What PRC President Is Really Doing; What The Uniform Means

What PRC President Is Really Doing; What The Uniform Means
What PRC President Is Really Doing; What The Uniform Means

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent appearance in a military uniform while touring a military command center and the attendant description of him as “commander in chief” of the facility, drew extensive Chinese and foreign media attention. Was his appearance in uniform a reflection of a militarizing China? Was the description of him as “commander in chief”…

Killing Is Not Enough: Special Operators

Killing Is Not Enough: Special Operators
Killing Is Not Enough: Special Operators

ARLINGTON: “We have, in my view, exquisite capabilities to kill people,” said Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland. “We need exquisite capabilities to manipulate them.” Psychological subtlety and the US military don’t always go hand-in-hand. Worldwide, we’ve become better known for drone strikes and Special Operations raids to kill High Value Targets. But that wasn’t enough for the last 13…

Russia’s Information War: Latvian Ambassador, Finnish Strategist Warn On Cyber

Russia’s Information War: Latvian Ambassador, Finnish Strategist Warn On Cyber
Russia’s Information War: Latvian Ambassador, Finnish Strategist Warn On Cyber

LATVIAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON: “We are neighbors of Russia and we have always been realists,” Ambassador Andris Razans told me. “Sometimes we might be characterized as alarmists, troublemakers, etc., but I think we are realists.” Even as President Obama exchanges tense words with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of today’s D-Day anniversary ceremony, many Americans and…