Left: Bashar al-Assad, Reuters When President al-Sisi of Egypt says that Syria's President Assad is finished, it behooves us to listen. We must assume that Egyptian intelligence is very well-informed on the internal Syrian situation. So, if Assad … [Read more...] about When the Syrian pot boils over*
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Militarization of China
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
Pakistan’s Shaky Equilibrium*
Left: Fighting back - Students across Pakistan are receiving anti-terrorism training, such as here in Karachi, Sindh where police is providing arms training at a local facility. Pakistan’s 185 million people suffer a fragile combination of its … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Shaky Equilibrium*
Weekly Review, June 15-20, 2015
Left: Learning a trade ... former "militants" study electronics at the Swat valley centre. Photograph: Mian Kursheed/Reuters The Folly of Islamic de-Radicalization - Rachel Ehrenfeld - Establishing de-radicalization centers to fight the jihadist … [Read more...] about Weekly Review, June 15-20, 2015
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
Obama-Style Mutual Respect
Left: Demonstrators burn U.S. and Israeli flags during a demonstration marking the 34th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover on Nov. 4 in Tehran. Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran to mark the beginning … [Read more...] about Obama-Style Mutual Respect
GPS Vulnerability: Options and Alternatives
Abstract The Global Positioning System (GPS) was declared operational on December 8, 1993. Since that time the system and the receivers that use it have been improved to a level of performance unimagined by its creators. Also, the system has been … [Read more...] about GPS Vulnerability: Options and Alternatives
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