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

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

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“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. [...]

How a Plugged-In DC Think Tank Published a General’s Brutal Intel Critique | Danger Room | Wired.com

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

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In military circles, the talk all week has been about how and why the top intelligence officer in Afghanistan wound up publishing a scathing critique through a small-but-influential think tank. Now, we’ve got the answers.
When Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn published his tough assessment of the military’s spy agencies in Afghanistan, it caught Pentagon officials by [...]

Social unrest ‘on the rise’ in China | BBC News

Posted by Matt in January 1st, 2010 | no comment

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Social unrest is on the rise in China, according to an analysis by a Chinese think-tank.
The country is grappling with more acute social problems than ever before, according to a report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
BBC News – Social unrest ‘on the rise’ in China

RAND study: Now China wins Taiwan Straits air war – The DEW Line

Posted by Matt in August 8th, 2009 | no comment

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Nearly 10 years after a RAND study predicted the US side easily beats China in an air war over the Taiwan Straits, the think-tank has published a new monograph online today that reverses its former opinion.
Now, a People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) bristling with a newly acquired arsenal — including Su-27 and J-10 fighters, [...]

Israel war on Iran compromises US security: Think tank

Posted by Matt in May 17th, 2009 | 1 comment

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This is an excellent example showing that the United States is held responsible for the actions of Israel.
Should the Middle East ever spiral out of control with the use of nuclear weapons by Israel, then the United States will be blamed. It is irrelevant if they are only used for self-defense.
From the article:
“Many, probably most, [...]

Think tank sees right turn for Israel, increased tension with U.S.

Posted by Matt in February 16th, 2009 | no comment

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An Israeli strategic institute said the Jewish state could evolve into a “one-block state” led by a dominant conservative coalition.
Titled “Israel in 2009: A One-Block State of the Right,” the report said the dominance of the right-wing could end more than 15 years of international peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians. As a [...]

Iran could have ability to build nuclear bomb by 2010, study warns

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

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Iran will amass enough low-enriched uranium this year to have the ability to build a nuclear bomb by the end of 2010, a respected think tank has predicted.
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To have a proper weapons system, Iran would also need to build missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. At present, Iran has Shahab-3 missiles with a [...]

Iran’s nuclear program feeding proliferation

Posted by Matt in May 20th, 2008 | no comment

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Iran’s disputed nuclear program has sent a wave of interest in atomic energy across the Middle East, a think tank said Tuesday, warning that it risked setting the scene for a regional nuclear arms race.
At least 13 Middle Eastern countries either announced new plans to explore atomic energy or revived pre-existing nuclear programs between February [...]