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Admiral Stavridis – your turnover is complete
Now this is the Cliff’s Notes version of a turnover as Commander Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Outgoing COM SHAPE, General Craddock – take it away! A top NATO leader says the alliance’s...
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Gen. Craddock continues to provide a great service to the larger national security community by providing little glimpses into the challenges SACEUR has in training and herding the NATO cats in Mons...
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No-fly Zone in Libya? Not without the USN CVN you won’t.
In support of Chris’s post, let’s dig at this a bit more. Via FT; once again, when our prostrate, financially starved, and materially deficient allies say this, “We must not tolerate this regime using...
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… and the forces gather
As things have picked up as of late WRT the No-Fly Zone over Libya (NFZ-L) – I think it is time to update the post from 17 days ago. We have a “go” – in a fashion – for a NFZ-L. CONOPS, COA, ROE, etc;...
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NATO Takes OOD MCC
Our co-blogger here at USNIBLog – Admiral Stavridis, USN, SACEUR – sent along this tweet earlier today, #NATO is now in charge of the Arms Embargo off the coast of #Libya. I designated a top Italian...
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Unique Capabilities, R2P, & a Farewell Warning
What ‘cha say I step a little out ahead of the President’s speech on Libya tonight? Why not? Speaking a little over a week ago, President Obama repeated what we have heard over and over concerning the...
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“From NATO and Russia with questions”- Midrats 6/12 at 5pm
Shortly after Secretary of Defense Gates vented some frustration with NATO and some of its members, we will be diving into the NATO world when on Midrats (BlogTalkRadio) on Sunday, June 12, at 5pm we...
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NATO’s 90-day window
As days wandered in to weeks, then months, and now quarters – two recent events have given notice that NATO has a very short window to finish what it started in Libya. As with most conflicts – and...
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Will R2P become NMP
At this moment of flux, it is really pointless to try to make anything about the tactical level in Libya. The Battle of Tripoli will work itself out, as will the conflict over time. We can pick it...
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“Unique Capabilities” in the Libyan conflict
From the beginning of the Libyan conflict, American involvement was always stressed as being there because of the “unique capabilities” that we had which our NATO allies did not. Most of us understood...
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Libya, France, & the Hard Truth on UAS
If you dig around a bit, you can find more and more about the Tactical Lessons Identified (learned is a totally different concept) from the Libyan operations. Like all real world operations, when...
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While I certainly sympathize with the thrust of John Kuehn’s title in his energetic article about the situation in Afghanistan, I’d like to offer a somewhat different perspective from my position as...
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Sea Control 21 – Threat Projection
Today’s extended episode is a chat on future threat projection with Dennis Smith of the Project on International Peace and Security from William and Mary, Chris Peterson of the Fletcher School’s...
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Sea Control 25 – Crimean Crisis
Sea Control discusses the Crimean Crisis, with three CIMSEC writers: Dave Blair, Viribus Unitis, and Robert Rasmussen. We discuss Russia’s aims and tactics, the Maidan movement, Ukrainian governance...
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Sea Control 27 – International Law, Crimea, and China
Professor Anthony Clark Arend joins us to discuss International law. We discuss some basic definitions, and their influence on international actors, using the lens of Crimea and the Chinese ADIZ. I...
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Sea Control 36 (East Atlantic) – NATO Defense Spending
Your monthly East Atlantic edition of Sea Control brings you Alex Clarke with a panel on the state of NATO’s defense spending in the UK and Continental Europe, and whether this spending is sufficient...
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Sea Control 40 (East Atlantic) – Defense Cooperation
Alex Clarke is joined by the cadre in a third panel discussion for the East Atlantic Series. They discuss multination forces: whether and how nations should combine together to maximize security and...
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Solution to the Russian Mistral’s Conundrum: NATO Flagships
As reported by our friend Sam last week, there is a answer to the quandry about the French sale of the two MISTRAL amphibious assault ships to the Russians. It really is the most logical and face...
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The Defence Debate – why the UK needs to change the subject
The centre pieces of the future Royal Navy, without enough Type 26 Frigates to provide for wider presence and escort, or combat aircraft, they will be very much limited in terms of providing the...
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NATO: Operational or Apsirational?
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” – Morelly/Blanc/Marx/Soviet Union/etc For an organization based on “collective security,” using socialist/communist guidance isn’t...
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On Midrats 30 Aug 2015 – Episode 295: “NATO Goes Back to Fundamentals” With...
Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 30 Aug 2015 for Midrats Episode 295: “NATO Goes Back to Fundamentals” With Jorge Benitez: From the Balitic to the Black Sea, the last year has seen the North Atlantic...
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Yours, Mine, and Moscow’s: Breaking Down Russia’s Latest Arctic Claims
Good Sunday morning of Women in Writing Week! This article originally appeared at CIMSEC. It is cross-posted here with the author’s permission. On August 4th, the Russian Federation’s Foreign Ministry...
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Allies: A Gold Standard in Peace; Possible Wartime Pyrite
This week gave another example why some concepts should give all navalists pause – things such as “1,000 Ship Navy,” “Cooperative Maritime Partnership,” or the rather curious hope a few years ago that...
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Time to Think About the Atlantic
“Hey 1980s! The second decade of the 21st century is on the POTS line, and they are wondering if they could make some copies of your stuff in the vault.” As history shows, most times you don’t pick a...
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A Munich Moment
Yesterday, Richard Fontaine over at WarOnTheRocks provided one of the better summaries I have read about what was floating around in the ether at this year’s Munich Security Conference. As a result of...
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Baltic Unity: NATO Unity
16 ships from 9 nations (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States) maneuvered in close formation for a surface ship Photo Exercise, 9 June...
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We Need a Branch Plan for Turkey
From our seats in North America, the best response to the upheaval in Turkey over the last week is to be calm up front, but task a little extra work in the back office behind the door. Political chaos...
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Is NAXIT (NATO Exit) An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Maybe President Recep Erdogan is not the only one who can take advantage of an opportunity. This idea came to me as I calmed down over the anger rising up within me over Erdogan’s demand for his...
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On Midrats 24 July 2016 – Episode 342: Turkey, Erdoğan & its Miltary – with...
Please join us at 5pm EDT (US) for Midrats Episode 342: Turkey ,Erdoğan & its Miltary – with Ryan Evans: The events of the last week in Turkey brought that critically important nation in to focus,...
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