"Going To Hell In A Hand Basket" or "Marketing Ploy"?

COL Ted Mc — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:54:30 -0500

The USNI has an interesting linked article

http://news.usni.org/2014/12/31/document-report-international-security-environment-shift#more-10498

on the international security picture.

It's only eleven pages long (unless you want to read all the supporting documentation [which you have to search for]).

Unfortunately the article has the appearance of a lot of running around shouting "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!"

Considering that BOTH Russia and China have historical truth on their side when they worry about "Western" military intervention in attempts to either extract resources without paying for them or effect 'regime change', the fact that the author appears to dismiss any concerns by Russia and/or China in that regard tends to make the analysis suspect.

Your opinions/comments?

Document: Report on International Security Environment Shift - USNI News

The following is the Congressional Research Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress released on Dec. 31, 2014. Related

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jan 5 at 2015 5:12 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:12:25 -0500

The paradigm shift of power is less state actors and more building the coalition across the spectrum based on beliefs (or fear), to wit: HAMAS; Hizballah; AQIZ; Al Qaeda; Boko Haram; ISIL....the shift and success is leveraged via internet/cell phones/connectivity