DefenceTalkThere are still some ways in which newspapers capture the moment better than blogs or social media. One such way is their ability to display the full extent of global chaos, a topic so diverse and variegated that it is tough to capture on an Internet page or blog posting. So if you want to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/as-global-unrest-spreads-us-slashes-military-readiness-48772/

DefenceTalkBudgetary pressures in North America and Europe are significantly affecting both new aircraft production numbers and delivery revenue on a global basis. Asia-Pacific and other regions provide some lift to the market, but it is small at this point. Frost & Sullivan’s recent Aerospace and Defense research finds that the global market for military fixed-wing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-europe-fixed-wing-military-aircraft-spending-seen-dropping-48575/

DefenceTalkThe top US general has informed Congress of options for military intervention in Syria, but stressed that the decision of whether to go to war was one for civilian leaders. In a non-classified letter made public Monday, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey set out five options — from nonlethal intelligence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-general-lays-out-military-options-in-syria-48560/

DefenceTalkThe Netherlands’ military partnership with the Chinese armed forces is to be expanded, the defence ministry announced Monday. Chinese General Hou Shu Sen spoke on Monday with the Dutch military top brass, General Tom Middendorp. The idea is to strengthen maritime cooperation in particular. The navies of the two countries already work in partnership on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/netherlands-military-partnership-with-china-expanded-48490/

DefenceTalkPentagon chief Chuck Hagel on Friday hosted Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi for talks on military ties between the two countries, including the delicate issue of cyber security, officials said. With a Chinese delegation in the US capital this week for annual strategic and economic talks, Yang held a 45-minute meeting with Hagel at the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-chinese-official-discuss-military-ties-48434/

DefenceTalkWith its popularly supported overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s army has placed itself at the forefront of a difficult transition fraught with the risks of confronting the Islamist’s backers. The military has announced a roadmap that includes the suspension of the constitution and appointment of the country’s top judge Adly Mansour as interim president […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-army-on-frontline-of-tough-transition-48302/

DefenceTalk“The Evolving Military Balance in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia” describes the strategy, force deployments, and the military balance in potential current and future scenarios involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the United States. The analysis in these volumes shows how tensions between the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-evolving-military-balance-in-the-korean-peninsula-and-northeast-asia-48254/

DefenceTalkSome 27 months into the conflict raging in Syria and with over 90,000 dead, the United States has vowed for the first time to send military aid to the rebels battling to oust President Bashar al-Assad. But with the White House staying tight-lipped over what kind of weapons it might provide and lacking any public […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-aid-to-rebels-unlikely-to-tip-balance-in-syria-48118/

DefenceTalkThe Burke Chair is issuing the first Volume in a new series of reports on the Gulf Military Balance. This first volume is called The Gulf Military Balance, Volume One: The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions. This volume builds on, updates, and expands previous work. It analyzes the balance of Iranian, US, and Gulf Arab forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-gulf-military-balance-volume-i-the-conventional-and-asymmetric-dimensions-47886/

DefenceTalkFiji’s military ruler said Sunday he would meet Beijing’s leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fiji-turns-to-russia-china-amid-strained-regional-ties-47821/