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“One Team. One Fight”.
Over the course of the last year, I’ve had the honor of spending some time with Veterans of the current wars and their civilian supporters. Inevitably when participants realize that I too am a Veteran someone raises the issue of women in combat. There have been two common themes. One concern is now that women [...]
Taiwan Does Smart Power Right
The Truman Doctrine is in partnership with The Diplomat, a premier foreign affairs magazine. This post comes from the Diplomat’s James R. Holmes. I have never been a big fan of the concept of “smartpower,” which came into vogue among American foreign-policy pundits with our change of presidential administrations a few years back. It’s a catchy new [...]
Reuters: A Critic of Costly Biofuels, US Lawmaker Once Secured Funds for Them
Operation Free and Ben Lowe featured in Reuters: WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – A vociferous Republican critic of the U.S. military’s spending on expensive biofuels was himself instrumental in securing federal funds to develop such fuels. Senator Jim Inhofe, at the center of a Washington dispute over the issue, pushed a provision in May barring [...]
Oil Dependence: Don’t Put a Band-Aid on a Gaping Wound
In a recent study, James Bartis of the RAND Corporation claimed that “DoD and the services have only one effective option to deal with high petroleum prices: to reduce use of petroleum fuels overall.” The RAND report dismisses research into alternative fuels as a waste of money. Will petroleum prices continue to increase? Probably. Does [...]
RIMPAC: Building and Reinforcing Regional Cooperation
This July marks the twenty-third biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises hosted by the U.S. Pacific Command near Hawaii. This exercise will be the largest naval exercise comprising 22 nations with over 40 ships and 25,000 sailors and soldiers. RIMPAC 2012 is a strong reminder of the United States’ vital role in facilitating [...]
