Countering domestic terrorism

Normally, when Washington-based policy institutions issue major reports, unless the study reflects strongly held ideological preferences of its constituents or is a stunning condemnation of whichever administration is in power, the half-life is at best a day or two.  Last week, Business Executives for National Security (BENS---and I am on the advisory board but did not participate in this study) issued its findings on countering domestic terrorism.  This report is a must read for the White House, state houses, mayors’ offices and the public.   This report is a critical follow-on to the Commission on September 11th co-chaired by former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean and Representative Lee Hamilton who [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:27:57+02:0031 ianuarie 2015|America, Analize si studii, Blog, Economie, Harlan Ullman, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Kim Jung Un – movie critic extraodinaire?

Few sane people would normally find themselves in agreement with North Korea’s boy dictator Kim Jung Un.  The hacking of Sony Pictures over its movie “The Interview,” presumably by North Korea in retaliation for the loony plot to assassinate its supreme leader, was the latest outrage. Howls of protest immediately reverberated from Hollywood’s elite sullied by the unveiling of Sony’s disparaging corporate emails to President Barack Obama’s questioning of “why didn’t they ask me first” before initially deciding not to run the film. Some called for immediate retaliation against North Korea as if this were a de facto act of war.   Others bellowed that it was a patriotic duty of [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:27:58+02:0018 ianuarie 2015|Analize si studii, Asia, Blog, Harlan Ullman, Pace & Securitate, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Cine răspunde provocării militarizării Rusiei?

Ocuparea Crimeei și includerea ei în Federația Rusă au schimbat harta Europei după 25 de ani de la încheierea Războiul Rece. După 23 de ani de la colapsul URSS, Rusia își reconstruiește structura militară. Federația Rusă se pregătește să-și proiecteze puterea de-a lungul Europei de Est, a Caucazului, a Asiei Centrale, a Pacificului de Nord și a zonei artice. Strângerea relațiilor cu Iranul și Siria, dar și cu Egiptul, fac din Federația Rusă un jucător încă prezent în Orientul Mijlociu. Prezența Rusiei provocă SUA și pe aliații săi occidentali și est-europeni. De notat că Moscova își extinde prezența prin dezvoltarea blocului militar regional, definit de Organizaţia Tratatului de Securitate Colectivă. [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:27:58+02:0018 ianuarie 2015|Alexandru Grumaz, Analize si studii, Apărare / Securitate Naţională, Blog, Europa/Rusia, Pace & Securitate, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Needed: Realistic foreign policy priorities for Barack

In foreign policy as well in virtually every human endeavor, how do you know how well or badly you are doing.  Most smart people have annual physicals to check on their health.  Scorecards for hedge fund managers and CEO’s are measured in return on investment or share value.  And in sports, overtime is the ultimate measure of winning or losing.   Unfortunately, foreign policy has no universal or even partial scorecard except to the extent that White Houses, Congresses, critics and the media pass judgments on what appears to be working and what does not.  The starting point for making these assessments regarding foreign policy rests in analyzing the priorities [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:00+02:003 decembrie 2014|America, Blog, Democratie & Drepturile Omului, Harlan Ullman, Pace & Securitate, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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The Islamic State: existential or exaggerated danger?

How dangerous is the Islamic State (IS)?  Given the barbarism, ruthlessness and brutality of the IS in establishing a caliphate in part by absorbing or coercing acceptance by Sunnis, Baathists and former Saddam loyalists disenfranchised or persecuted by the Shia government in Baghdad, will that amalgam hold?  Or will IS’s inhuman behavior ultimately provoke a rebellion by local Sunni tribes? Alternatively, is the IS phenomenon and the surprising suddenness of its seizure of space in Iraq and Syria a harbinger of an even greater threat to the region and beyond?  Reports of IS now extending its poisonous tentacles into Pakistan may or may not prove accurate.  However, the possibility is [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:00+02:003 decembrie 2014|Blog, Harlan Ullman, Orientul Mijlociu, Pace & Securitate, Regiuni, Subiecte, Terorism|0 Comentarii
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