Peace, prosperity and stability through partnerships: a grand design for a 21st century strategic mindset

Most American presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, have been accused of and attacked for having the wrong strategy.  Of post-World War II presidents, Barack Obama has perhaps been most assailed for having no strategy.  His seeming reluctance to take a stand and stand up for it under pressure has likewise drawn harsh criticism. Leading from behind in Libya; demanding that Syrian President Bashar al Assad leave office; and drawing “red lines” to deter Assad’s use of chemical weapons are evidence used in the court of public opinion to prove presidential lack of spine.  But the world is a complicated and violent place.  Washington, Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:08+02:0019 august 2014|America, Blog, Guvernare globala, Harlan Ullman, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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The great war redux

July 28th marks the centenary of the start of World War I---also known as the “Great War” and tragically and wrongly described by President Woodrow Wilson as the “war to end all wars.”  That war was neither great nor the end of war.  About eight million soldiers on all sides were killed and at least an equal number of civilians perished---many through disease and starvation. Last week, London’s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI---founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington as a permanent institution to study and analyze war) hosted a one-day conference on World War I.  The lens was the Western front focusing on British, French and German strategies [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:09+02:0023 iulie 2014|Blog, Democratie & Drepturile Omului, Harlan Ullman, Pace & Securitate, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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The longest day and our finest hour

Two days hence marks the 70th anniversary of Operation Overlord (Neptune for the naval portion) and the Normandy invasion. Supreme Allied Commander U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower’s orders were to occupy Europe and destroy the Nazi war machine.  D-Day marked the start of Ike’s crusade in Europe   Standing atop the Ponte du Hoc heights overlooking Omaha Beach where the U.S. Rangers valiantly assaulted German defenses was always more telling for me than visiting great battlefields from Yorktown to Waterloo and Agincourt.  Perhaps because World War II was as close as any conflict in history matching good against absolute evil, Normandy epitomized the ultimate allied victory in smashing the fiendish [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:09+02:0017 iulie 2014|Analize si studii, Blog, Democratie & Drepturile Omului, Harlan Ullman, Pace & Securitate, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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The X-GEN men at 1600 and number 10

Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron have a great deal in common.  They come from the same generation born in 1961 and 1966 respectively.  They both shared the best education available.    Obama attended the elite Punaho Private School in Honolulu, receiving his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and an LL.D. from Harvard Law School. Cameron attended Eton College and from there went on to Brasenose College at Oxford University.   They both grew up in largely political jobs with little private sector experience.  Obama was a “community organizer” in Chicago before gaining his law degree and working for a law office.  While teaching constitutional [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:09+02:0016 iulie 2014|Blog, General, Guvernare globala, Harlan Ullman, Pace & Securitate, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Întoarcerea liderilor americani și europeni la fundamentele care au creat NATO

Să rememorăm ce spunea fostul secretar al apărării al SUA, Robert Gates, în iunie 2011: Misiunea (în Afganistan, n.A.G.) a devoalat numeroase neîmpliniri în ceea ce privește capabilitățile militare și voința politică (a membrilor Alianței, n.A.G.). În pofida a mai mult de două milioane de militari în Alianță, staff-ul NATO a luptat cu disperare să desfășoare și să sprijine în teren 25-40.000 de militari. În Libia, a continuat Robert Gates, a devenit mult mai dureros și mai clar că aceleași neîmpliniri au potențialul să pună în pericol abilitatea de a conduce în mod integrat o campanie aeriană și navală. În timp ce fiecare membru al Alianței a votat pentru campania [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:09+02:009 iulie 2014|Alexandru Grumaz, Apărare / Securitate Naţională, Blog, Europa/Rusia, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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