Capt. Per Hesselberg, the former program manager of the Royal Danish Navy’s three Iver Huitfeldt-class frigates who is now the commander of Naval Base Korsoer, discusses the design philosophy behind the novel warships with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview took place in the engine room of HDMS Peter Willemoes — one of three Iver Huitfeldt frigates — during the ship’s recent visit to Baltimore.
Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs — the world’s leading polling firm — discusses Donald Trump’s election victory with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
Jacqueline O’Neill, the director of the Institute for Inclusive Security, discusses the role of women in global stability with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
Tomasz Szatkowski, Poland’s deputy defense minister for policy, discusses the election of Donald Trump as US president, deterring Russia from further aggression and Warsaw’s focus on self-defense with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum in Canada.
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) convened groups of experts from The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), The Cato Institute, The Center for a New American Security (CNAS), The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and CSBA to explore alternative defense strategies for a post-BCA world. CSBA asked the teams to answer three core questions without the burden of artificial constraints on defense spending: What should American defense strategy be? What capabilities, investments, and force structure might that strategy require? What would such a military cost? Their answers to these questions drive this report.
After a decade of top secret development and controversy, the B-2 stealth bomber is unveiled at a ceremony at Northrop’s plant in Palmdale, Calif. The aircraft is the most advanced jet ever made, with extensive use of composite materials, sensors and systems to reduce all aspects of its signature — radar, electronic and infrared.
The space environment is of great importance to the United States. However, space remains just unfamiliar enough to decision makers so as to introduce hesitation in those charged with strategic decisions. One useful way of addressing the strategic oddity of space is to examine it anew through the familiar lens of sea power theory. In particular, studying the works of Alfred Thayer Mahan and Julian Corbett can provide essential guidance, informing the strategic, commercial, and military aspects of space. President John F. Kennedy turned to such an analogy in 1962 when he outlined his vision for why the United States should undertake manned exploration of the moon. “We set sail on this new sea,” he declared, suggesting that pioneering efforts in space could be understood within the more familiar context of nautical achievement. 1 President Kennedy understood the importance of space power, and so must defense policymakers today. To do so, they would be well advised to review the theories of sea power as a means of developing a framework for space.
Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., discusses priorities for the Trump administration, reassuring allies, where Democrats can work with the White House and climate change with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum.
Eliot Cohen, the director strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, discusses US strategy, challenges, the legacy of the Obama administration and his new book with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum. Cohen’s upcoming book — The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and Necessity of Military Force by Basic Books will be released in December.
Die Zeit Publisher-Editor Dr. Josef Joffe discusses the election of Donald Trump as US president and lessons learned from the Obama administration during a Nov.20 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.