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China’s New Aircraft Carrier Commissioned

China’s first aircraft carrier was formally commissioned on Sept. 25.  China sees the carrier as the end of a long struggle to gain global respect and acceptance as a major military power.  The Liaoning enters service at a time when Beijing and Tokyo argue over control of the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.  China has spent the [...]

October 4, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

America’s Pacific Logic

US Military Strategy When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, military experts talked about making the US military stronger in the Pacific. But Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 caused the US military to focus on the Middle East for the next 12 years.  Now that the US is out of Iraq and leaving [...]

April 23, 2012 | Filed under China,Military,Politics,USA | Read More