This post is based on a Washington Post article with the same title. I discuss some of its conclusions: On Thursday, the National Intelligence Council, a center in the Office […]
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Combat Readiness of the US and China is compromised by the Pandemic
A show of force by China: What about social distancing? The corona virus pandemic also affects the combat readiness and planning. Combat readiness is the ability of military forces to […]
No more Business as Usual: New Challenges require New Solutions
The pandemic accelerates the process of deglobalisation due to the vulnerabilities of global supply chains that have now been exposed. Supply chains have been disrupted, not only because the supply […]
Coronacrisis paves the way for a new Chinese world order
A canal and the roads next to it are seen completely empty in Venice The Covid-19 pandemic has been dominating the global news for months now. Almost half of the […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic causes a Cascade of Crises
The international system is now close to a critical point. Data analysis shows that a next critical point will be reached in 2020, plus or minus two years; assuming that […]
Have and Have not countries: A new divide?
The lack of coordination between countries with regard to their coronavirus containment strategies is is not without consequences. Some countries are striving for complete elimination of the virus, such as […]
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF “THE NEW RULES OF WAR, VICTORY IN THE AGE OF DURABLE DISORDER”, PART IV
In the book “The New Rules of War, Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder” – or sometimes with the subtitle: “How America can Win against Russia, China and other […]
This is why the War in Afghanistan is a forever war.
The War in Afghanistan started in 2001 and there is still no end in sight, despite the fact that the world’s most powerful military organizations and capabilities – of the […]
Bombs meant to expose insecurities
Financial Times, 2 November 2010 Sir, In his Q&A column “Difficulty of detection is main worry” (FT, November 1) James Blitz writes that “US and British security chiefs say they […]
VS niet solo in Irak
NRC Handelsblad, 22 augustus 2003 Na de bomaanslag op het VN-gebouw in Bagdad zijn de omstandigheden voor Nederland gunstig om de voortzetting van de stationering van Nederlandse militaire eenheden in […]
