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A bomb attack killing close Assad officials now begs the question of when, not whether the Assad regime will fall from power. For now, the counterattacks by the regime indicates a worrying outlook for a post-Assad Syria.
By David Roberts and Michael Stephens
Complete Article : RUSI – Bloody days ahead as the Assad regime is decapitated. @RUSI_ORG
It looks like a perfect storm. Syria is believed to harbor one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world—which, for the time being, appears to be protected by well-trained Syrian troops. As the violence rages in the country, however, Washington and its allies are eager for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave power.
By Sara Sorcher
National Journal
Complete Article : http://www.nti.rsvp1.com/gsn/article/syrias-chemical-weapons/?mgh=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nti.org&mgf=1
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The June report in a Chinese Communist Party-controlled publication said the recent disruption of some South Korean airplanes’ GPS capabilities had been linked to the North Korean military. Writing for the Hong Kong-based Bauhinia monthly journal, military analyst Li Daguang said North Korea’s developing capacities could undermine the South Korean military’s weapons and data and other resources.
“North Korea has always planned to develop small-scale nuclear warheads. On this foundation, they could develop electromagnetic pulse bombs in order to paralyze the weapons systems of the South Korean military — most of which involve electronic equipment — when necessary,” the report asserted.
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U.S. and USSR/Russian nuclear weapons stockpiles, 1945–2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
It has been more than two decades since the end of the Cold War, yet the United States maintains–and is poised to rebuild–a costly strategic nuclear triad that is sized to launch far more nuclear weapons than necessary to deter nuclear attack against the U.S. or its allies.
Today, the United States deploys some 1,737 strategic nuclear warheads, while Russia deploys some 1,492 strategic nuclear warheads. Each side has thousands more warheads in reserve.
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Much discussion of the war focuses on narrow issues like military doctrine or troop surges, but there are more fundamental lessons that need to be learned from the last ten years of war. US policy has been hobbled by magical thinking, misunderstanding the country of Afghanistan, ignoring politics, poor planning, and a disturbing refusal to plan for the future.
Complete Article : http://americansecurityproject.org/featured-items/2012/asp-report-u-s-strategy-in-afghanistan-five-lessons-we-should-have-learned/
Buena parte del debate de la guerra se centra en temas específicos como la doctrina militar de tropas o escaladas de tensión, pero hay más lecciones fundamentales que deben ser aprendidas de los últimos diez años de guerra. La política de EE.UU. ha sido obstaculizada por el pensamiento mágico, la incomprensión de Afganistán, haciendo caso omiso de la política, la mala planificación, y la negativa preocupante para planificar para el futuro.
Articulo completo en Ingles: http://americansecurityproject.org/featured-items/2012/asp-report-u-s-strategy-in-afghanistan-five-lessons-we-should-have-learned/
For more than a year, Abyan province has been the epicenter of an intensifying covert war against Ansar al-Shari’a, a new al-Qaida incarnate spreading along the remote shores of the Gulf of Aden in southern Yemen. Hellfire missiles fired from Predator and Reaper drones have killed hundreds of Ansar soldiers since last June when the CIA began flying its fleet of drones from a secret base somewhere on the Arabian Peninsula.
Complete Article:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/inside-yemens-shadow-war/?pid=1356&pageid=86004&viewall=true
In its 2011 World Development Report on development and security, the World Bank pointed to an obvious but often overlooked reality: it takes decades to build and consolidate institutions. In the process of doing so, progress is made, stagnation occurs and regress at times happens.
En su Informe sobre el Desarrollo Mundial 2011 sobre el desarrollo y la seguridad, el Banco Mundial señaló una realidad obvia pero a menudo ignorado: se necesitan décadas para construir y consolidar las instituciones. En el proceso de hacerlo, que se avance, el estancamiento se produce y se produce una regresión a veces, el informe del ICG detalla el proceso.
Complete Article : http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/speeches/2012/arbour-the-rule-of-law-in-a-transitional-democracy.aspx
So now it’s official: United States soldiers have been hunting down al Qaeda affiliates in Somalia. When the White House confirmed earlier this month what has long been an open secret, most of the ensuing chatter focused on the need for greater transparency about the expanding war on terror.
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Location of the four cities in north eastern Nigeria where the Boko Haram conflict took place. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
La violencia entre cristianos y musulmanes en Nigeria está llevando al país cada vez más a una guerra religiosa. El instigador de este conflicto es Boko Haram, un movimiento islámico cuyo nombre significa “la educación occidental está prohibida.” Si el gobierno de Nigeria no puede detener este conflicto desde fuera de control, esperar que los Estados Unidos a intervenir – si bien con una mano relativamente ligera – para inclinar la balanza en contra de Boko Haram.
La situación en Nigeria alcanzó un punto crítico el 17 de junio, cuando Boko Haram atacaron tres iglesias en el centro-norte de Nigeria, el estado de Kaduna – matando a 21 personas durante los servicios. Los cristianos se apresuraron a responder, y los enfrentamientos sectarios se encendieron casi de inmediato. Después de cuatro días de disturbios, al menos 100 nigerianos estaban muertos .
Articulo completo disponible en: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/07/03/is_nigeria_the_next_front_in_the_war_on_terror
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