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Strategic Research Department
December 22, 2010
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Thought of the Week:
"Ignoranti, quem portum petat, nullus suus ventus est."
"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable."
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca
INTERESTING
Center for Strategic & International Security, December 13, 2010
Congressional Research Service, 1 December 2010
By Ronald O’Rourke
Financial Times, December 16, 2010
Institute for National Strategic Studies (NDU), December 2010
U.S. - AMERICAS
'You've got to find the ship'
Inside the Navy, December 20, 2010
Popular Science, December 20, 2010
National Defense Magazine (NDIA), January 2011
Keeping enemies out is no longer good enough to protect our nation's networks
Daily Tech, December 17, 2010
RAND, 2010
Federal News Radio, December 14, 2010
LOOKING AT THE U.S. STRATEGY OF A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE NEW PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY
Xiandai Guoji Guanxi, July 20, 2010
U.S. Department of State, December 16, 2010
NewsRoom Panama, December 12, 2010
New York Times, December 14, 2010
By Thomas L. Friedman
Port Strategy, December 15, 2010
InsideCostaRica.com, December 14, 2010
UPI, December 20, 2010
PIRACY
Proceedings, December 2010
Reuters, December 21, 2010
Video: PLA'S ESCORT FORMATION RESCUES MERCHANT VESSEL FROM PIRATE ATTACK 21 NOV
CCTV-7, November 22, 2010
Video: PLA NAVY 7TH ESCORT FORMATION CONDUCTS 1ST SOLO ESCORT ASSIGNMENT 24 NOV
CCTV-7, November 25, 2010
CYBER
Federal News Radio, December 14, 2010
Forbes Magazine (Blog), December 14, 2010
ENERGY
Business 360 (CNN), December 16, 2010
Trading Markets, December 15, 2010
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2010
Democratic Voice of Burma, December 16, 2010
AFP, December 15, 2010
Asia Times, December 15, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE - ENVIRONMENT - ARCTIC - ANTARCTIC
Surface Warfare Magazine, Fall 2010
By Rear Adm. David W. Titley, Oceanographer of the Navy
Ecospeed is in a class of its own when it comes to protection of the bottom hull of icebreakers and ice trading vessels
Maritime Executive, December 16, 2010
Australian National Affairs, December 21, 2010
SHIPBUILDING/SHIPPING/SCRAPPING
The Merchant Marine facilitates globalization, but faces a severe shortage of qualified mariners
Proceedings, December 2010
High inventory levels, only modest capacity cuts make increases less likely
The Journal of Commerce, December 7, 2010
INDIA: ARTICLE SUGGESTS VARIOUS MEASURES TO REVIVE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
Indian Defence Review, October 1 – December 31, 2010
CargoNews Asia, December 14, 2010
Ecospeed is in a class of its own when it comes to protection of the bottom hull of icebreakers and ice trading vessels
Maritime Executive, December 16, 2010
RUSSIA
SERVICE LIFE OF NORTH FLEET VORONEZH NUCLEAR-POWERED SUB
ITAR-TASS, December 14, 2010
NO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO BE BUILT IN RUSSIA IN NEXT DECADE
St Petersburg Korabel, December 10, 2010
PURCHASE OF MISTRAL HELICOPTER CARRIER FROM FRANCE APPROVED
ITAR-TASS, December 14, 2010
Barents Observer, December 14, 2010
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard receives an order for two new icebreaking Supply Vessels from Sovcomflot
Skips-Revyen, December 16, 2010
MATVEYEV LISTS PROBLEMS WITH MEDVEDEV CALL FOR DARPA-LIKE AGENCY TO AID DEFENSE INDUSTRY, REARMAMENT
Voyenno-Promyshlennyy Kuryer, December 8, 2010
INDIA
Indian Defence Review, November 23, 2010
Indian Defence Minister Outlines Significance of Work on Gorshkov Carrier
Defence Professionals, November 26, 2010
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'ADMIRAL GORSHKOV', CURRENTLY THE 'OMNIPOTENT', WILL BEGIN TO GUARD INDIA IN A YEAR"
Murmansk b-port.com, December 7, 2010
ARTICLE DETAILS USAGE OF MODULAR DESIGNS IN CONSTRUCTION OF WARSHIPS
Indian Defence Review, October 1 – December 31, 2010
Strategic Analysis (India), September – October 2010
The Daily Mail (Pakistan), December 15, 2010
INDIA AND THE U.S.-CHINA GREAT GAME
Indian Defence Review, October 1 - December 31, 2010
RUSSIA/INDIA
Press Trust of India, December 16, 2010
EUROPE
Financial Times, December 19, 2010
Defense News, December 17, 2010
Portsmouth News (UK), December 22, 2010
AFRICA
AFP, December 15, 2010
ASIA/PACIFIC
Global Times (China), December 16, 2010
ENDING THE STALEMATE - SOUTH KOREA AND ITS U.S. ALLIES HAVE MET AGGRESSION FROM NORTH KOREA WITH RESTRAINT, BUT THIS MIGHT SOON CHANGE
Jane's Defence Weekly, December 20, 2010
New York Times, December 17, 2010
No running silent, no running deep for Taiwan's navy
Asia Sentinal, December 14, 2010
AdelaideNow, December 20, 2010
Vietnam News Agency, December 14, 2010
INDIA OCEAN
Defense Update, December 20, 2010
Times of India, December 20, 2010
Tehran Times, December 13, 2010
Reuters, December 16, 2010
A new era of dam building brings uncertainty to the 50-year-old water truce between India and Pakistan
Circle of Blue, November 30, 2010
Journal of Energy Security, December 2010
MIDDLE EAST
Bikya Masr, December 15, 2010
Asia Times, December 17, 2010
Payvand Iran News, December 6, 2010
Strategic Analysis (India), September - October 2010
Asia Times, December 15, 2010
CHINA-UNITED STATES / AMERICAS
China Security, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2010)
SUMMARY: U.S. 'AIR-SEA BATTLE CONCEPT' TAILOR-MADE TO USE AGAINST CHINA
Xuexi Shibao, November 22, 2010
PRC MILITARY EXPERT: PERMISSION NEEDED FOR ENTRY OF U.S. VESSELS INTO YELLOW SEA
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong), December 3, 2010
PLA Daily, December 13, 2010
PLA Daily, December 14, 2010
This essay argues that scholars and analysts can help policymakers advance U.S. interests in Asia by assessing the dynamic Sino-U.S. balance of power in the region.
National Bureau of Asian Research, December 2010
China Daily, December 15, 2010
Heritage Foundation, December 13, 2010
The iPhone's Complex Supply Chain Highlights Problems With Trade Statistics
Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2010
The National Interest, December 14, 2010
People's Daily, December 15, 2010
CHINA-INDIA
Defense Update, December 20, 2010
As China’s prime minister visits India, the host’s attitude towards its bigger neighbour is hardening
The Economist, December 16, 2010
Asia Times, December 15, 2010
Lowry Institute, December 20, 2010
Defense Update, December 20, 2010
Business Spectator (Australia), December 15, 2010
Indian Defence Review, December 14, 2010
Deccan Chronicle (India), December 16, 2010
CHINA-RUSSIA
RUSSIA, CHINA PUSH FIFTH-GENERATION FIGHTER PROGRAMMES TO MEET YEAR-END MILESTONES
Jane's Defence Weekly, December 9, 2010
The Moscow Times, December 20, 2010
CHINA-EUROPE
Der Spiegel - Dec 14, 2010
CHINA-ASIA
Kyodo, December 15, 2010
International Business Times, December 17, 2010
Japan Times, December 18, 2010
People's Daily, December 15, 2010
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2010
Xinhua, December 17, 2010
Want China Times (Taiwan), December 16, 2010
Dredging Today, December 13, 2010
CHINA-MIDDLE EAST
Global Times, December 14, 2010
Reuters, December 16, 2010
Bloomberg News, December 17, 2010
PLA Daily, December 14, 2010
China Brief, December 17, 2010
CHINA-AFRICA
China Brief, December 17, 2010
CHINA MILITARY AND DEFENSE
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2010
CHINA: Navy-Naval-Maritime
Financial Times, December 17, 2010
Financial Times, December 17, 2010
Assessing the potential for crossover between civilian and military shipbuilding in China
China Sign Post, December 18, 2010
Institute for National Strategic Studies (NDU), December 2010
Strategy Page, December 16, 2010
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2010
Asahi Shimbun (Japan), December 20, 2010
China Brief, December 17, 2010
SSF DESTROYER FLOTILLA UNDERTAKES SELF-REPAIR TASKS DURING ESCORT MISSION
Renmin Haijun, October 12, 2010
PHOTO REPORT ON PLA NAVY NUCLEAR SUBMARINES, ESF SUBMARINE 361
Jiefangjun Huabao, June 16, 2010
Video: PLA NAVY'S 7TH ESCORT FORMATION COMPLETES FIRST REPLENISHMENT 8 NOV
CCTV-7, November 8, 2010
Video: PLA'S ESCORT FORMATION RESCUES MERCHANT VESSEL FROM PIRATE ATTACK 21 NOV
CCTV-7, November 22, 2010
Video: PLA NAVY 7TH ESCORT FORMATION CONDUCTS 1ST SOLO ESCORT ASSIGNMENT 24 NOV
CCTV-7, November 25, 2010
ARTICLE DESCRIBES 'KUNLUNSHAN' SHIP'S AMPHIBIOUS LANDING EXERCISE
Jianchuan Zhishi, July 1, 2010
PLA SOUTH SEA FLEET CONDUCTS TRAINING ON NEW MODEL SUBMARINE
Jiefangjun Bao, November 27, 2010
KEY LABORATORY OF RESEARCH ON NAVAL WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT SYSTEM PASSES ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION
Keji Ribao, November 16, 2010
SUMMARY: PLA NAVY UNIT 92601 IMPLEMENTS INFORMATION SECURITY MEASURES
Keji Ribao, December 14, 2010
CHINA: Space - Army - Air Force- 2nd Artillery – EW – Logistics – Joint – Cyber – Reserves/Militia, etc…
MILITARY-CIVILIAN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT SYSTEM
Military Economic Research Journal, August 2010
WINDOW ON CHINA - ZHUHAI AIR SHOW
New manned aircraft, UAVs, weapons, mission systems, plus a host of operational concepts were to be found at this year's Airshow China
Jane's Defence Weekly, December 20, 2010
JFJB COMMENTATOR ON ENHANCING PLA'S ABILITY TO CARRY OUT DIVERSIFIED MILITARY TASKS
Jiefangjun Bao, December 8, 2010
DIALECTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON OPERATION GUIDANCE UNDER INFORMATIZED CONDITIONS
China Military Science, 2010-4
SUMMARY: ZGB ARTICLE OPPOSES MISINTERPRETING 'SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS' OPERATIONS
Zhongguo Guofang Bao, December 9, 2010
PUT SPECTRUM ON PAR WITH BULLETS
Zhongguo Guofang Bao, October 28, 2010
(VIDEO) CHINA 'SUCCESSFULLY' LAUNCHES 7TH BEIDOU NAVIGATION SATELLITE
CCTV News, December 18, 2010
CHENGDU MILITARY REGION AIR DIVISION CONDUCTS AIR-TO-GROUND FIRING TEST
Jiefangjun Bao, November 22, 2010
CHINA: Geo-Pol-Economic
Xinhua, December 16, 2010
China's huge projected spending on infrastructure draws concern
Want China Times (Taipei), December 20, 2010
China’s disastrous diplomacy betrays the government’s insecurity at home
The Economist, December 16, 2010
CHINA'S AVIC AGREES SECOND U.S. ACQUISITION
Jane's Defence Industry, December 15, 2010
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2010
China is in an unapologetic mood
BusinessDay (South Africa), December 12, 2010
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2010
CHINA'S AVIATION INDUSTRY FUND SET TO TAKE OFF
Jane's Defence Weekly, December 14, 2010
Sales are soaring; margins are meager
The Economist, December 9, 2010
The Economist, December 9, 2010
ETC…
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW: STRATEGIC WEAPONS
Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, December 14, 2010
The Economist, December 13, 2010
Xinhua, December 16, 2010
Material and external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion, and to promote critical thinking. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. Selection of articles should not be construed as an explicit or implicit endorsement of particular publications, or the authors' or publisher's views or interpretations.