As the Chinese and the Americans sit down for the seventh of their annual two-day meeting [June 22-24], set up in 2009 to maintain bilateral cooperation despite growing differences, a major transformation of the Chinese regime is a new and worrying … [Read more...] about Militarization of China
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The Folly of Islamic de-Radicalization
Left: Saudi ex-prisoners listen to a Muslim cleric at a religious course at an Interior Ministry rehabilitation center north of Riyadh. Upon release, former prisoners are taken to this center for reintegration into society. Establishing … [Read more...] about The Folly of Islamic de-Radicalization
Universal Positioning, Navigation, and Timing: A System for the Future
Abstract The problems of the vulnerability of the Global Positioning System to jamming and interference and the inadequate performance of eLoran are addressed. A new system, which should satisfy national needs for decades into the future, is … [Read more...] about Universal Positioning, Navigation, and Timing: A System for the Future
Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
It’s Getting Late in the Cyber War - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Promises to increase the United States cyber defenses are nothing new, though lately they are made more frequently. On June 9, 2015, just one day after President Obama vowed to “aggressively … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 8-13, 2015
Securing the GPS
Recently, there has been a considerable interest shown in the fact that the nation has become very dependent on the GPS signals and the capabilities that they enable. There have been many presentations by those who claim that GPS signals are weak … [Read more...] about Securing the GPS
ISIS Update, June 4-11, 2015
The longer the U.S. and its allies dwell on how best to react to the Islamic State, the more time this Islamic plague has to take over territory, treasure, weapons and fighters. The more ISIS terrorists are "martyred" by the limited aerial bombing … [Read more...] about ISIS Update, June 4-11, 2015
Cyber Insecurity on the Rise
How damaging was/is the (presumably) latest hacking of the United States government's Office of Personal Management data is unknown. According to the OPM website, the hacked information “could include name, Social Security Number, date and place of … [Read more...] about Cyber Insecurity on the Rise
Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Pic Credit: Saul Loeb, the Atlantic --- Fueling the ISIS Fire - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Under growing criticism of handling the war against ISIS, the Obama administration decided to send more weapons to the Iraqi army and has already sent the first … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 1-5, 2015
Another UN Step to Legitimize Jihadist Hamas
Left: Ismail Haniya, head of the de facto Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, speaks at the seventh annual conference, held in Milan in 2009 (PRC annual Palestinian conference in Europe website). The Palestinian Return Center (PRC) advocates the … [Read more...] about Another UN Step to Legitimize Jihadist Hamas
Libya: By Thirds
Left: Libyan major oil pipelines, refiners and major oil fields. (Hassan S. Hassan, 2009) The US Department of State International Boundary Study series was initiated in 1961 with studies (#1,2,3) on the boundaries of Libya: Algeria -- Libya … [Read more...] about Libya: By Thirds