody wants predictions. The following article does a little better than that, in that I wrote it back in November of 1997, outlining several theories of history, and pointing to a logical way of anticipating what will likely happen to the world at large over the next generation.
As you [...]

China boosts fighter jet deployment

Posted by Matt in May 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Aircraft Hangars, Army Air Force, Chifeng, Combat Units, Deployment, Deployments, Exterior Structure, Fighter Jet, Fighter Jets, Fighter Regiment, Fire Control System, Frontline Combat, Full Complement, Generation Fighter, J-10, Liberation Army, Missiles, Next Generation, Pla Air Force, Renovation, Smart Bombs

Frontline combat units of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force will have at least 112 J-10 fighter jets by the end of the year, an analysis of current deployments and in-progress production reveals.
There are multiple indications that the 2nd Regiment of the No.1 Division of the PLA Air Force has received a full complement of [...]